Grade 10 Mathématiques
Grade 11 Oceans Dartmouth High School 95 Victoria Road Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 1V2 Email: [email protected] Phone: (902) 464-2457 ext. 4001206 Extra help available upon request |
Understanding Concepts
The instructional approach that I use to help students understand concepts is to work alongside students. By working alongside students rather than always at the front of the classroom, students are given the opportunity to understand the step by step processes that we all take to solve problems and answer questions.
It is while circulating throughout the class during seat work that I am able to interact on a more personal level with students and begin to develop the rapport necessary to create a 'community of learners'.
The one on one interaction that I insist upon in the classroom allows me the opportunity to demonstrate to students that I am dedicated to their success not only in my course, but in life outside of school.
Developing Scientific Skills
Another instructional approach that I use to help students develop scientific skills is based upon the use of laboratories and demonstrations.
Involving students in their own learning by allowing them to be responsible for performing laboratories and demonstrations gives them ownership of the content of lessons. The students are engaged in their learning by involving hands-on participation in the lesson. These processes are also valuable for teaching skills rather than simply content.
Prior Knowledge
In order to identify and build upon students' prior knowledge I regularly provide students with the opportunity to share their voice in the classroom.
Through the constructivist approach and the use of open-ended questions, students are given the opportunity to determine the starting point of instruction. This approach with students using their own voices to describe their prior knowledge provides a rare opportunity to interact directly with students.
Assessment
In order to create a learning environment in which both students and teachers are involved in 'driving' the learning, student feedback must be invited. I accomplish this by introducing interactive technology into the classroom. Students are given the opportunity to comment on the methods of instruction and classroom routines that they would like to see initiated, continued or discontinued.
In these types of assessments the teacher gets first degree feedback on how the message is being relayed through the medium.
The instructional approach that I use to help students understand concepts is to work alongside students. By working alongside students rather than always at the front of the classroom, students are given the opportunity to understand the step by step processes that we all take to solve problems and answer questions.
It is while circulating throughout the class during seat work that I am able to interact on a more personal level with students and begin to develop the rapport necessary to create a 'community of learners'.
The one on one interaction that I insist upon in the classroom allows me the opportunity to demonstrate to students that I am dedicated to their success not only in my course, but in life outside of school.
Developing Scientific Skills
Another instructional approach that I use to help students develop scientific skills is based upon the use of laboratories and demonstrations.
Involving students in their own learning by allowing them to be responsible for performing laboratories and demonstrations gives them ownership of the content of lessons. The students are engaged in their learning by involving hands-on participation in the lesson. These processes are also valuable for teaching skills rather than simply content.
Prior Knowledge
In order to identify and build upon students' prior knowledge I regularly provide students with the opportunity to share their voice in the classroom.
Through the constructivist approach and the use of open-ended questions, students are given the opportunity to determine the starting point of instruction. This approach with students using their own voices to describe their prior knowledge provides a rare opportunity to interact directly with students.
Assessment
In order to create a learning environment in which both students and teachers are involved in 'driving' the learning, student feedback must be invited. I accomplish this by introducing interactive technology into the classroom. Students are given the opportunity to comment on the methods of instruction and classroom routines that they would like to see initiated, continued or discontinued.
In these types of assessments the teacher gets first degree feedback on how the message is being relayed through the medium.