Philosophy of Teaching Mathematics
Mathematics is utilized to foster the skills needed to succeed within a complex problem solving process. As an educator of mathematics, I am continually thinking about the success of my students. This includes creating an environment in which the students feel comfortable and contribute ideas.
There are many different aspects of instruction that influence education ranging from inquiry based to direct. Through cooperative learning and inquiry based instruction, students can create and develop these skills in a social environment. This type of instruction is based in social constructivism which provides students with the opportunity to think critically and meaningfully communicate their understanding and the knowledge gained from the discussion. Ideally I believe in a student-centered environment, these styles of instruction provide the opportunity to adapt my teaching styles to the learning styles present within my classroom such as visual, kinetic, and auditory. As an educator, I want to give my students the opportunity to achieve their highest potential by providing students with a variety instructional styles and lesson development to create an environment for every student to flourish.
Differentiated instruction is utilized to accommodate all students learning needs and foster a positive learning environment. Through the implementation of technology and real world applications in a planned lesson, there is the opportunity to reach and connect with each of my students on a personal level. When students have the ability to connect mathematics to something that is a prior experience, students make correlations in the mathematics classroom. If something is tangible and relatable, students will be engaged and motivated to learn.
As an educator, scaffolding the curriculum and implementing the use of manipulatives provides students with additional methods and techniques to approach problems. By developing an appropriate scaffold in the classroom, the students will have the ability build upon each level to foster a higher level of understanding. The use of manipulatives is a scaffold to attain abstract thinking and a high level of understanding which can been seen when the students master the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. Providing students with the opportunity to create, analyze and evaluate in mathematics. These higher levels of understanding are important to one of the most important aspects of mathematics: problem solving.
Problem solving is a complex and intricate part of mathematics and life skills and by developing these skills in the mathematics classroom students will transfer this specific skill to other aspects of their lives. To utilize problem solving skills across a variety of curriculums and outside the classroom, there is an opportunity that provides students to succeed to their highest potential. As an educator, I want to foster a love of lifelong learning and the ability to apply the skills attained in my classroom to other aspects within their lives.
There are many different aspects of instruction that influence education ranging from inquiry based to direct. Through cooperative learning and inquiry based instruction, students can create and develop these skills in a social environment. This type of instruction is based in social constructivism which provides students with the opportunity to think critically and meaningfully communicate their understanding and the knowledge gained from the discussion. Ideally I believe in a student-centered environment, these styles of instruction provide the opportunity to adapt my teaching styles to the learning styles present within my classroom such as visual, kinetic, and auditory. As an educator, I want to give my students the opportunity to achieve their highest potential by providing students with a variety instructional styles and lesson development to create an environment for every student to flourish.
Differentiated instruction is utilized to accommodate all students learning needs and foster a positive learning environment. Through the implementation of technology and real world applications in a planned lesson, there is the opportunity to reach and connect with each of my students on a personal level. When students have the ability to connect mathematics to something that is a prior experience, students make correlations in the mathematics classroom. If something is tangible and relatable, students will be engaged and motivated to learn.
As an educator, scaffolding the curriculum and implementing the use of manipulatives provides students with additional methods and techniques to approach problems. By developing an appropriate scaffold in the classroom, the students will have the ability build upon each level to foster a higher level of understanding. The use of manipulatives is a scaffold to attain abstract thinking and a high level of understanding which can been seen when the students master the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. Providing students with the opportunity to create, analyze and evaluate in mathematics. These higher levels of understanding are important to one of the most important aspects of mathematics: problem solving.
Problem solving is a complex and intricate part of mathematics and life skills and by developing these skills in the mathematics classroom students will transfer this specific skill to other aspects of their lives. To utilize problem solving skills across a variety of curriculums and outside the classroom, there is an opportunity that provides students to succeed to their highest potential. As an educator, I want to foster a love of lifelong learning and the ability to apply the skills attained in my classroom to other aspects within their lives.