I was wondering if anyone has taught their math lesson yet. The students will be in groups and as a group they will create graphs or charts to illustrate data they collect from how many raisins are in a little raisin box. (our ct is not a candy fan so we figured we would bring in a healthy snack) Our students aren't incredibly great at working in groups but they have gotten better as the year has progressed. If you have done your math lesson and there was groups work how did it go? I always get nervous because there seems to be more management issues when students work in groups. After thinking about management I was also wondering if any of your classes focus on management techniques. Our section has not and I think that is the one problem with how the course is set up. I can plan a lesson and execute it but if management isn't there the lesson is lost. Thoughts?
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Math and Management
After writing the past post I began thinking about all that needs to be done before graduation. This week I will be teaching a math lesson to the third grade classroom I'm in and was looking over the lesson plan. I started to think back to the beginning of first semester when we had see a lesson plan template for the first time. It seemed so tedious and we didn't know what GLCEs were or how to navigate through the crazy lists of objectives. It's finally all coming together now...
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Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI know...it is crazy to think how close the end is! Not much longer now until graduation! I too teach my math lesson this week and will be leading it in a small group. Unfortunately, my section has not discussed classroom management either. This really is a problem! We have spent so much time going into great detail on setting up crazy lesson plans, revising and then writing reflections of our lessons, and yet we have not even touched on management! This is a huge concern of mine!!! However,I may have an idea to suggest for you to use for management of the small group. My group will include three students. I will begin my lesson by explaining the overall objective of the lesson and how it will be run, just as a normal lesson would. But then, I am going to have students work independently for about ten minutes. After students have spent some time working on the task independently I will bring the group together. I will then run the group like a recitation (I know our profs. suggest discussion...but recitation is so much easier to manage). I hope this is somewhat helpful to you! Good luck on your lesson!
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I was supposed to teach my lesson last Friday, but there was not enough time. I am going back tomorrow morning. However, I did get the chance to watch my co-teacher's lesson on subtraction. She also put them in groups to work. As a teacher, groupwork can be great or frustrating. Despite the management hardships, I think groupwork is a necessity. It will take time as a beginning teacher to learn how to monitor effectively, but the rewards for the students are greater. They are not only learning the content, but they are learning social skills.
Cheers,
Kaitlyn