3. Postdoctoral Program - MSRI

Evaluation #3
1. What were the benefits of attending this type of institute?
- Help me see why students are having trouble learning math
- Give me an idea about how to make my teaching more efficient
-confirm me on the way I was thinking we should teach math
2. What improvements do you suggest? Please be specific.
3. What would you like to see happen during the Saturday sessions? How
would you like them organized? Please be specific. Consider format, topics,
etc.
I do think we need to talk a lot more about similarity. Only after that go to area
length and volume.
4. What are you going to implement/change in your classroom because of
what have you learned in this institute?
While I don’t teach exactly the way the textbook suggests, I try to teach in the same
order the book did. “sequencing” will be a keyword on my way of teaching from now.
5. Are you planning to work with colleagues in your school who have not
attended the institute? What are your specific plans to implement this?
- Explain to them the benefits of teaching that way
- Give them a copy of the lecture notes.
- Let them know I’m available to answer all their questions (will do my best).
- In case I need it, ask for a help from Wu - via an email.
6. Do you have to report to an administrator/district/school personnel
employee with a summary of what you did during the institute? If you, whom
will you report to and how?
No
7. Additional Comments (use back if necessary):
What will you do if you find yourself at the end of the year with a lot of kids failing
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