Tag: <span>Classroom</span>

How Math Software in the Classroom Accelerates and Enriches the Learning Experience

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on June 4, 2023 @ 8:39 am

Although the subject matter is practical, many students have trouble grasping mathematical concepts expressed in words without any visual math models to follow. Math software can help improve math skills by allowing them to practice with interactive visual elements that they can associate with complex concepts and numbers.

The best way to understand how software aids the comprehension of math concepts is by looking at how it applies to teaching fractions. Not all students instantly grasp the concept of solving fraction problems when presented in abstract form, for example: ½ + 2/3. Most teachers have difficulty teaching the topic due to the fact that fractions present a major conceptual leap for students. It helps to present them with visual fractions first, which allow them to see whole objects divided into equal parts.

By allowing them to transition from fraction models to solving abstract problems at their own pace, students will find that they have a deeper foundation in the subject, which will help them consolidate more complex concepts like mixed fractions and operations between fractions.

At the same time, visual math models are not the only way that educational software helps in the teaching process. Another way that math software helps is by providing the student with constant feedback. Unlike a teacher who collects dozens of papers and needs time to correct them, educational software spots mistakes instantaneously and does not let misunderstood concepts linger. With immediate and constant feedback, having the software aid the student can greatly speed up the learning process.

In addition, the software goes beyond telling what is right or wrong. Rather than telling the student to “Try again,” effective math software for teaching fractions and other mathematical concepts offers strategic feedback to target specific conceptual and procedural errors. Additionally, as educators would know, it doesn’t help to simply feed the answers to students. Effective educational software is also designed with this in mind, letting students figure out the answers on their own and reinforcing the correct method.

While software can be used as a tool for tutoring, it can also enrich any math curriculum. Math software suitable for classroom instruction should be able to record each student’s performance and allow teachers to make recommendations for advancement or remediation at a glance. This way, teachers can monitor students’ progress and assist them accordingly.

With the boom of interactive media and more and more time being spent on computers, students now also have a chance to learn though the same channels that they use for entertainment and to communicate with their peers. Using software to aid classroom instruction can make a great difference in how students pick up the concepts.

Source by Jack M Patterson

17 May

5 Lesson Planning Tips on How to Use Technology Successfully in Your Classroom

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on May 17, 2023 @ 8:21 am

The signs of technological revolution are everywhere – kids with their cells and iPods; teachers with their laptops, digital presentations, and parents and teachers and kids with their blackberries. The possibilities of course, are endless…

Since we are teachers working in a digital age, we also need to think a bit more digitally in both the user and learner sense of the word. This can be challenging especially if you are used to working (and thinking) in a certain way.

In an ideal media based lesson, we use technology to cater to motivation and (media) literacy. And like a regular pen and paper lesson, we still need to think how to engage students while we also monitor their behavior on-task as well as measure their progress and achievement.

While it’s impossible to always keep up with all the new technological classroom trends, there are certain lesson planning basics teachers need even before they know what they are going to teach. Here are five suggestions for planning a successful media-based lesson.

Tip 1. Start small. While there are endless possibilities on how to engage students, we also need to feel comfortable with whatever digital technological media we are using.

Stick to the technological type that best suits you and your personality and your students’ learning needs. However, If you are obligated by your school to use a Smartboard, accept your destiny peacefully for the time being and learn from the experiences.

Tip 2. Here’s an important but tricky tip… LEARN the new technology as often as possible. As you do, get into the heads of your students by critically evaluate the products. Anticipate any problems your students and yourself might encounter and quickly write them down. Ask other teachers how they cope. There’s nothing better than making an informed decision.

Tip 3. Plan Your Lesson.

Here are just a few suggestions to help you plan a digitally mediated lesson.

What might be hard for them to understand/cope with/manage? Easy?

How can you pace the material using differentiated instruction techniques?

When might a student go off task?

How do you mediate the technology before, during and after students have worked?

How will they get instructions?

What do you expect students to learn by the end of the lesson(s)?

How will you assess their work?

How many lessons will you use this product?

How much practice time will students have?

Will students work separately, in pairs or in groups? If necessary, use a seating chart to help you neutralize group dynamics.

Tip 4. Get Help and Support. If you plan to start using the new technological product or resource soon, have a mentor or techie expert or coach walk you through. Learn bit by bits (either on your own or with a partner) to avoid stress and being overwhelmed.

Tip 5. Think organized. Every well-planned digital lesson has its flop. No internet connection, slow computers, not enough computers, no tech support. Hot classrooms.. any issue can be a potential problem. Try to minimize the number of these annoying issues, by making sure your lesson is running as smoothly as possible.

1. Reserve the computer room in advance (if needed)

2. Make sure the equipment is in running order.

3. Make sure you have enough computers. Use a seating chart to configure seating arrangements.

4. Make sure you have Plan B and even Plan C. This might be using worksheets, or working strictly from WORD. Have also a support plan for difficult and challenging students and situations.

Don’t assume that because kids think digitally, your lesson will be smooth. Kids need to be instructed thoughtfully on exactly what you expect them to know and do. Keep learning the new technologies and plan successfully, and your students will be more engaged.

Source by Dorit Sasson

17 Jan

Ten Important Classroom Management Tips and Strategies

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on January 17, 2023 @ 6:24 am

By now, you have probably already learned that a good classroom management system is responsible for building a positive classroom climate. As a classroom manager, A good classroom manager knows that the benefit of using classroom management strategies can both stimulate and encourage learning.

Using Classroom Strategies for Improving Motivation

When consistently implemented, these strategies can enhance the quality of your own teaching. This can be done in a variety of ways:

– Always aim to model the desire behavior. – Modeling is important for setting the expectations of both behavior and learning procedures.

– Creating opportunities for personal contact with students. – This includes providing tutorials and positive reinforcement whenever needed.

– Taking the student seriously. Students sense when they are taken seriously by the little things a teacher does in the classroom. Teachers can communicate this in a variety of ways using positive reinforcement, communicating expectations, and motivating pep talks.

– Being supportive, encouraging, helpful and available.

– Sharing information and ideas with the students.

– Accepting students’ feelings especially regarding assignments and tests.

Classroom Management Procedures

Effective classroom managers can also use the following classroom management procedures for reinforcing their rules and procedures. Some classroom managers believe that sharing responsibility with students leads to cooperation and a positive classroom environment.

– Allow students to participate in rule setting. This strategy helps with developing their own responsibility as learners and managing their own classroom behavior.

– Allow students input into the daily schedule. This strategy helps them with organizing, prioritizing and planning content of the daily lesson as well as managing their work efforts and contributions to the lessons.

– Allow students to give input about assignments. This strategy helps them to become more aware of how they manipulate their learning.

– Allow students to select their own books to read. – This strategy has important implications for enhancing motivation.

– Allow students to plan and set goals for learning. Students can set two to three goals that they feel will help improve their learning such as handing in homework on time and improving their spelling.

– Allow the student to use self-evaluation procedures. Teachers can provide checklists and rubrics to encourage independent learning.

Building a positive classroom climate includes involving students in on classroom procedures and rules and treating them with respect. If you do these classroom procedures and strategies consistently, you’ll find that the quality of your teaching will shine. So what are you waiting for? Try it!

Source by Dorit Sasson

02 Jan

How to Teach Classroom Mathematics

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on January 2, 2023 @ 6:18 am

Some years ago, I got appointment as a Head of Pre-Entry Science Course Department at the Technical University in Balgravia. The Department enrolled the best students from different high school of the country. The objective of the Department was to find students’ gaps in their knowledge of science subjects and upgrade them to university standards. It was pleasure to work in an exotic country on such challenging issues and for a such noble goal.

Once, when I passed by a classroom where mathematics was being taught by a colleague, I heard the voice of the students counting: 4 597, 4 598, 4 599…At that time, I did not pay much attention to it. But after three days, from behind the doors of the same classroom, I heard: 13 127, 13 128, 13 129…

“My friend”, I asked Mr. S. soon afterwards on the corridor, “what is happening in the classroom during your math lessons?”

“Well, my students are counting up to a million, he answered.”

“Hmm,” I muttered and went away.

Then, at the staircase, I realized the meaning of his words. I went to my office. Looking at my wristwatch, I counted up to one hundred. I picked up a calculator. I computed that in 50 minutes, they would count up to 5 000, in a week (5 lessons) to 25 000 and at the end of the school year, they would not even reach 800 000 because of holidays and the fact that numbers were getting longer!

I summoned Mr. S. “Do you realize what you are doing with your counting?”

“This is a modern way of introducing a certain concept. First of all, I make my pupils aware of how huge the number million is. Then, secondly, we have great satisfaction in being the first. I believe, so far, nobody has counted up to a million! Today’s world rewards those who are first in anything!
I expect the class to be in the “Guinness Book of Records” and thirdly, I am testing whether pupils can count up to a million! The statement: “I can count up to a million” is worthless until it is proven experimentally, i.e. by the process of actually counting”.

I got upset. “Enough is enough!” I shouted. “I order you to teach according to the syllabus!”

Next day, stealthily, I approached his classroom. The pupils were reciting: 17 999, 18 000, 18 001… I decided to fire Mr. S. Discreetly, I let my superiors know that Mr. S. was probably lunatic. The message was spread. The university community decided that I was against the introduction of modern teaching methods, that I do not understand the outcome based education and that I felt personal animosity towards our colleague. My two-year contract expired and was not renewed… I left the university.

After a month’s time, I came back to the Department to visit my friend, the English tutor.
From all the classrooms where mathematics lessons were conducted (not only from
the classroom of Mr. S.), I heard the voices of the students counting:

277 238, 277 239, 277 240…

Source by Wacek Kijewski

09 Nov

Why Classroom Training For Data Science And ML?

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on November 9, 2022 @ 5:16 am

Nowadays, an increasing number of companies are looking for data-driven technologies like automation and artificial intelligence. Therefore, they are in need of qualified and skilled data scientists to meet their needs. In fact, statistics tell us that the year 2020 will see a 20% higher demand for machine learning and data science professionals. In this article, we are going to take a look at the importance of classroom training for ML and data science.

What Is Data Science?

First, it’s important to keep in mind that the field of DS is both a science and art. It involves the analysis and extraction of important data from different sources as far as the planning and measurement of success is concerned. The majority of business depend on this these days.

Why should you take Data Science Training?

It’s important to remember that this field is going through a lot of development. Also, an increasing number of employers realize the value of professionals in this field. As a matter of fact, reports from Indeed tell us that the job posts for these pros has gone up in number by up to 75% over the past three years.

The demand for these professionals is quite high, which is why the competition is stiff. Since this can be a profitable career path, more and more students are opting for these training. In other words, If you really want to pursue a career in the field of machine learning and data science, you should get proper training.

For certification, your first step is to sign up for a data science course. The course will help you find out everything that you need for success in this field. In other words, you will learn both basics as well as advanced skills.

Although you can take free online courses, nothing can beat the classroom training in an accredited institute. The institute will award you with a certification once you have completed the course.

If you are in search of a course that can help you keep updated with the most recent trends in the field, you can ask around or search online.

Although it’s better to take classroom courses, you can also opt for online classrooms. This offers a great convenience for those who are looking to learn new skills from the comfort of their homes. This allows you to a great flexibility that online classrooms can’t offer. Plus, you can learn at your own pace and choose your desired schedule to meet your needs.

If you want to get started, now is the time to apply for a course. Keep in mind that data science and machine learning courses are best for you if you want to secure your future.

The Bottom Line

In short, if you want to take data science and ML training, we suggest that you take a start now. Getting started early is important if you want to stay ahead of your peers. Hopefully, this will help you take the right decision.

Source by Shalini M