During the weekend leading up to my week of student teaching in an E1 (grades 1-3) classroom, I was blessed with a feeling of calm and peace that descended over me, after feeling much turmoil and trepidation during the previous months over my upcoming experience. I had finalized all my tentative lesson plans by Friday, had gone …
Teaching With(out) Textbooks
Here is my final assignment for Instructional Practices for Math Teachers. I must say, I had a very nice final's week (which is unusual). I told my family that it was probably the most stress-free finals week I had ever had! I think it was due, first of all, to the fact that I did not …
Biblical Integration Math Lesson
The idea for this assignment was to create a math lesson that integrated the Bible. The completed lesson plan was posted on a discussion board, where all students in Liberty University's Instructional Practices for Math Teachers class could view each other's plans and give each other advice and encouragement. One classmate advised me "to integrate …
Math Class Differentiation
I have something a little different for you all today! Usually I post my research papers, essay, and assignments from my Education program, but today I'm going to post one of my discussion posts from Instructional Practices for Math Teachers. I got 100% for this assignment, and my teacher and the students who replied to …
My Very First Math Lesson! (Part 2)
If you missed Part 1 of this installment, click the link to check it out. It contains my lesson plan and pictures of the materials I used. Below is the list of reflection questions that professor asked me. Again, my grade for this assignment as a whole was 98%. This reflection in particular, though, my …
My Very First Math Lesson! (Part 1)
You will remember that I recently created a mathematics lesson for my Instructional Practices for Math Teachers class. Later on in this course, I received an assignment to not just create a lesson plan, but also teach it and reflect on the experience! I had never taught a formal lesson before in my life! Rather …
Math Literature Integration: Sal’s Blueberries
For this assignment, I created my first lesson plan--a unique math lesson that incorporated fun children's literature into the learning objective. Many children (not to mention adults) are intimidated by math class, and stories that illustrate math concepts are a great way to pique their interest and excitement for math. "Blueberries for Sal," by Robert McCloskey, is an adorable …
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Teacher Interview #3
Click the links to read my first teacher interview and my second teacher interview. Deb is a veteran teacher of 33 years. She currently works as a Special Education math teacher for grades five to twelve at the ACGC (Atwater/Cosmos/Grove City) Public Schools in MN. She gave the following answers to my 10 questions about teaching: Question 1: …
Sarah E. Brown 