Content

InTASC Standards :

Standard 4: Content Knowledge

Standard 5: Application of Content

As a teacher, I believe that it is my responsibility to my school, students, student parents, and others to know what I am teaching. I should understand major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to teaching Mathematics. Also, I consider that math is an infinite subject and that there are many different ways of accomplishing problems that I may not have thought of. However, this does not mean that I will not be considering as many possible strategies as I can in preparation for a lesson. In order to best prepare students for all of these different strategies, I will be prepared to teach topics in many variations in order to appeal to every different learning style represented in the room.

Also, I know that there are many people in school systems and the world who are not as passionate about math as I am. I will consider all opinions on math as I teach various concepts to the students. On the other hand, this does not mean that I will not hold every one of my students to a high standard. Many people believe the misconception that they will never use mathematics in their lives as a member of society, however, I believe that it is the problem-solving still that is the most important takeaway from your time in math class, not necessarily the quadratic formula. With this in mind, I will be prepared to teach students that are passionate about the world of math, but also teach those that would prefer to spend their time elsewhere.

Classroom Managment Polocy

Classroom Managment

Here is a short article that discusses how I intend to manage my classroom. To discusses some simple things like some standards, rules, layouts, and principles that will be implemented into my classroom.

Sleep Habits of STEM Majors

Probability and Statistics Presentation

This is a presentation that me and two of my classmates gave in our Probability and Statistics class. It shows a survey of the sleep schedule of STEM Majors and what we can deduce from this data.

Real Life Quadratics

Real Life Quadratics MicroTeaching

Here is a presentation I gave for my Secondary Content Methods class. It is a lesson meant to show students real-life situations where quadratics can be used to model situations. There is some review, then practice together, and then individual practice where the students work to improve their skills dealing with quadratics.

Function Families Unit Plan

Here is an example of a Unit Plan that I developed during my time at Bethel University. It is a unit designed for an Algebra II class and focuses on Function Families. Inside this document is a brief overview of the unit, a few sample lesson plans, and a plan for assessment during and after the unit. Developing this plan really helped my ability as a teacher to see the big picture. It gave me a chance to see what Teachers have to think about as they prepare to begin a new unit. Thinking about the difficulty of each lesson and how much time is required to cover all the topics is something I had to develop on a scale this big. Also, it allowed me the opportunity to use multiple representations of different lessons over the course of the unit. This will help my students because I will have a better understanding of what we need to accomplish as a class in the long run.