Mar 18, 2020
While teaching and education is in a bit of upheaval right now. I debated about posting this or not. I created this before the break and before we were all isolated at home and social distancing.
Ultimately I decided that I am going to post the video tonight
simply for no other reason
than it is normal for me to do so.
Going forward I will be shifting
focus on this video from inquiry in the classroom to homeschooling
your own kids and remote learning. I am right there with you. I
feel that with this platform you've given me, by continuing to
watch, that I will do my best to continue to support you in any way
I can. Together we can take on this new challenge and rock it
together!!
~ Patti
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I am so tired of having to justify why I teach math the way I
do.
Yes I teach ‘Inquiry Math’
Yes I teach ‘New Math’
And just because you didn’t learn it this way and don’t know how to
help doesn’t mean that it isn’t a valuable way to teach it. Or
perhaps you were just someone who got it and didn’t struggle with
learning new concepts.
Ok rant over...
I teach math to every type of learner in my classroom and I don’t
teach them all the same way.
I use a variety of strategies with the knowledge that students need
a scaffolded approach to learning different things.
I wish someone had taught me how to do the math this way when I was
a student.
In this podcast, I will explain to you why I teach all types of
different strategies and I will walk you through why it is
important that I do. (And you can steal these ideas the next time
someone questions you why you teach this way too)