Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Middle School Math and Blogging

This year I included in the math curriculum, writing assignments to be completed each week to reinforce topics and concept we will be discussing during the week. I am also having my students write short reflection after the completion of each day’s lesson. My school has very limited recourses in the form of computers so it very difficult if not impossible to get the student on them. I would like to get my students to blog but the request would have to go through administration and they are not usually receptive to new ideas. I would like my student to create a math blog about the topics I have assigned each week along with the daily reflection they write. I believe it is beneficial for the student, in that more in depth learning takes place if students are able to communicate understanding through writing.

1 comment:

  1. Writing in math! I love it. I hate to hear that your administration isn't always supportive of new ideas. Keep working at getting what you want. Remember the squeeky wheel gets the grease! Having the kids write about the math they did for the day is a great idea. They could also blog to ask each other questions about any problems they are having with the homework. Keep up the great ideas.

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