Math Teachers' Circle Reflection
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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I've been busy, busy, busy lately! I've got a lot of recent classroom activity that needs to live shared, but it volition receive got to wait. I promised @pamjwilson that I would spider web log virtually this, in addition to I seek out to locomote on my promises! :) But first, I receive got to portion a film of a blossom that 1 of my students brought me.
So, Thursday, afterward school, I was inwards my classroom. One of my Algebra 2 students from finally twelvemonth is currently taking Pre-Calculus at our local applied scientific discipline center, in addition to I was tutoring her. As nosotros were working on determining the cease demeanour of functions, roughly other pupil came bounding into my classroom. She presented me amongst this piping cleaner blossom in addition to said, "I made this blossom for you lot because you're in addition to therefore vivid in addition to cheery similar this flower." I was grin until I heard her tell "Not really" every bit she skipped dorsum out of my classroom. It's the idea that counts, right?
On Th night, I joined @druinok for the first coming together of the Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle. This was a novel experience for me, in addition to I wasn't just certain what to expect. I had done roughly reading online virtually math teachers' circles, but everything I read gave me the impression that each circle is unique.
We met at my alma mater, the University of Tulsa. I saw several of my math professors from college at the meeting, but they introduced themselves to me similar nosotros had never met before. Our eve started off amongst a lovely dinner. I sat amongst @druinok, 2 lovely ladies who learn middle schoolhouse math at a local somebody school, in addition to my one-time Calc 1 TA from college. Over dinner, nosotros discussed what each of us taught in addition to shared roughly funny stories virtually what life is similar every bit a teacher. We likewise were reminded of what a pocket-size globe it is that nosotros alive in!
Our session was facilitated past times Judith Covington, a math professor at LSU Shreveport. She is a fellow member of the North Louisiana Math Teachers' Circle, in addition to she did a peachy chore of introducing the concept of a math teachers' circle to us all. The master copy focus of the nighttime was learning to play the game of SET. I had heard virtually this game via several blogs, in addition to I had fifty-fifty tried to learn myself to play 1 time using the Daily Set Game. That lasted virtually 15 minutes earlier I gave up, frustrated. So, I was excited to finally larn how to play.
Three out of the 5 of us sitting at the tabular array were experienced SET players. Thankfully, these 3 ladies did an amazing chore of existence patient amongst the other newbie in addition to me. They did just what a proficient instructor should do. They gave us fourth dimension to appear for sets on our own. They would tell us when they flora a set, but they didn't betoken it out. Each fourth dimension they did betoken out a set, they would accept the fourth dimension to explicate how the number, color, shading, in addition to shape were either all the same or all different. When nosotros pointed out things that weren't genuinely sets, they used it every bit a teachable moment. What carte du jour would you lot necessitate to brand a ready amongst those 2 cards? And, slow but surely, I recollect I started catching on.
I recollect it's going to accept me a long fourth dimension to live able to position sets efficiently, but I at to the lowest degree sympathise what I am doing now. Friday morning, I completed my commencement Daily Set Game. It may receive got taken me 12 minutes in addition to 36 seconds, but I finished it all past times myself! I recollect this is going to locomote portion of my forenoon routine when I acquire to school. If I tape the amount of fourth dimension it takes me each day, I wonder what type of portion would best model it?
After playing the game for a while, nosotros turned our conversation to how the game relates to mathematics. Our facilitator led us through a peachy exploration of how SET tin live used to learn geometry. We defined points, lines, planes, in addition to hyper-planes using SET cards. I receive got to admit, I got a petty lost when nosotros started talking virtually hyperplanes. I was reminded 1 time once to a greater extent than why I learn algebra in addition to non geometry! Still, it was in addition to therefore refreshing to pass fourth dimension exploring in addition to discussing mathematical concepts amongst other mathematically-minded people. The eve was most fun in addition to intellectually stimulating. More data on the mathematics in addition to geometry of SET tin live flora here.
This brings me to the most of import affair I learned virtually math teachers' circles. These Circles are non meant to live a gathering of teachers to beak over the best agency to learn factoring or portion lesson plans. Instead, the purpose of these meetings is to engage teachers inwards genuinely doing in addition to discussing mathematics. If you lot larn aught that you lot tin utilisation inwards your ain classroom, that is fine. As teachers, nosotros require our students to work solve. We continually nowadays them amongst novel textile in addition to inquire them to acquire by amongst it. Yet, how oftentimes create nosotros create that? How oftentimes create nosotros explore math problems that nosotros don't automatically know how to solve or fifty-fifty approach? I know my students are amazed past times my might to appear at 7x + x - 3x in addition to determine that the human face tin live simplified to 5x, but performing that procedure requires no existent mental endeavor from me. This summer, I spent sixteen days at diverse conferences, learning how to live a ameliorate math teacher. And, I learned a lot. But, I'm likewise excited for this monthly chance to only create math, whether it applies to what I am didactics or not. I hope that I never forget what it feels similar to combat through a problem, to persevere, to seek out dissimilar approaches.
Other highlights of the eve include my rattling ain bag protector! I likewise got to run across 1 of my spider web log readers which was rattling cool! I know that when I write something on hither that I am putting it out at that spot for the entire globe to read. But, I'm yet amazed to know that others genuinely read in addition to utilisation what I share! I likewise stopped past times Dollar Tree spell I was inwards Tulsa. I picked upward these awesome neon starbursts.
When I bought them, I wasn't just certain what I wanted to utilisation them for, but I knew I had to receive got them. I ended upward buying 3 packages. On Friday, I decided that these starbursts were the perfect size to write reminders of what diverse buttons on our calculators do. This was definitely inspired past times this pin! I can't tell you lot how many times I receive got had to explicate how to type inwards an exponent on our calculators since schoolhouse started. I dubiousness this volition solve the problem, but mayhap it volition assist at to the lowest degree 1 student. So far, I receive got position upward estimator reminders for my Algebra 1 students. I'm yet debating on what buttons to focus on for my Algebra 2 students who are using TI-Nspires.
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| A Gift From Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Student |
So, Thursday, afterward school, I was inwards my classroom. One of my Algebra 2 students from finally twelvemonth is currently taking Pre-Calculus at our local applied scientific discipline center, in addition to I was tutoring her. As nosotros were working on determining the cease demeanour of functions, roughly other pupil came bounding into my classroom. She presented me amongst this piping cleaner blossom in addition to said, "I made this blossom for you lot because you're in addition to therefore vivid in addition to cheery similar this flower." I was grin until I heard her tell "Not really" every bit she skipped dorsum out of my classroom. It's the idea that counts, right?
On Th night, I joined @druinok for the first coming together of the Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle. This was a novel experience for me, in addition to I wasn't just certain what to expect. I had done roughly reading online virtually math teachers' circles, but everything I read gave me the impression that each circle is unique.
We met at my alma mater, the University of Tulsa. I saw several of my math professors from college at the meeting, but they introduced themselves to me similar nosotros had never met before. Our eve started off amongst a lovely dinner. I sat amongst @druinok, 2 lovely ladies who learn middle schoolhouse math at a local somebody school, in addition to my one-time Calc 1 TA from college. Over dinner, nosotros discussed what each of us taught in addition to shared roughly funny stories virtually what life is similar every bit a teacher. We likewise were reminded of what a pocket-size globe it is that nosotros alive in!
Our session was facilitated past times Judith Covington, a math professor at LSU Shreveport. She is a fellow member of the North Louisiana Math Teachers' Circle, in addition to she did a peachy chore of introducing the concept of a math teachers' circle to us all. The master copy focus of the nighttime was learning to play the game of SET. I had heard virtually this game via several blogs, in addition to I had fifty-fifty tried to learn myself to play 1 time using the Daily Set Game. That lasted virtually 15 minutes earlier I gave up, frustrated. So, I was excited to finally larn how to play.
Three out of the 5 of us sitting at the tabular array were experienced SET players. Thankfully, these 3 ladies did an amazing chore of existence patient amongst the other newbie in addition to me. They did just what a proficient instructor should do. They gave us fourth dimension to appear for sets on our own. They would tell us when they flora a set, but they didn't betoken it out. Each fourth dimension they did betoken out a set, they would accept the fourth dimension to explicate how the number, color, shading, in addition to shape were either all the same or all different. When nosotros pointed out things that weren't genuinely sets, they used it every bit a teachable moment. What carte du jour would you lot necessitate to brand a ready amongst those 2 cards? And, slow but surely, I recollect I started catching on.
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| My Very Own SET Game! |
I recollect it's going to accept me a long fourth dimension to live able to position sets efficiently, but I at to the lowest degree sympathise what I am doing now. Friday morning, I completed my commencement Daily Set Game. It may receive got taken me 12 minutes in addition to 36 seconds, but I finished it all past times myself! I recollect this is going to locomote portion of my forenoon routine when I acquire to school. If I tape the amount of fourth dimension it takes me each day, I wonder what type of portion would best model it?
After playing the game for a while, nosotros turned our conversation to how the game relates to mathematics. Our facilitator led us through a peachy exploration of how SET tin live used to learn geometry. We defined points, lines, planes, in addition to hyper-planes using SET cards. I receive got to admit, I got a petty lost when nosotros started talking virtually hyperplanes. I was reminded 1 time once to a greater extent than why I learn algebra in addition to non geometry! Still, it was in addition to therefore refreshing to pass fourth dimension exploring in addition to discussing mathematical concepts amongst other mathematically-minded people. The eve was most fun in addition to intellectually stimulating. More data on the mathematics in addition to geometry of SET tin live flora here.
This brings me to the most of import affair I learned virtually math teachers' circles. These Circles are non meant to live a gathering of teachers to beak over the best agency to learn factoring or portion lesson plans. Instead, the purpose of these meetings is to engage teachers inwards genuinely doing in addition to discussing mathematics. If you lot larn aught that you lot tin utilisation inwards your ain classroom, that is fine. As teachers, nosotros require our students to work solve. We continually nowadays them amongst novel textile in addition to inquire them to acquire by amongst it. Yet, how oftentimes create nosotros create that? How oftentimes create nosotros explore math problems that nosotros don't automatically know how to solve or fifty-fifty approach? I know my students are amazed past times my might to appear at 7x + x - 3x in addition to determine that the human face tin live simplified to 5x, but performing that procedure requires no existent mental endeavor from me. This summer, I spent sixteen days at diverse conferences, learning how to live a ameliorate math teacher. And, I learned a lot. But, I'm likewise excited for this monthly chance to only create math, whether it applies to what I am didactics or not. I hope that I never forget what it feels similar to combat through a problem, to persevere, to seek out dissimilar approaches.
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| I <3 Nerds Pocket Protector Courtesy of OSSM |
Other highlights of the eve include my rattling ain bag protector! I likewise got to run across 1 of my spider web log readers which was rattling cool! I know that when I write something on hither that I am putting it out at that spot for the entire globe to read. But, I'm yet amazed to know that others genuinely read in addition to utilisation what I share! I likewise stopped past times Dollar Tree spell I was inwards Tulsa. I picked upward these awesome neon starbursts.
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| Neon Starburts from Dollar Tree |
When I bought them, I wasn't just certain what I wanted to utilisation them for, but I knew I had to receive got them. I ended upward buying 3 packages. On Friday, I decided that these starbursts were the perfect size to write reminders of what diverse buttons on our calculators do. This was definitely inspired past times this pin! I can't tell you lot how many times I receive got had to explicate how to type inwards an exponent on our calculators since schoolhouse started. I dubiousness this volition solve the problem, but mayhap it volition assist at to the lowest degree 1 student. So far, I receive got position upward estimator reminders for my Algebra 1 students. I'm yet debating on what buttons to focus on for my Algebra 2 students who are using TI-Nspires.
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| Calculator Button Reminders |
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