Math teaching in ES

[Anonymous]

This is the first year I’m hearing about a 4th grade teacher using a video made by a colleague to “teach” math. This seems to be an orange or red flag about the capabilities of this teacher for AAP. What is your thought/opinion on this? Is ithis happening at other centers, too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I’m hearing about a 4th grade teacher using a video made by a colleague to “teach” math. This seems to be an orange or red flag about the capabilities of this teacher for AAP. What is your thought/opinion on this? Is ithis happening at other centers, too?

I wouldn't assume that anyone teaching elementary school is particularly adept with math.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't there a huge thread about departmentalization at Haycock a year or so ago? This is why they do departmentalization.. so the teachers that are good at teaching math can focus on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I’m hearing about a 4th grade teacher using a video made by a colleague to “teach” math. This seems to be an orange or red flag about the capabilities of this teacher for AAP. What is your thought/opinion on this? Is ithis happening at other centers, too?

I haven't heard anything about videos, but my kid's math teacher makes them do Dreambox for 1/4 of their math time. All of the kids hate the Dreambox so much.

[Anonymous]

I would prefer a vetted video to a fumbling teachers presentation.

TreChers are human their deliver fluctuates day to day, videos are much better/more reliable and if animated probably a better visualization of the material.

[Anonymous]

So why the heck the “video dependent” teachers are getting a salary raise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So why the heck the “video dependent” teachers are getting a salary raise?

Are they only teaching math?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I’m hearing about a 4th grade teacher using a video made by a colleague to “teach” math. This seems to be an orange or red flag about the capabilities of this teacher for AAP. What is your thought/opinion on this? Is ithis happening at other centers, too?

I haven't heard anything about videos, but my kid's math teacher makes them do Dreambox for 1/4 of their math time. All of the kids hate the Dreambox so much.

Speak up. The teacher is not supposed to be doing that.

[Anonymous]

AAP uses Dreambox? What the hell? Dreambox is dreadful. My kid hates it. I hate it. We’re paying for IXL on the side. It’s much much better.

[Anonymous]

In my kids class (AAP) they work on math problems in class and learn subject matter at home via videos. So Tuesday night at home they learn circumference of a circle, etc....Wed. in class they work on it. It's called reverse something. It irks me to no end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AAP uses Dreambox? What the hell? Dreambox is dreadful. My kid hates it. I hate it. We’re paying for IXL on the side. It’s much much better.

It's 5th grade AAP, even. Not only do the kids hate it, but I think they all feel a bit insulted by having to do it.

[Anonymous]

In GE my kids had a better teacher explaining math and preparing lessons. Dreambox, videos and other depressing programs that are used even during instruction time are quite an insult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In GE my kids had a better teacher explaining math and preparing lessons. Dreambox, videos and other depressing programs that are used even during instruction time are quite an insult.

[Anonymous]

Our ES abandoned Dreambox this year. We're using Prodigy now instead. So far, I like it much better. My kids only use it during "free time" though. It's not required by the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my kids class (AAP) they work on math problems in class and learn subject matter at home via videos. So Tuesday night at home they learn circumference of a circle, etc....Wed. in class they work on it. It's called reverse something. It irks me to no end.

Flipped classroom. Works well with AAP kids...not so much with gen ed.