https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel Action Research Notes en-us 2016-07-18 16:05:05 UTC 2023-04-16 21:21:00 UTC hello@padlet.com babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566667 Does complete understanding affect a students perception of math?]]> 2016-07-18 16:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566667 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566702 - short answer explanations
- true/false questions with explanations
- multiple choice of an explanation

]]> 2016-07-18 16:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566702 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566761 This article discusses a strategy implemented in a school called Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction(CMI). Focusing on students getting to know the "how" and "why" of a math problem.]]> 2016-07-18 16:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566761 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566841 This article discusses how students feel about math in general.  It also discusses how teachers can make math a subject students can learn and increase their ability in as well as being strictly performance based.]]> 2016-07-18 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566841 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566917 Having students learn math through discovery on their own. Have them think about what they believe the reasoning is first.]]> 2016-07-18 16:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566917 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566961 Complete understanding includes not just solving a problem and understanding how to solve it, but also taking that knowledge and using it in another context]]> 2016-07-18 16:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566961 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566986 Being able to apply what they have learned to other situations.]]> 2016-07-18 16:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116566986 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116567697 This video gives an example of how one teacher teaches math for understanding.  This lesson is student led with the teacher assisting by asking questions to continue their thinking.  The students are the ones coming up with different explanations of how they got a particular answer.

]]> 2016-07-18 16:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116567697 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568173 Implementing a math journal for students to write down ideas may be beneficial.]]> 2016-07-18 16:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568173 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568207 In this text I focused on chapter seven which discussed how to incorporate writing into math.  It discusses how being able to explain their thinking verbally must come before writing down an explanation. (I got this resource from Marygrove library, you may need to log in to see the whole book)

]]> 2016-07-18 16:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568207 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568791 This book focuses on how math has a language of itself.  Having to learn not only the skills but the language of math as well is a struggle for many students.]]> 2016-07-18 17:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116568791 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116569191 This book explains what it means to teach for understanding.  It also discusses how to incorporate technology in order to teach for understanding.]]> 2016-07-18 17:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116569191 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116569647 In this article it discusses how writing in math deepens a students understanding of the concepts.  It also discusses how writing in math helps develop reasoning skills.]]> 2016-07-18 17:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116569647 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116570564 This article discusses conceptual understanding in mathematics.  There is more to conceptual understanding than just saying how you solved a problem.  It is being able to apply the knowledge in other situations.

]]> 2016-07-18 17:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116570564 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116571142 This resources touches on many different parts that are essential to teaching math.  I found the most information for my topic in section two.  It gave clear descriptions of what actions students should be able to perform in a math classroom.

]]> 2016-07-18 18:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116571142 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573153 This author discusses five tips that have helped her develop conceptual understanding for math in her classroom. It also includes a video about how one teacher teaches for understanding. She focuses on a simple question first and then build on the knowledge from there.]]> 2016-07-18 19:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573153 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573424 This article provides different strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to promote writing in mathematics. I could see myself using some of these strategies in my classroom to help not only the students write about their thought process, but it would help me as a teacher see their thought process. ]]> 2016-07-18 19:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573424 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573607 Give the students sentence starters for their explanations or reasonings. ]]> 2016-07-18 19:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573607 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573622 In this article, the author provides steps that a teacher could take to implement students writing out their explanations in math class. It helps the teacher focus on what the desired outcome is before asking the students to simple write their explanations.]]> 2016-07-18 19:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573622 babel5 https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573782 2016-07-18 19:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/babel5/maryclarebabel/wish/116573782