At first, I had difficulty in seeing the potential for blogs for a high school mathematics class. Next year, our school district will require students who failed one or more semesters of math this year to take an additional math strategies class along side their regular math class as one of their electives. The goal is to help students pass their current math course.
Of course, math teachers will have to teach the math strategies classes. As a result, the students in an Algebra 1 math strategies class may receive their primary instruction from a number of Algebra 1 teachers. The question becomes, "How do you help students who have difficulty learning in a traditional setting become succesful without simply repeating the lessons from their regular class that they did not understand in the first place?"
As a result, I have approached the curriculum assistant principal about creating a Computer-Based Algebra program. While I have a concept, I certainly do not have all the details. However, I know blogs will play a part. Therefore, I am creating a blog to use in the presentation I will give the principal on Feb. 29th. This blog will display a sample lesson (or two) that students would do and post their comments. If all goes well, I will continue to develop the course as a pilot for implementation in the fall. Wish me luck!
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Deb,
That sounds really interesting. Since the students have already been through Alegebra once then maybe they will grasp the information better with a little help from their friends too. The blog will be open to the whole class? They could help each other which might make it easier for them to understand the problems. Good luck! But I am sure it will go great.
Kim
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