Course Reflection

    The readings of this course blended very well with the content in EDCP 342 as they complemented the ideas well. As mentioned in my EDCP 342, I had done many reflections on my views on what it means to be a mathematics educator, and some of the readings in this class also complemented my reflections well. The Frank McCourt reading was the most influential reading in this class, which helped me reflect better. "If you are teaching and you are not learning, then you are not teaching" is still a powerful quote that reminds me that a teacher should always be learning and improving oneself.

    The projects from my classmates have provided me with many different topics that I want to explore more, and I appreciate the presentation on the inquiry project as it brought up a lot of different views that I should consider as a teacher. I have made notes on some of the presentations, and I would love to see what my classmates would do for their inquiry two projects.

    I enjoyed this course, and the inquiry presentations were the most impactful for me as I learned the most and got me engaged with various topics in the teaching profession.

Inquiry Question Refelction

This inquiry project has led me to explore a new teaching style vastly different from the traditional lecturing style I grew up with. I have read the primary book, which popularizes the Thinking Classroom with math teachers all across the globe and learned about all the intricacies of the teaching styles. By visiting Takuya at Eric Hamber, I could see the thinking classroom in action, and it fits my imagination of how a thinking classroom should look based on my reading from the book. This question has led me to replicate it in my extended practicum, play around with this teaching style, and see if it fits me. There are currently no formal studies critically exploring the practicality of the thinking classroom, unlike the flipped classroom. From hearing the issues current teachers implementing the thinking classrooms face, the benefits I have listened to and believe to be the case outweigh the negatives. While I am unsure what the inquiry two project is, my passion for this teaching style is enough to carry on and explore more of it in the next project.

Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jMKfFH_GoQjIpIKr8kuNGBwh6Cn-iaTyWnAz1friAdY/edit?usp=sharing

Activity: https://mathforlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Beat-the-Tax-Collector.pdf