I became a math teacher so that I could show students that math is fun and creative and that all people can be successful in math. As the years go by I am amazed by how many students come through my classroom with a fear of math and the feeling that they are not a math person. My driving question will be focused on math education; however, it still needs to be narrowed down a lot. I am thinking that I want to look at how project design can help shift the mindset of students that come in with fear and/or anxiety around math.
Once I narrow my focus, I am sure I will have need to knows that are much more clear. At this point a few of my need to knows are as follows:
Once I look at this information I hope I can target specific elements in the project design that will help to build students interest and confidence. I would like to gather data on students of all different ages to see when the shift happens.
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Sarah Tinloy
2/12/2018 10:24:28 pm
I think your on your way to figuring out a very interesting driving question. I love how your attempting to get to the root of the problem by asking how and why the student has anxiety in math. Figuring out a way to fix that must be difficult.
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Kendra ParsonsAs a high school math teacher, I am passionate about bringing a joy of learning and of math to my students. Archives
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