Week 13 Reflection

 This week we got to try out the Jigsaw instruction method. It was really useful to look for places in the math standards where jigsaw will be a fitting model of instruction. Such as types of graphs, types of functions, types of polynomials, etc. We were taught using the Socratic seminar method of instruction and I am better able to understand it now. I can see ways to use it in math instruction and look forward to trying it out. I am also really grateful that next week is Thanksgiving Break, I sure need it. Though schoolwork will be getting done. 

Week 12 reflection

 This week we learned about 3 new instructional models. My favorite from this week is the Integrative. We taught a statistics lesson with it and it fit perfectly! It was easy to use and lent itself nicely to math. We were taught using the cause and effect method. I think this method would be good when going over graphs, functions and their graphs, end behavior for graphs  and other things like that when changing a single thing such as slope or degree of the function changes the behavior of the graph. I am not sure how well academic controversy would work in a math class. I will really have to make a concerted effort to make that work in Math. 

These last 2 weeks have been extremely helpful and have taught me a great deal about the lesson planning and teaching models. I look forward to one more week of learning and practicing these skills.

Week 11 Reflection

 This week was very helpful! I really like the 5E model of instruction and it was fun to try it out. The hardest part for me was remembering all 5 steps and letting them discover things in their own time. Those are definitely things I need to work on! It was interesting to see the concept development model in action, but I was very lost the entire time. I will have to really work at incorporating that into lessons in such a way that students don't get frustrated and check out of the lesson. It was challenging to think of everything that needed to be included in the lesson plan so I am really glad we are practicing that! 

I look forward to learning more models of instruction in the coming weeks.