Tips+for+Teaching+Math


 * LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED DURING MY SEVEN YEARS OF TEACHING**


 * INTRINSIC MOTIVATION**
 * Helps students to be more intrinsically motivated.
 * Rewards narrow the focus and restrict possibilities.


 * HELP KIDS FEEL SUCCESSFUL AT MATH**
 * Kids have to like math and feel successful at math to learn math.
 * Kids determine at grade 2 if they like math because of subtraction with regrouping, multiplication facts.


 * STAGES OF LEARNING MATH:**
 * Manipulatives (Build it!)
 * Mental Image (Draw it!)
 * Symbols (Write it!)


 * MATH MISCONCEPTIONS**
 * We have to get students passed the misconceptions. They are taught in the problem 42-17, that you can't take 7 away from 2. Then they get into PreAlgebra and we tell them they have to.


 * REVIEW WEEKLY**
 * Review important concepts weekly, so they can maintain their mental image/retention.


 * GIVE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK**
 * Students need immediate feedback. This might mean that they get a calculator to check their work.


 * GET THEM TO THINK ABOUT THEIR THINKING**
 * Get them to think about their thinking. --- Builds retention


 * LEARN FROM OTHERS**
 * Let them work with each other -- explain their answers


 * FOCUS ON LEARNING --- NOT THE GRADE**

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