Ideas for the Classroom

Some Ideas for classroom teachers to keep in mind:

• Teachers could use is arranging the classroom so that students can and feel free to work with other studentswhen having difficulty or trying to complete a task. Sometimes that is one of the most beneficial things a teacher can do to help his or her students.
• The comfort level that exists in the class is key for students taking risks, if students feel that they can express themselves then they will enjoy risk taking and exploring different methods of trying mathematical problems.
• Another thing that teachers can do is to have a variety of materials available for students to experiment with and work with. This opens students minds to a variety of possibilities.
  
• Allow for games and activities to be placed around the classroom at all times so students can work with them on their own time, as well ensure that these activities incorporate a variety of learning styles, such as kinesthetic, visual, and auditory.
  
• One key point that should be encouraged, is making sure that students questions are answered. Because students are curious and need help in understanding certain ideas, concepts, or just want to make sense of things. This can be done to help students. For example if students are having trouble with integers, then relate them to the weather (Class notes, mathematics winter 2007). There are a wide variety of ways to do this, this is only one example.