Session Three of EDU 330 Elementary Mathematics

24th  August  2011

CASE  STUDY

Session  three  was discussed  by  Miss  Peggy  Foo.   We covered  two  case  study  in a pre-school  setting  that  talks  about  the  Factors  of  Good  Mathematics  Teaching  Principles.

The  content of  the  lesson  was  all about  more or  less  and  we  tried  to  critique the teacher based on the video  we  had  seen .  

We  came  up with 5  different  areas  to  see  the  effectiveness of  the  teacher.

These  are the  five  areas
Seating Arrangement
Participation/Engagement
Manipulative
Classroom Management
Flow /Sequence

In  Lesson Study, good teacher in  Mathematics  must check the  following :

1.  Seating  Arrangement

2. Level of  Engagement

3. Uses of  materials

4. Flow/Sequence of  Lesson

5.  Classroom Management

6.  Communication

7.  Questioning skills

8.  Attitudes /Disposition

9.  Differentiation

In  case  study  two,  it  was a good  video showing  an  energetic  teacher who helps the  pupils to  explore different  options. Allowing  children to think and apply  what they  have  learnt in new  situation  by  constructing  different structures using a models with 3, 4 and  5  cubes.

We enjoyed  playing  this  game  using  5  cubes  and  we  came  up  with 21  different  structures.

Just  to  share  with  you.......

             Lesson  study is  a  professional  development process or  tool  that  teachers  engage in systematically examining their  practices  and  follow  a  lesson  study cycle.

Lesson Study  Cycle

Plan  a lesson,  Research lesson, Post-lesson  discussion , lesson plan and goes back to plan a lesson.

 I would  like to thank  Miss  Peggy  Foo for  the  wonderful  experience we  had during  her  lectures.....