Personal Concerns and Next Steps

When we first began this course, I was unsure of how it would help me understand and apply math methods in classrooms. Rather than focusing on definitions and formulas, this course aims to explain how definitions and formulas are formed through understanding the process that it takes to create them. For example, in the Pick's Theorem activity, we did a number of examples to demonstrate how the formula is formed, and how it applies to different shapes. Another example would be the "What's my Rule" Activity where we described the properties of shapes. Although I found it frustrating at first, having us explore what we know about concepts through worksheets, and then discussing them in class has proved to be helpful. As we near the second half of this midterm, I plan to take more in-class notes and to ask for help more if I don't understand a concept that is being covered in class.