Signature Pedagogy Report:
During this course I wrote a research paper on my signature pedagogy. I researched the topic of reciprocal teaching which is a great way to promote good problem solving skills in students. Problem solving is a difficult thing to teach students, and reciprocal teaching is a method that can help teachers do this. Reciprocal teaching was used at first to teach reading comprehension, but since math is a language of its own, with some slight modifications, it is the perfect way to teach problem solving in math as well. You can read more about reciprocal teaching and problem solving in my research paper.
During this course I wrote a research paper on my signature pedagogy. I researched the topic of reciprocal teaching which is a great way to promote good problem solving skills in students. Problem solving is a difficult thing to teach students, and reciprocal teaching is a method that can help teachers do this. Reciprocal teaching was used at first to teach reading comprehension, but since math is a language of its own, with some slight modifications, it is the perfect way to teach problem solving in math as well. You can read more about reciprocal teaching and problem solving in my research paper.
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Professional Readings
Throughout this course we read some articles about the educational field. I am going to summarize some of the articles that I liked best and describe how I will incorporate the information from the readings into my future classrooms.
Topic: Curiosity
Engel, S. (2013). The Case for Curiosity.
Summary:
This article talks about the importance of curiosity and inquiry in order for students to learn. Curious students have a motivation to figure things out and learn which is very important. When students are curious and care about an answer that they discover, then they are also more likely to remember it. It is important for teachers to be curious as well, since they are a model for the students. One quote from the article that I really liked was the following:
"Students who learn to teach themselves something new are better prepared for lifelong learning than those who simply learn well from others."
However, a lot of the times this curiosity that children have are sometimes discouraged because teachers need to teach specific things. It is important though that teachers actually encourage the curiosity of their students and encourage questions and inquiry.
Classroom Recommendation:
In my future math classroom, I will promote curiosity by asking the students a lot of questions. In math, sometimes it is easy to see a correct answer, but when a student is asked why or to explain how they know that, sometimes it is hard for them. I will ask the students lots of questions and try to run my lessons by having the students figure out the answers. I can have activities where students discover formulas or why they work, or discover mathematical properties on their own. I can also have problems that the students can relate to their real life, so that the students care more about the answer and are more curious about it.
Topic: Noticing
Garner, B. (2013). The Power of Noticing.
Summary:
This article discussed students learning through creativity. The article talks about how students create meaning through their imagination. When students create meaning on their own, they remember it and it means more to them. Students get curious when they are asked to notice. They take in information, and at first don't know what to do with it, but with their creative minds they can make meaning of it.
Classroom Recommendation:
In my future classroom I want to bring creativity to math which is something that is not very easy to do. Instead of telling students definitions, I can give them images and ask them to discover the definition on their own. They will be asked to notice what they can figure out by the images. Another technique I could use is have the students create stories to explain how a math problem is solved. By having the students have images in their minds of each step of the problem, it will help them understand it even more.
Throughout this course we read some articles about the educational field. I am going to summarize some of the articles that I liked best and describe how I will incorporate the information from the readings into my future classrooms.
Topic: Curiosity
Engel, S. (2013). The Case for Curiosity.
Summary:
This article talks about the importance of curiosity and inquiry in order for students to learn. Curious students have a motivation to figure things out and learn which is very important. When students are curious and care about an answer that they discover, then they are also more likely to remember it. It is important for teachers to be curious as well, since they are a model for the students. One quote from the article that I really liked was the following:
"Students who learn to teach themselves something new are better prepared for lifelong learning than those who simply learn well from others."
However, a lot of the times this curiosity that children have are sometimes discouraged because teachers need to teach specific things. It is important though that teachers actually encourage the curiosity of their students and encourage questions and inquiry.
Classroom Recommendation:
In my future math classroom, I will promote curiosity by asking the students a lot of questions. In math, sometimes it is easy to see a correct answer, but when a student is asked why or to explain how they know that, sometimes it is hard for them. I will ask the students lots of questions and try to run my lessons by having the students figure out the answers. I can have activities where students discover formulas or why they work, or discover mathematical properties on their own. I can also have problems that the students can relate to their real life, so that the students care more about the answer and are more curious about it.
Topic: Noticing
Garner, B. (2013). The Power of Noticing.
Summary:
This article discussed students learning through creativity. The article talks about how students create meaning through their imagination. When students create meaning on their own, they remember it and it means more to them. Students get curious when they are asked to notice. They take in information, and at first don't know what to do with it, but with their creative minds they can make meaning of it.
Classroom Recommendation:
In my future classroom I want to bring creativity to math which is something that is not very easy to do. Instead of telling students definitions, I can give them images and ask them to discover the definition on their own. They will be asked to notice what they can figure out by the images. Another technique I could use is have the students create stories to explain how a math problem is solved. By having the students have images in their minds of each step of the problem, it will help them understand it even more.