blog post #4

Things have been going really well thus far. I really enjoy teaching. Coaching football and basketball has really helped me build relationships with students. For the most part I am getting through to all my students with the exception of 1 or 2 students. The strategies of using word problems that are culturally responsive along with step by step instruction are strategies that have worked well. A strategy that didn't work was when I put higher level students in pairs with the lower level students. I quickly changed this strategy and grouped students based on similar levels. I will continue to build engagement through the use of math games, fun word problems, and through my excitement for the material when teaching.