The elements of the mathematical instruction.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Aligning mathematical instructions to NCTM.
vi. The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice.
vii. Aligning mathematical instructions to CCSMP.
viii. Possible changes to NTCM and CCSMP.
Individual Philosophy on Mathematics.
Educational strategies are the instructional methods and the learning activities used in imparting knowledge and skills to the learners. Mathematics being an abstract and empirical subject requires exciting ways to drive home the concepts and facts. To achieve this, mathematics teachers use several strategies which are not limited to gaming, problem-solving, group work, discussions, and research work. These elements represent a high quality mathematics program. .
My instruction strategy involves engaging the students in gaming, group work, discussions, and research work to solve problems. It helps develop psychomotor and communication skills of the learners even though time consuming. Problem-solving is a strategy in which the teacher illustrates using well done examples to the learners to guide them in organizing their solutions (Van-de-Walle, Karp and Bay-Williams, 2013). It is more efficient in giving guidance to the learners in solving their problems but the strategy lacks in-depth analysis of the concept. It improves learner's communication skills as well as participation. Discussion is a strategy in which the teacher simply gives guidance to the learners as they solve problems, it gives the students an opportunity to have a broader view of the concept as well as develop confidence. However, it is time consuming and leads to unequal participation. Research work is a strategy in which learners carry out further study to ascertain a concept or fact enabling them to have full mastery of the concept as they are able to extensively research (Booker, Bond, Sparrow and Swan, 2010).
