Today, during the small group discussion, May and I continued to work on our inquiry project. We discussed how to connect our topic with the real world of teaching and learning. Both of us will have conversations with our SA. I actually have already talked with my SA on the topic of classroom management. We both think a well-managed classroom is essential for a positive learning environment. To achieve this goal, teachers should first get to know their students, and then, understand them and respect them. We also need to give students individual attention.
Then I was reading the article " Modelling Teachers’ Promotion of Powerful Positive Affect in the Primary Mathematics Classroom." I was trying to understand how student-teacher interactions attend to the affective aspects of mathematical learning. I wanted to find out what the teachers' affect is and what the students' affect is. I also noticed the positive affect. I think this could be an important part of our presentation.
Our professor joined our group and discussed with us how to handle the situation when a student makes a mistake. What should teachers do to make students feel safe instead of embarrassed or ashamed to make mistakes? Our professor was leading us to dig deeper into this topic. We also think it is an important issue to be discussed. A safe and positive learning environment must be a place where students feel safe to make mistakes.
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