http://www.mrlsmath.com/pedagogy/ez-writes-a-great-way-to-incorporate-thinking-about-mathematics-into-your-math-class/ Tools & Techniques for Math Teachers and Students Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:53:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.mrlsmath.com/pedagogy/ez-writes-a-great-way-to-incorporate-thinking-about-mathematics-into-your-math-class/comment-page-1/#comment-460 blombard Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:48:39 +0000 http://www.mrlsmath.com/?p=403#comment-460 Hi MrTeach, You're exactly right. Many times I will ask students to create illustrations for an idea we're talking about. Graphs, of course, are an obvious example, but also pictures of the Distributive Law, F.O.I.L. for factoring, geometric diagrams are a few others. -Mr. L Hi MrTeach,
You’re exactly right. Many times I will ask students to create illustrations for an idea we’re talking about. Graphs, of course, are an obvious example, but also pictures of the Distributive Law, F.O.I.L. for factoring, geometric diagrams are a few others.
-Mr. L

]]> http://www.mrlsmath.com/pedagogy/ez-writes-a-great-way-to-incorporate-thinking-about-mathematics-into-your-math-class/comment-page-1/#comment-459 MrTeach Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:29:09 +0000 http://www.mrlsmath.com/?p=403#comment-459 I like this a lot. However, I'd also add in a place where students could illustrate the concept as well. Students do benefit from putting the math in words, but if they can illustrate the concept, a teacher could then help them talk through it. I like this a lot. However, I’d also add in a place where students could illustrate the concept as well. Students do benefit from putting the math in words, but if they can illustrate the concept, a teacher could then help them talk through it.

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