EDU330- reflection on 1 and 2 chapter

The first chapter is all about the NCTM.It   provides the details  about the six principles that is fundamental to high quality of mathematics education.These six principles are interwined  with school mathematics program.
This chapter also shares about the  five process standard and the teacher's role in creating the  classroom that supports the principles and standards.

The second chapter explains  that mathematics is science of concepts and processes that have a pattern  of regularity and logical order.Young children should be involved in the science of patteren and order, that  using  the generating strategies for solving the problems instead of relying on the given rules and procedures in finding out the right answers.
It also gives the language of mathematics that is used in Principles and standards of NCTM. It states the five strands involved in being mathematically proficient that is conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence,adaptive reasoning and productive reasoning.

EDU 330-Reflection on first lesson-1/9/10

In the first lesson, I learnt  an  important factor about mathematics that is math is not about teaching.  Mathematics is  all  the about process of doing it through thinking and talking.  Thereafter , gaining the understanding of using the variuous strategies to solve the problem by logical reasoning, spatial  awareness , visualization, analysis and abstact thought.

In reality no one teaches math,it takes an effective teacher to  stimulate the students  to do  math by providing  various learning experinces through problem solving strategies.

I also learnt about the 7 mathematical problem solving framework  and how each  concepts  overlaps each other in developing the Singapore Mathematics Curriculum.