Maths With Out Fear " Turning Confusion to Curiosity"
My name is Tamanna, and I have spent the last 24 years working as a teacher. I've had the chance of working in many regions of India—a nation renowned for its extraordinary diversity—during my career. Every area has given me a different viewpoint on how kids develop, learn, and express themselves. One thing endures in this country whose learning styles are as diverse as the languages we speak: the desire to advance, frequently in a fast-paced, competitive setting.
Teaching across different cultures and communities has not only enriched my understanding of education but also deepened my connection to it. I’ve witnessed firsthand how every child has a different way of grasping concepts, and it has inspired me to keep learning myself—especially in the field of technology.It has also given me the opportunity to even learn from my own classroom students , when sometimes you are stuck in using it in your daily classroom teaching.
I've always been eager to investigate new resources and methods that help improve instruction in the classroom since I have a strong desire to learn new things constantly. Technology should be easy to use and accessible to all, even teachers who may not be tech-savvy, in my opinion. My objective is to make learning more interesting and significant, especially in mathematics, by incorporating straightforward yet powerful digital solutions into regular instruction. Mathematics has been always a tough subject for kids at all levels initially as it asks you to shake your brain and develop the level of conceptual learning.
I'm always willing to try new methods that can assist my pupils in genuinely understanding things and developing with confidence, whether that means utilizing interactive technologies, visual aids, or storytelling.
The emotional gap that students frequently have with mathematics is one thing that I've observed to be consistent across all of these different settings. Many kids avoid math because they believe it to be a challenging, dull, or even scary subject, yet some students are naturally good at it. This is my current passion and goal as an educator: turning that anxiety into interest and, ultimately, into confidence. Math becomes more than simply numbers and formulas when kids realize how it relates to their everyday lives; it becomes ingrained in their thought processes.
I also have a strong desire to include user-friendly technology into my lessons. Digital tools shouldn't be complicated or intimidating, in my opinion; they should facilitate learning rather than make it more difficult. When used properly, technology may help kids see, engage with, and fully understand mathematical ideas in new ways.
As ISTE Standards serve as the framework for innovation and excellence in learning, teaching, and leading. Using the 1.5 Computation Thinker, students develop and employ the strategy for understanding and solving the problem. Using 1.5b Collect data and a relevant data set,use digital tools to analyse them ,reperesent data in various ways to facilitate problem solving and decision making .
For 5 grade Maths, The standard that would interest me to teach would be ST5N2.4:Construct models to solve multi-digit whole number problems requiring addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using various representations, including the inverse relationships between operations, the use of technology, and the context of the problem to assess the reasonableness of results.I would like to use the following as an exmple to create
To help students collect and analyze data on popular food choices among children their age, understand why some food chains are less liked, and use that analysis to promote healthier eating habits through informed decision-making.
Students will use Google Forms to design a simple survey asking their peers about:
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Their favorite food items.
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Their most and least preferred restaurant chains.
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Reasons behind their likes/dislikes (taste, price, hygiene, variety, etc.).
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Awareness of healthy/unhealthy food choices.
I appreciate that you are exploring ways to make math fun through technology. I teach middle school and we took our students' laptops away this year (they are not mature enough to handle them properly) and I have noticed they do better at math but also don't seem to like it as much. There are so many fun math games they can play on a laptop that make it feel like they aren't even doing math!
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