Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Understanding

During each class period, I try to take a minute and make sure that the class can follow what I've been teaching and the material that is being covered. I try to allow the students time to reflect on everything and see if something doesn't make sense. I enjoy the feedback that the students give when they truly do or don't understand what I'm talking about. When the students provide me with this feedback, it gives me an idea of where the class is as a whole. It allows me to see if I need to take a step back and recover something or if we can proceed forward. I also really enjoy when students ask questions about how/why something happened on the board. A majority of the time, the student that asks isn't the only one in the class that has that type of question about a solution. I will try to do this more and more as we get into harder material. I hope that at anytime in the class period that a student doesn't understand, just to toss up a hand and let me know what I can clear up.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Last Nine Weeks

As many of you know, this is the final few weeks of the school year. As Mrs. Braun said, "this is the two-minute warning to show us what you know." There will be more assessments to help the students reach proficiency in more of the state standards that each student is supposed to become proficient at. I have seen improvement from many of the students over my nine weeks here and expect more of the same! If students are still struggling with some of the content/topics, please let us know what it is you are struggling with and how we can help. Another great resource to use, is Khan Academy. Go on the website and search which topic it is that you are having trouble with. Also keep doing as many problems as it takes until you fully understand HOW and WHY things happen in certain problems. Math is not easily learned by many students and takes hard work to really understand each concept. I look forward to seeing how each student progresses and finishes the rest of the school year. Keep working hard and finish strong.