Bio
Elena Concepcion is a Chicago Public Schools middle school teacher. She has been teaching since 2005 and she believes she can reach her students in many ways. As a math teacher, she aims to teach a deeper understanding of mathematics for her students to truly appreciate it.
Elena Concepcion is a Chicago Public Schools middle school teacher. She has been teaching since 2005 and she believes she can reach her students in many ways. As a math teacher, she aims to teach a deeper understanding of mathematics for her students to truly appreciate it.
Amazing Teaching Moment
My amazing teaching moment was when I taught a lesson called “Solving Multi-Step Problems with Fractions and Mixed Numbers,” from the 6th grade Go Math curriculum. In this lesson, students had to think more complexly about problem solving, including fractions and mixed numbers and building upon prior knowledge with the order of operations also referred to as PEMDAS. The first thing I did was to review order of operations with my 6th grade students because it was not in their textbook. When doing that, I went over the basic understanding of PEMDAS which my students may or may not have recalled. However, I then I reviewed a pretty intense word problem that was both multistep and also included fractions and mixed numbers. The students were then instructed to work in groups to solve a problem and go through the steps using PEMDAS and their understanding to explain it. On the first day, students worked on one part of the problem, for example, setting up the problem using parentheses and the appropriate operations necessary to solve. Students then solved their problems on chart paper and as a summative assessment they presented it, ultimately teaching this complex problem to the rest of the class. This was my amazing teaching moment because it really displayed the understanding that students gained once they finished the task. I also had students who wanted to work before and after class and at home on this assignment to ensure their understanding. This assignment definitely exceeded my expectations in that it helped my students to become aware of what they’re doing in math and also loving it!
My amazing teaching moment was when I taught a lesson called “Solving Multi-Step Problems with Fractions and Mixed Numbers,” from the 6th grade Go Math curriculum. In this lesson, students had to think more complexly about problem solving, including fractions and mixed numbers and building upon prior knowledge with the order of operations also referred to as PEMDAS. The first thing I did was to review order of operations with my 6th grade students because it was not in their textbook. When doing that, I went over the basic understanding of PEMDAS which my students may or may not have recalled. However, I then I reviewed a pretty intense word problem that was both multistep and also included fractions and mixed numbers. The students were then instructed to work in groups to solve a problem and go through the steps using PEMDAS and their understanding to explain it. On the first day, students worked on one part of the problem, for example, setting up the problem using parentheses and the appropriate operations necessary to solve. Students then solved their problems on chart paper and as a summative assessment they presented it, ultimately teaching this complex problem to the rest of the class. This was my amazing teaching moment because it really displayed the understanding that students gained once they finished the task. I also had students who wanted to work before and after class and at home on this assignment to ensure their understanding. This assignment definitely exceeded my expectations in that it helped my students to become aware of what they’re doing in math and also loving it!
Hashtags
#dividingfractions, #orderofoperations, #manipulatives, #collaboration, #solvingmultistepproblems, #conceptualunderstanding, #middleschoolmath, #pemdas, #6thgrade, #math, #studentownership
#dividingfractions, #orderofoperations, #manipulatives, #collaboration, #solvingmultistepproblems, #conceptualunderstanding, #middleschoolmath, #pemdas, #6thgrade, #math, #studentownership