tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post6283923483477275328..comments2024-02-26T20:38:32.447-08:00Comments on McSquared: Rethinking How We See MistakesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-21606540128764791542016-04-27T07:10:21.708-07:002016-04-27T07:10:21.708-07:00That's an awesome question Karina. Not all mis...That's an awesome question Karina. Not all mistakes are equal. Some indicate thinking is happening and some indicate the opposite, which could be a lack of motivation, or fear of looking stupid. I'd suggest diagnosing that first. If it's a lack of motivation, wow, that's a whole career I've spent trying to come up with activities that motivate! Start by using any of the great ideas from colleagues on Twitter (are you on Twitter?) such as Mary Bourassa's Which One Doesn't Belong, Fawn Nguyen's Visual Patterns, Andrew Stadel's Estimation 180, John Stevens' Would You Rather, Dan Meyer's Three Act Tasks etc etc not to mention using Desmos and GeoGebra....I could go on forever. Getting kids to love something about math class, anything, even if it's not on the curriculum, is a definite game changer. On the other hand, if fear is stopping them from thinking, it comes down to trust and the relationship between you and the student. This year I've found that spending significant amounts of one-on-one time with those kids has helped - not 100% but it's helped. Plus the above activities are pretty easy for anyone to jump into. I hope this helps - you've got me thinking now!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-46728899571735883292016-04-26T21:56:27.061-07:002016-04-26T21:56:27.061-07:00Hi Audrey!
As a potential science teacher and curr...Hi Audrey!<br />As a potential science teacher and current student, I enjoyed reading this post because it reminds me of many of my favorite teachers. I hope to some day use such positive reinforcement tactics in a learning environment. I'd be curious to see how you address the inevitable case of students who, despite excellent teaching and an engaging classroom, give a wrong answer because they aren't motivated to look further? I work in a class of 9th graders, some of who don't want to try to get through a problem if it seems difficult. Any tips? ThanksKarina R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-59786855114239896412016-04-25T10:09:12.431-07:002016-04-25T10:09:12.431-07:00I believe the same thing - mistakes are to learnin...I believe the same thing - mistakes are to learning what falling is to running. Gotta start somewhere! Thanks for your comment, Alexandra!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-16029080157066212362016-04-24T13:03:12.490-07:002016-04-24T13:03:12.490-07:00It's really awesome to see how you approach yo...It's really awesome to see how you approach your's and your student's 'mistakes'. As a student I know that it's never a good feeling when your teacher calls you out on an error you made, but I love how you always pair the word mistake with some other postive adjective. I believe that that allows students to see that mistakes aren't always bad or something to be ashamed about. Alexandra Danielsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-47166525123329253822016-03-07T16:55:33.780-08:002016-03-07T16:55:33.780-08:00Wow, thanks so much Andrew, so glad you liked it!Wow, thanks so much Andrew, so glad you liked it!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-15106645890319617982016-03-07T14:44:49.347-08:002016-03-07T14:44:49.347-08:00Love this! Thanks for sharing!
I will be featuring...Love this! Thanks for sharing!<br />I will be featuring this post in the upcoming Global Math Department newsletter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699410662148629132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-22908333944918765192016-03-07T04:33:46.637-08:002016-03-07T04:33:46.637-08:00Thanks Elissa, and I love that lightbulb idea too!...Thanks Elissa, and I love that lightbulb idea too!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-9895472820893107562016-03-06T22:05:09.616-08:002016-03-06T22:05:09.616-08:00Love this post! It made me excited to talk to stud...Love this post! It made me excited to talk to students about mistakes. I think I shall call mine 'lightbulbs'.miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.com