The first video about mathematics instruction reminded me of the article we read this week on problem solving. The speaker emphasized the importance of the approach and designing the problem. If students are allowed to build their own problems, I believe they are more likely to make better connections. For example, the problem he gave of the water tank. When he gave students real life examples, they were better able to pull from prior experience. Students might think about a time they had to fill something up or create visuals of other water tanks they have seen. James would say that building these connections is crucial for sustaining attention, engaging memory, and learning new concepts.
The second video about the marshmallow experiment reminded me of working in the school system. We try to approach evaluations as a team. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration. However, just like in the video, if we spend too much time trying to decide who is in charge and building one plan, it may not work right and we run out of time. However, like the Kindergarten students, sometimes we need to prototype. We may need to try out different options. I think this is especially true for writing IEP goals. While we do not want to experiment with a student's education, we can experiment in the best way to write goals and which areas should be priorities. I think that trial and error is often looked down upon because of the error component; however, sometimes it is the only way to arrive at the best answer.
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