Monday, May 4, 2009

Videos

I watched a few of the videos from Dr. Shafer's students, although I confess that I watched them quickly and didn't catch any mistakes. Writing my own geometric proofs aren't my strength, so when analyzing other's, everything looks good to me. :) But I really liked this method of teaching and assessment of students. When students know that other students will see their work, they seem more motivated to do well. I think that I could use this strategy not only in math, but also in reading and language. Sometime this week or next I would like to try this in my class. I will not incorporate the (very cool) video technology but would like to have students teach a skill to the rest of their class.