Whole Brain Teaching: High School Math
Watch Kristin DeWit, veteran Whole Brain Teacher, guide her class through a lively algebra lesson. To download hundreds of pages of free materials, go to WholeBrainTeaching.com. For more information about Whole Brain Teaching email Chris Biffle at CBiffle@AOL.com.
Duration : 0:5:13
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weird!
weird!
Math is hard for no …
Math is hard for no reason like seriously “X=Bx/GndfsdfBlah=7 then You have to simply it. I mean there is always an easier way but NOT in math it makes everything as complicated as possible .
I agree, Marge. …
I agree, Marge. Although this type of lively class may be helpful, once you get to college, you’ll be in for a rude shock. I think we as a society are just so used to the flashy and fast (TV shows, video games, etc.), that if we have to sit still for an hour, it drives us nuts! Often in college, you’ll have a professor drone on for 2 hours at a time….there’s no clapping or shouting to keep you awake, lol, just sheer determination!
Oh my gosh, these …
Oh my gosh, these kids are not five, they are teenagers. They can learn algebra without clapping and chanting on cue. This is a very bizarre way of teaching to young adults and will do nothing but hinder them once they go to college.
Great lesson. It …
Great lesson. It bothered me tho, that when the kids were mirroring positive and negative slopes, they were actually showing the opposite because they were facing each other. The teacher was orienting the slope the opposite way for the whole class to mirror, tho, so that was okay.
Mrs. DeWit!!!!!
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Mrs. DeWit!!!!!
its Kristy, and i love the way you teach! i learned so much last year in math analysis. You do a great job of teaching and i LOVE joe and his disease
Yes, I DO know what …
Yes, I DO know what is going on algebraically and I DO explain that to my students. Remember, you are watching 5 minutes of a 45 minute lesson. I, too, appreciate the beauty of mathematics. However, I also know that students DO need to repeat concepts in order to learn them. Rhymes not only keep the students entertained and on-task, but I have found in my past 10 years of teaching that students retain the information better when being told silly stories about “Joe” & learning songs/rhymes.
I love this example …
I love this example! I find it easiest to powerteach math with my fourth graders.
haha i had this …
haha i had this teacher. i remember joe. lol.
I am a 7th grade …
I am a 7th grade social studies teacher. Class-yes works very well with my students, as do the 5 class rules. Last year I implemented parts of the program at mid-year. This year I will start right away with hopefully even better results.
All of the …
All of the strategies she uses are what I have learned as an ESL eacher. Are there any ESL teachers using Whole Brain Teaching. I tried it this year but had difficulty getting my refugee class to get into it. Any suggestions?
Excellent example …
Excellent example of technique with high schoolers.
Very engaging.
I know I’ll always think of Joe when slope is involved!
We even use …
We even use class-yes, in college!
I am a high school …
I am a high school music teacher, I’m wondering if the Class Yes would be age appropriate for all grades, or is there modified version for our big kids
I like how she says …
I like how she says that Joe has a disease.