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My name is Ryland and I love making math fun and useful! I am so excited to learn more about how I can help students enjoy math! Math is in every subject and is in our everyday lives, so I want to make it understandable and applicable! I can't wait to help future students!

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Showing students how useful and common math problems are will help them realize how much they need to know how to critically think and solve problems! The math learned through grades 4-8 is very foundational for high school and higher education subjects. Even if they didn't go to college after graduating, and went to trade school or started working immediately, the math they will learn is so prevalent in their everyday lives! Understanding the application of math in the real world will be one of the most important lessons they will learn.

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Math is not the easiest subject to grasp for so many students. It takes time to learn and fully understand! It is important to be patient with students as they are learning new concepts and learning to think in a totally different way! Patience will be vital in my classroom as we work together to build foundational knowledge!

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Working together in groups will be a fun and interactive experience for the students in my classroom. Middle grades learners greatly benefit from hearing other student's thought processes, questions, and vocabulary. Understanding that I am on their team and trying to help them will build community and strong communication. We will all be on the same team working towards success by helping each other!

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Math is difficult for a lot of students because they don't practice what they learn enough! Homework can be strenuous, but I do think it is important for students to be accountable for practicing what they learn. Solving different types of problems of different styles will help solidify their knowledge and help them gain a deeper and more permanent understanding of the content. It can also lead them to ask questions they might not think to ask during class, and starts helpful conversations!

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Manipulatives are key for accommodating different learning styles! They are colorful, tangible, and show the "how" and the "why" certain math processes work the way they do! Students can see, touch, hold, move around, and work with manipulative with their own hands. Manipulatives help students match vocabulary terms with certain shapes, metrics, and more. They allow for modeling and will be a staple in my classroom.

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Students gain more understanding when they see what they need to be doing. They get to watch the teacher do it correctly, so they can then do it correctly themselves. Modeling is heavily relied upon by visual and auditory learners. They get to SEE how the process is done and HEAR why it is done that way. Then when they go to do it themselves, it makes so much more sense! Modeling helps students grasp concepts and I will definitely be doing a lot of it!