Mth 213 Week 1 Reflection Paper
Reflective Paper
Coswella Carr
University of Phoenix
Mathematics for Elementary Educators I
MTH 213
November 17, 2011
Adam Nehme
Reflective Paper
In this Mathematics for Elementary Educators I course, it teaches me many concepts that a professional mathematics teacher should possess while teaching elementary students. The concepts has influences my own ideas and philosophy of teaching. In this reflection paper, I will also summarize the major mathematical concepts, explaining how the learning concepts are relevant to the characteristics of a professional mathematics teacher.
During this five week course, there were five major concepts that were being discussed. I think that the most important concepts that were being discussed are the ones …show more content…
For instance, some people might think that a professional mathematics teacher is somebody that wears glasses and is stereotypical nerd like demeanor; mean while others might visualize a very uptight and strictly teachers that’s likes their student to solve a problem the same way they show them instead of finding a shortcut and is easier for their students to understand the concept and how to solve it. When I think about a very uptight and strict mathematics teacher, I picture someone that teaches on a college level like a college professor. Some may say that a very uptight and strictly mathematics teacher is stereotypical military general like demeanor. In the first week, we discussed the NCTM mathematical standards and processes. I think that in the first week of class the NCTM mathematical standards and processes is relevant to the characteristics of a professional mathematics teacher is that because at least three out of six NCTM principles which are curriculum, teaching, and assessment are part of the professional mathematics teacher characteristics. For example, curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it must be coherent focused on important mathematics, and well-articulated across the grades, teaching requires understanding what students know and need to learn and then challenging and supporting them to learn it well, and assessment should support the learning of mathematics and furnish useful information to both teachers and students. In week two, the concept Algebraic Thinking and Problem Solving is where a teacher can show their class how to use numerical patterns, relations, and functions to solve problems. In week three and four, Number Theory and Rational Numbers and Rational Numbers and Applications is where teachers can predict operational outcomes, apply properties of integers, make reasonable estimates, apply number theory to
Coswella Carr
University of Phoenix
Mathematics for Elementary Educators I
MTH 213
November 17, 2011
Adam Nehme
Reflective Paper
In this Mathematics for Elementary Educators I course, it teaches me many concepts that a professional mathematics teacher should possess while teaching elementary students. The concepts has influences my own ideas and philosophy of teaching. In this reflection paper, I will also summarize the major mathematical concepts, explaining how the learning concepts are relevant to the characteristics of a professional mathematics teacher.
During this five week course, there were five major concepts that were being discussed. I think that the most important concepts that were being discussed are the ones …show more content…
For instance, some people might think that a professional mathematics teacher is somebody that wears glasses and is stereotypical nerd like demeanor; mean while others might visualize a very uptight and strictly teachers that’s likes their student to solve a problem the same way they show them instead of finding a shortcut and is easier for their students to understand the concept and how to solve it. When I think about a very uptight and strict mathematics teacher, I picture someone that teaches on a college level like a college professor. Some may say that a very uptight and strictly mathematics teacher is stereotypical military general like demeanor. In the first week, we discussed the NCTM mathematical standards and processes. I think that in the first week of class the NCTM mathematical standards and processes is relevant to the characteristics of a professional mathematics teacher is that because at least three out of six NCTM principles which are curriculum, teaching, and assessment are part of the professional mathematics teacher characteristics. For example, curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it must be coherent focused on important mathematics, and well-articulated across the grades, teaching requires understanding what students know and need to learn and then challenging and supporting them to learn it well, and assessment should support the learning of mathematics and furnish useful information to both teachers and students. In week two, the concept Algebraic Thinking and Problem Solving is where a teacher can show their class how to use numerical patterns, relations, and functions to solve problems. In week three and four, Number Theory and Rational Numbers and Rational Numbers and Applications is where teachers can predict operational outcomes, apply properties of integers, make reasonable estimates, apply number theory to