TA Chapters 4 & 5

TA Chapters 4 & 5

Chapter 4: Build Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding
Chapter 5: Pose Purposeful Questions 

Children need to develop a foundational understanding for mathematics. This foundation includes understanding of relationships and operations. This is important, because as students advance, these things will still always be there. Mathematics can increase in difficulty, but it still includes basic concepts. Asking questions is a major instructional tool that teachers use. Teachers ask questions to see what students already know and to expand on what they know. It is important that teachers consider the questions they are posing to students and how they will deepen the mathematical understanding of students.

Implications for Future Teaching: It is important that I give students a baseline or foundation of mathematical understanding. Even in the lower grades, students will learn concepts that they will use in the rest of their mathematical learning. It is also important to consider the ways students can learn from questioning and answering in the classroom.

2 Questions: 

 1. How can we help students realize that math builds upon itself and that they will not stop using the basic concepts as they progress?

2. How can you ask questions that build understanding in untraditional ways?

Comments

  1. Dr. NugentOctober 26, 2019 at 9:16 AM

    Darby...good questions:) I really had to think about your first question...I think that they need to trust you. However, if they don't they may have to realize by failure...I am not exactly sure what you mean by your second question. Are you referring to nontraditional algorithms? If so, I would have the student who uses a non-traditional strategy explain their thinking and have their peers question them? Thanks!

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