Today was a different day for everyone at the middle school, since there was late this morning due to weather. I had the privilege of sitting on the 8th Grade Teachers TEAM Time. They discussed important issues involving their 8th grade students, standardized testing, date which they get out of school and the issue of a teaching leaving for maturity leave at the end of the school year. Once that was done, the 8th grade teachers had time to discuss issues like basketball since two- three teachers were coaches. After TEAM Time, some students had the time for study hall. Some students went to ask other teachers questions, some talked amongst themselves, others work quickly at their table. Students then switched classes, there were about 20 students in the classroom now. Mr. Rickie started to start his lesson with first reviewing square roots then going on to cube and fourth roots. He asked the students questions like he did for square roots, making the students think about what exactly it does and means. I really like how Mr. Rickie engages the students and makes them learn what radicals can do. He does not reject a guess response on what it does but says, "Not quite", "Almost", "You are getting there." He encourages them to keep thinking but he is still steering the conversation to the right answer.
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Practicum BlogAuthorSummer Bailey in the Math classroom with Mr. Ricke Archives
April 2015
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