Mathematics Teaching Resources
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Connie Said:
I'm terrible at Mathematics beyond basic algebra, what resources or books can I read to face my shortcomings?We Answered:
EPGY is a Stanford program that offers computer courses on mathematics with a professor as a correspondent if you need help. It's a program I have used many times. Lectures are given with audio and written down on the computer screen by the tutor, and you can rewind whenever you want. It is rather expensive though.That's all I can give credible information on, I remember I had a book that was something like a math encyclopedia, but I can't remember the name of it now. Besides that, I know you said no tutoring, but if you find the right tutor (someone your age) it can help you immensly.
Glenda Said:
Teaching yourself Advanced Mathematics?We Answered:
I need to do the same thing as you. Im going into the tenth grade and will be taking Algebra 2. Since I am hoping to have a career in astrophysics or theoretical physics, I want to learn as much as I can outside of school too. Um well as for your question, I would reccomend going to Barnes and Nobles or Books A Million and getting a book on any math subject or whatever. Of course you probably want to make sure you have perfected the more basic math before going on to anything a step up. I dont know if you are in high school, but learning the material outside during the summer before school will help alot, im guessing, in school. I'm gonna do that with all my classes- chemistry..Algebra 2, geometry....Beverly Said:
I'm in tears right now....please help! How to deal with 4th grade students?We Answered:
i really feel for you, i had the same problem last summer. i was teaching some of the richest, most stuck up kids in Italy.first of all, we need to acknowledge that whatever you've done so far hasn't worked, so we need to scrap that and do something totally different.
teaching arrogant rich kids can be extremely challenging. but once you manage to somehow earn their respect, it can turn into a very rewarding experience, and their parents will also be grateful that someone actually managed to educate their little brats.
here are some strategies that worked for me.
*walk into class and have a good talk. tell them you understand that maths can be boring sometimes. say you're going to make it more fun from now on. BUT tell them they have to cooperate or else it's not going to work.
* i used to promise them a little game at the end of the lesson if they can behave. this game usually has nothing to do with the lesson. "fruit salad" was one of their favourites. so it's a treat for them. only reward them if they've been good throughout the lesson.
*IMPORTANT: rather than discouraging misbehaviour, encourage positive behaviour. praise them when they do something good, even if it's something trivial, like not forgetting to bring their book to school.
* split the class into two teams. draw 2 sets of 10 boxes at the top of the blackboard - one for each team. whenever a team really misbehaves, shade a box. tell them that the team with the least boxes will get a treat at the end of the week. then give them bag of sweets or something, or a small gift. this really works because kids love competition.
*tell them that if they promise to be quiet, you will play music for them while they do classwork. most children love music, so it will be a treat for them to listen to music in the classroom. as soon as they start talking, switch the radio off. that way they'll learn the consequences of chattering while they're supposed to be working.
*try having as many games as possible. if you have a class exercise, split the class into groups and tell them that whichever team finishes the exercise first wins the game. reward them by rubbing off a square from the blackboard or something.
*give some time for the kids to chatter. it's not necessarily bad...they are kids after all. if they talk while doing exercises it's ok. tell them something like "alright, here's what we're going to do: first i'm going to tell you how to solve this math problem, and you're going to listen very carefully so that then you can talk with the person next to you and work it out together. "
* BE ASSERTIVE. friendly, but assertive. rules are rules, YOU control the classroom. collaborate with them as much as possible and let them in on what's happening. but you have to be in control.
there are many more strategies i had used, and they really work!...so email me if you want any more help :)
EDIT - i almost forgot - LESS LECTURING AND SHOWING, MORE INTERACTION!!! kids are interested not when you show them colourful pictures and are given examples of real life scenarios, but when THEY create the colourful pictures, and when THEY come up with the real life scenarios. it also shows whether they've understood.