Summary and Synthesis - Summarize and synthesize the impact of recent experiences, ideas, and/or issues encountered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in class from your perspective since the previous blog.

This past Thursday, we presented our lesson on dividing fractions. This gave us a whole new perspective on our class and how we are presented with new ideas and formulas of the class. I now understand why we have to know the ins and outs of everything that we present in math. It is important to know why concepts work they way they do and how we come to conclusions in math. Presenting the lesson helped me realize why our lessons are presented in a conceptual understanding because as teachers, we must understand why math is the way it is in order to teach students the same. 

Summary and Synthesis

The last few class periods have created a better understanding for me regarding the content we have been covering this year. I really liked the student teaching that occured on Thursday. It allowed me to better understand the fraction work that we have been doing because it was student-centered and the group broke down the steps very nicely. It taught me new ways to teach my students about fractions in ways that I hadn't thought about before. I am excited to see where the other student led teachings will go.