Reflection Casey Droste

I am not sure what to say my vision of my mathematics instruction is, I guess I hope that I will be able and aware of more than just the traditional way of doing things.  I think that this year has prepared me to look for more and anticipate what students might do or see in the problem and figure out where their mistakes are coming from.  I hope that I will remember this in my teaching and be prepared for these things, I know I cannot anticipate everything for every problem but I hope I can adapt when something catches me off guard.  I want my classroom to be organized, I have noticed my classroom now has a lot of "stuff" all over the place.  I know there is a lot that we need in our classrooms but I think having it organized will be a good model for our students and will help them.  Keeping their work and notes organized will help them in many ways, especially math.  I still want the classroom to look fun, be colorful, unique, and interactive.  I know that worksheets are necessary and they are helpful for organization but I want my students to do more than just sit at their desk and get loaded up with worksheets.  I want conversation and collaboration, I want my students to learn from each other.  I hope that I can incorporate higher level task into their work and maybe I can redesign their worksheets to make them this way.  I want my students to accomplish more than just figuring out a pattern or going through their homework brain dead.  I want to see them learn from each other, like I said earlier, I want them teaching each other new and different ways and I would like them to experiment with these.  I want them to go onto the next level but also exceed their expectations, go beyond, and I want them to be motivated to do this.