CGI

This last week we have been learning about the CGI (cognitive guided instruction) method of teaching. I believe that is a very good method of teaching students that allows them to be hands on with their math problems. CGI gives the students a chance to decide their own method of doing a problem. CGI also is a great way for the teacher to hear why the student does a problem a certain way. The students are encouraged to explain their reasoning of why they did the problem the way they did, and how they got to their answer. I think that doing our presentation on CGI of multiplication and division really gave me a chance to see the CGI method first hand. I believe that writing problems on your own based on the main topics really allows the teacher to make the problem exciting for the students. It is also every important when writing a problem to make it relate to the students so they are more excited to do it. Overall, I believe that CGI is a great method of teaching, and I will use it in my classroom.