Pedagogy

__**Pedagogy**__ - – teaching strategies – manipulatives, colaberative ideas
__Day 2 - Motivation (Sep 1st)__ I have enjoyed the 'think-pair-share' strategy in all of the courses; gives you a chance to review an idea on your own, then explain it to somwone else, finall present to group. A good method to formulate your ideas. _ For a minds on activity, have the student answer the question:

** //{Imagine a world without ..... “subject” ? }// .... an excellent exercise to get the class thinking. **  subject could me anything integers, measurement, books. --  Try to add these strategies to any lesson plan, to keep the students interested: ** Make the Lessons Interesting/Engaging/Exciting ** • Collaboration • Creativity • Autonomy (Choice) • Relevance • Technology & Tools I like the manipulative of 'four corners', ask a question of the class and provide four answers in each corner of the classroom. Ask the students to go to the corner that they think has the rightr answer and justify (ie, what number has the greater chance of coming up on two dice rolled - seven?, eleven?, doubles?, other numbers). Get the students to make a decision and think about their answer.


 * TinkerPlot**

When using the tinker plot manipulitive ... ensure that that data you are using is intresting and relevant to the student, if it is not something that they can relate to ... you will lose their interest.

__Do Not__ have them perform data entry .... BORING ... save that for them when they hit the working world ....

Lesson 13

__** Teaching Strategies **__ è Videos è Group work (collocation) è Fermi problem or technology based è Hands on   è Relevant – problems need to real world è Mind maps è Jigsaw è Predict-observe- explain (POE) è Problem based learning (PBL) è Inquiry Based learning è Debates è Literacy – who, what, when how – frayer model è Demonstration è Technology è place mats (Drama)

__** Innovative Strategies **__ Knowledge connected to pedagogy (strategy) – need both (also need to know where they are going) Visual, kinetic, learners - have the students get up and perform - Take daily newspaper and ask students to identify math concepts - New activity for each concept introduced - Use of manipulative (peg bards, remote control car) - Communication have students recite song, poem - Tie concept into an appropriate career path - Cross circular mathematics – several concepts added into each lesson, build on knowledge - Context of recognized things for students - Have students support and teach each other - Avoid boredom of lecture – give students a chance to move to rest their brain - Get students to visualize concept - Use coach/player concept – encourage, then lead to solution - White boards for quick analysis of student comprehension (write anything) - Consolidate – homework?, have material?, thank partner - Use writing to provide meaning to mathematics – define - process log - Write steps to define a process - thoughts on paper - Use student presentations - Rally table – pass a paper around a group having each student provide their thoughts and input on a specific concept. - Connect minds on or brain teaser to the actual lesson