Teacher Vision Post

As a teacher, what is your vision for your mathematics instruction?

I hope that my mathematics instruction is engaging and very useful. I have had a number of math teachers who just hand out worksheets and explain the very basics, but never go in depth about what it is they are talking about. Getting to know my students and designing high level math tasks that fit their learning levels is important to their mathematical success. It is important that I can incorporate these high level tasks in a way that my students can relate to, and more importantly understand in depth.

What do you want your classroom to look like?

I want my classroom to be a place of comfort and a place to have fun in. On the other hand, I want my students to know that they are there for a reason: to learn and become a functioning citizen in the community. My classroom will be very open to discussions about various topics and a lot of learning will be happening at all times. 

What type of work do you want your students to do?

I want my students to participate in a number of math tasks that vary from one another. Too often I have observed my MT hand out the same type of worksheet with the exact same problems over and over again. I think that the students get bored of this easily and it isn't engaging for them whatsoever. This seems to be hindering their mathematical success. By engaging my students in a variety of different math tasks, hopefully they will continue to succeed.

What do you want your students to accomplish in your mathematics classroom?

I want them to accomplish an understanding of mathmatics as a whole. They should also know that it is okay to fail the first few times they try something. Math takes a lot of thinking and sometimes it requires one to think outside the box. This is not easy for everyone, so understanding that there are multiple ways to come at a problem is very important and something I want them to take away from my teaching.