As the lead teachers in our classroom it is important that we include the CCSS-M Standards of Mathematical Practice (SMP), NCTM Process Standards, have student engagement, active learning, and math discourse. Through ETE 339 we have learned about each of these and their importance.
CCSS-M Standards of Mathematical Practice (SMP)
I had to work with the CCSS-M standards once before and it was pretty brief compared to the work we have done in this course. I feel much more confident in understanding how each of the eight standards work and their importance. Some of the standards have even caused me to look further and research their meaning to make sure I understand them to the best of my ability. I think when we focus on them or have them known it will help our classrooms become a better learning environment. After working with these standards it became apparent to me that they can be worked with together and really help the students master the material at hand. For example, if we start our students on focusing on using appropriate vocabulary (attending to precision) at younger grades such as kindergarten the students will become more comfortable and will be less likely to confuse terms later.
NCTM Process Standards
I believe that the process standards are similar to the standards above because these five also work together to help the students master the skills. We have communication, connection, and representation. If a classroom is set up correctly the teacher can incorporate all of these standards in lessons. I also feel more comfortable with these standards and have found myself thinking about them more when coming up with lessons. I want to make sure we are hitting all of them to make sure the students are getting the most out of lessons. When all the standards are hit, mastery of the material is bound to happen. Also, again starting at a young age students using these skills will be able to use them even more as they age and develop.
Student Engagement
Student engagement is the motivational strategies we will use as teachers when presenting information to the students. This involves lessons using technology such as Smartboards and apps. It also includes having lessons that require the students to use inquiry or have self motivation. Class discussions can also help motivate the students and using their ideas for the lessons will stimulate engagement. Any teacher can go up to the class, present the information, write on the board, assign the worksheet. A teacher who makes the lesson rich, and engaging, will have better results. Students will want to learn and pay attention because there is self motivation and excitement. Thankfully we covered strategies in this course on how to make sure we do this. This includes our technology lessons, manipulative work, and group work.
Active Learning
I believe this also goes with the above student engagement. This is where the students are doing hands-on work when using their new information. This can be seen in classroom discussion, experiments, use of manipulatives, projects, etc. Active learning is when the students are doing versus just listening to the lecture. There will be times when students need to just listen but more often than not we can make learning active, especially in math class! Students will appreciate the work more and want to pay attention and learn. Technology helps, we have apps and applets that can be used which are stimulating but also beneficial to the lesson.
Math Discourse and Syntax -
Math discourse is how the students talk and write while syntax would be the symbols and vocabulary the students use. I will be 100% honest and say these are two concepts I am still really learning about. I am reading the edTPA handbook to make sure I understand the two. From what I understand discourse is how we allow our students write and talk in terms of our mathematics lessons. This again can relate to the process standards and CCSS-M Standards of communication and attending to precision. We are asking our students to use precise accurate vocabulary to present their ideas and justifications. Syntax is the words and symbols we use in our classrooms. This includes the knowledge of graphs and tables for example or symbols such as less than or greater than (<, >). Even though I am still working with understanding these concepts I understand that by using them accordingly we provide our students with the chance of deepening their knowledge and appreciating math more.
Coming into this course I wasn't expecting to have a huge change of mind for math class but to be honest I really did. All of these concepts were ones I could have thought about before but never really did. We learn the importance of communication, the importance of the standards and process standards deepening how lessons, I learned about discourse and syntax. If we use these ideas/principles/standards we will provide lessons with such richness our students will be engaged and appreciate mathematics. I am happy to work with this information and it inspires me and motivates me to get back into my own classroom.
CCSS-M Standards of Mathematical Practice (SMP)
I had to work with the CCSS-M standards once before and it was pretty brief compared to the work we have done in this course. I feel much more confident in understanding how each of the eight standards work and their importance. Some of the standards have even caused me to look further and research their meaning to make sure I understand them to the best of my ability. I think when we focus on them or have them known it will help our classrooms become a better learning environment. After working with these standards it became apparent to me that they can be worked with together and really help the students master the material at hand. For example, if we start our students on focusing on using appropriate vocabulary (attending to precision) at younger grades such as kindergarten the students will become more comfortable and will be less likely to confuse terms later.
NCTM Process Standards
I believe that the process standards are similar to the standards above because these five also work together to help the students master the skills. We have communication, connection, and representation. If a classroom is set up correctly the teacher can incorporate all of these standards in lessons. I also feel more comfortable with these standards and have found myself thinking about them more when coming up with lessons. I want to make sure we are hitting all of them to make sure the students are getting the most out of lessons. When all the standards are hit, mastery of the material is bound to happen. Also, again starting at a young age students using these skills will be able to use them even more as they age and develop.
Student Engagement
Student engagement is the motivational strategies we will use as teachers when presenting information to the students. This involves lessons using technology such as Smartboards and apps. It also includes having lessons that require the students to use inquiry or have self motivation. Class discussions can also help motivate the students and using their ideas for the lessons will stimulate engagement. Any teacher can go up to the class, present the information, write on the board, assign the worksheet. A teacher who makes the lesson rich, and engaging, will have better results. Students will want to learn and pay attention because there is self motivation and excitement. Thankfully we covered strategies in this course on how to make sure we do this. This includes our technology lessons, manipulative work, and group work.
Active Learning
I believe this also goes with the above student engagement. This is where the students are doing hands-on work when using their new information. This can be seen in classroom discussion, experiments, use of manipulatives, projects, etc. Active learning is when the students are doing versus just listening to the lecture. There will be times when students need to just listen but more often than not we can make learning active, especially in math class! Students will appreciate the work more and want to pay attention and learn. Technology helps, we have apps and applets that can be used which are stimulating but also beneficial to the lesson.
Math Discourse and Syntax -
Math discourse is how the students talk and write while syntax would be the symbols and vocabulary the students use. I will be 100% honest and say these are two concepts I am still really learning about. I am reading the edTPA handbook to make sure I understand the two. From what I understand discourse is how we allow our students write and talk in terms of our mathematics lessons. This again can relate to the process standards and CCSS-M Standards of communication and attending to precision. We are asking our students to use precise accurate vocabulary to present their ideas and justifications. Syntax is the words and symbols we use in our classrooms. This includes the knowledge of graphs and tables for example or symbols such as less than or greater than (<, >). Even though I am still working with understanding these concepts I understand that by using them accordingly we provide our students with the chance of deepening their knowledge and appreciating math more.
Coming into this course I wasn't expecting to have a huge change of mind for math class but to be honest I really did. All of these concepts were ones I could have thought about before but never really did. We learn the importance of communication, the importance of the standards and process standards deepening how lessons, I learned about discourse and syntax. If we use these ideas/principles/standards we will provide lessons with such richness our students will be engaged and appreciate mathematics. I am happy to work with this information and it inspires me and motivates me to get back into my own classroom.
Very nice, Sarah:) Yes, all of these will help contribute to your student's success...thanks!
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