Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Writing Across the Curriculum If you are required to write everyday in the classroom, what are some ways that a math teacher could implement this new strategy given from the new administrators? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) One way I get in writing during math is have students write down a one-step or two-step addition and/or subtraction problem in their journals. Then the students must solve it by "showing their work". This can be done by drawing circle counters, cubes/squares, drawing other forms of pictures, etc. Next, the students have to explain how their drawings helped them solve the problem. The last thing the students have to do is write a number sentence to go along with their drawings and answer. I have also used their journals to introduce a topic that I am about to teach in math. For example, to introduce 2 dimensional shapes, I had the students get out their journals to write down all of the 2-D shapes they could think of (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, diamond)- this allowed the students to write on the particular math topic, and it also allowed me to see whether or not I would need to spend more time on 2-D shapes. Since nearly all of my students could name those shapes in their journals, I could cut down the instruction time on 2-D shapes and move on to 3-D shapes.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I like this response. The suggestion of having the students write down all the 2D shapes and the teacher assessing that the students know what they are and being able to move on is genius. This saves time so that the teacher can move on and possible spend additional time teaching a new task. Rated On: October 19, 2014 6:06 pm Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I like this approach. Using the journal to have them write about a topic before it is introduced is a great way to meet the writing needs and also evaluate how much the class already knows about the subject for teaching strategies. Rated On: October 19, 2014 6:26 pm Rated By: Dana Johnson