Week 5

Today in class, we went over writing our math lesson plan for sixth graders.   This is the second lesson we have written on Taskstream. It's nice to get the practice.

Week 4

Sandra, the aerospace education specialist that came into our classroom, was great.  She shared her portaportal with us, which has an abundance of resources that we can use in our classrooms.  She also had us create helicopters, a glider, and helped us become air traffic controller.  She used to be an elementary teacher, so she offered some great tips.  I loved class today!!!

Week 3

Today's class began with a great card game that encouraged mental math.  

This is how you play:

Have students choose 5 cards and a target card and lay them out in front of them, with the target card representing the solution.  They must solve the equation using operations mentally (no writing things out!)  This was fun and challenging.  A way you could switch it up is giving all of the students the same target number and once they solve the problem they can share their thinking process with the class.  So much fun. 

Week 2

Today in 434, we opened class by discussing our personal math histories and activities we could do with our future students to get a better understanding of their struggles and successes in math.  One idea that came up was having one side of the room representing "agree" and the other "disagree."  I could then read statements such as, "I like math games," or "Multiplication is fun" and get a better idea of what my like/dislike in math. We also discussed NETS and Partnerships in 21st Century Skills and how we would implement these strategies in our classrooms.