A Strategy I Could Use

After watching and participating in all of the presentations, I think the strategy I am most likely to take with me is the one Andrae presented.

Materials and Resources for Strategy Lesson

Solving two-step equations

The reading can be found here. Read the entire webpage once, then look over the questions on your anticipation guide. Are any of your answers different?


Lesson References:

Anticipation Guide Template found at The Teacher Toolkit

Secondary Math TEKs (7.11, A&B)

Mrs. Bernal's Content Library

I love books. I have always loved books. It only stands to reason that I would want them in my classroom, doesn't it?

A Lifelong Reader

I learned to read at a very young age. My parents read with me every night until I started school(and then I guess they were too tired?). After that, they sometimes listened to me read, but it happened less and less until my father passed away when I was about 7, and then we were never read to at home again. My brother was 5.

As a Math Teacher: Literacy in the Middle School Math Classroom

One of the main things I wonder about when I take classes wherein we discuss the importance of reading in every subject, is how can I do this in math? What books can I read to my students? Are there books I can read to my students which I don't have make large intellectual stretches to connect to mathematics? Can I read excerpts of books in which characters use math? Has this been done before successfully, to the point where I as a new teacher can give a good rationale to my Principal for why I have decided to instruct in this way before the lesson is taught?

Reflections

Back in Middle and High school, my favorite subjects were Reading and Language Arts. I was not interested at all in Mathematics and had limited interest in Science because I felt they were too difficult for me to fully master, and I wanted to be a fantasy author, so they also felt quite useless.

Welcome to my blog!

Welcome to my blog! This blog has been created to fulfill a class requirement for Content Area Reading. I hope to share some great information here for everyone to enjoy!