Blog 3

Summary and Synthesis

Since the previous blog and even throughout this entire course, I believe that I have learned a lot of valuable information. I also feel that I will be able to take what I am learning to help me to be a better math educator. I feel that I have seen approaches that I would have never been aware of without this class. The day that sticks out the most to me is the day that we watched the videos on Cognitively Guided Instruction. I used to view math to be so constructed and there is only specific ways to solving a problem. I loved how each of the videos showed how the students came up with their own solutions to problems. By allowing for students to solve problems in their own way gives them the opportunity to open their minds and use their own steps in solving. I also like how they showed the way they got to their answers. Everything was very visual and hands on and it also can help other students who are struggling so that maybe they can see a way that another student did something and they too will understand in that way. After seeing and learning about CGI I know that I will definitely be using it in my classroom and I know now how much it allows for children to grow in the understanding of mathematics.