A Math Blog (325):
Click here to go to Kiss My Asymptotes Blog
First thing, awesome title. Now, the blog itself is an interesting site where a teacher gives ideas and reflects everyday classroom situations. JT, the author, posts about some things that he has tried and his reflections about how they work in the class. This blog is a great source for learning about things that teachers have tried and how they have worked to perfect their methods. This is a great place to learn new ideas to try in my own classroom and to learn from other teachers from past experience. Blogs are a great way for other teachers to learn from other teachers. I feel that this particular blog shows some interesting ways to teach students. Unfortunately, JT's last post was last January, and this blog is a little out of date, but that does not mean that there are no good ideas here to still be found.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tech in the Classroom (325):
Click here for a link to Skype Video Calling Technology for Classrooms
Skype is a video calling system created through the use of computers and the internet. Users create a free account, download some software and get access to contacting many different people across the world. How can a teacher utilize this technology in the classroom? Connection is the key. Skype provides a way to connect classrooms across the world. With this ability to connect anywhere in the world, I can use this to connect with other math classes, combine lessons, and show students different ways of experiencing math. This technology allows me to give students another way to reflect their skills with another class from around the world. This opens the doors to so many different ways of communicating in a classroom through the use of video.
Click here for a link to Skype Video Calling Technology for Classrooms
Skype is a video calling system created through the use of computers and the internet. Users create a free account, download some software and get access to contacting many different people across the world. How can a teacher utilize this technology in the classroom? Connection is the key. Skype provides a way to connect classrooms across the world. With this ability to connect anywhere in the world, I can use this to connect with other math classes, combine lessons, and show students different ways of experiencing math. This technology allows me to give students another way to reflect their skills with another class from around the world. This opens the doors to so many different ways of communicating in a classroom through the use of video.
Teaching Philosophy (325):
I believe that students need to be an active part of the lessons that we as teachers present. Students need the opportunity to to engage in the class not only as an audience, but as a part of the presentation. Now this doesn't mean that as a teacher needs to avoid lecture, but I believe that as a teacher, I should be trying many different ways to present my lessons to my students. I want my students to learn in ways that encourage them to want to go out and learn on their own. The goal of a teacher is to encourage students to go out on their own and learn about whatever interests them. We are here to provide the tools necessary to be ready for the future, and we should present them in a way that sparks interest to the students. We want them to continue learning after their time in school, and we do not want the school experience to hinder that. We should make it memorable, so that learning is a positive experience.
I believe that students need to be an active part of the lessons that we as teachers present. Students need the opportunity to to engage in the class not only as an audience, but as a part of the presentation. Now this doesn't mean that as a teacher needs to avoid lecture, but I believe that as a teacher, I should be trying many different ways to present my lessons to my students. I want my students to learn in ways that encourage them to want to go out and learn on their own. The goal of a teacher is to encourage students to go out on their own and learn about whatever interests them. We are here to provide the tools necessary to be ready for the future, and we should present them in a way that sparks interest to the students. We want them to continue learning after their time in school, and we do not want the school experience to hinder that. We should make it memorable, so that learning is a positive experience.
Friday, March 23, 2012
About Me (325):
I'm from Rice Lake, WI and now live in Oshkosh and attend the university there. I went to Rice Lake High School and graduated in 2009. I currently am a math edu. major at UW Osh. and a Radio TV Film minor. I big into video games like FIFA, Call of Duty, League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Assassin's Creed, Halo and many others. I also enjoy soccer and football, and just recently was certified to be a soccer referee. A few of my favorite bands include Emery, Avenged Sevenfold, Skillet, Senses Fail, etc. I also enjoy watching Psych, Doctor Who, Top Gear, House, Archer and South Park.
I'm from Rice Lake, WI and now live in Oshkosh and attend the university there. I went to Rice Lake High School and graduated in 2009. I currently am a math edu. major at UW Osh. and a Radio TV Film minor. I big into video games like FIFA, Call of Duty, League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Assassin's Creed, Halo and many others. I also enjoy soccer and football, and just recently was certified to be a soccer referee. A few of my favorite bands include Emery, Avenged Sevenfold, Skillet, Senses Fail, etc. I also enjoy watching Psych, Doctor Who, Top Gear, House, Archer and South Park.
Just a Head's Up:
I am currently in two classes that require blogging as an assignment. Instead of using two separate blogs for each class, it is much easier to just use the same blog for two classes. All future posts for the rest of the semester will be labeled for what class I am posting for by either a 325 or 435.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Assessments
As this class progresses, I am finding myself asking how have I been taught Literacy throughout my life. I realize more and more that teachers may not have directly taught the subject, like in the area of math, but some of the same techniques described in this class are reflecting how some of my teachers taught throughout my years in school.
So what does this mean? Should a teacher just take information and present in a way that the teacher understood the material? The simple answer is no. A teacher needs to take material and present it in a way that is for his/her students. Teachers must include the students in creation of presenting material as more than just the audience. We must consider the students as an active part of the presentation. To create a lesson based on this, teachers must be ready to adapt the lesson based on how the class reacts to the materials presented and be flexible when we present.
Assessment is the key to staying flexible. As a teacher, I need to always be assessing my students, not just formally, but informally through activities and the questions asked by students. There is no real way to prepare for what I think that students will do, because every teacher that I have had has told each class I am in that we are always different each day. There is no real way to prepare for this, so I just look to be ready for anything each day.
As this class progresses, I am finding myself asking how have I been taught Literacy throughout my life. I realize more and more that teachers may not have directly taught the subject, like in the area of math, but some of the same techniques described in this class are reflecting how some of my teachers taught throughout my years in school.
So what does this mean? Should a teacher just take information and present in a way that the teacher understood the material? The simple answer is no. A teacher needs to take material and present it in a way that is for his/her students. Teachers must include the students in creation of presenting material as more than just the audience. We must consider the students as an active part of the presentation. To create a lesson based on this, teachers must be ready to adapt the lesson based on how the class reacts to the materials presented and be flexible when we present.
Assessment is the key to staying flexible. As a teacher, I need to always be assessing my students, not just formally, but informally through activities and the questions asked by students. There is no real way to prepare for what I think that students will do, because every teacher that I have had has told each class I am in that we are always different each day. There is no real way to prepare for this, so I just look to be ready for anything each day.
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