Response to Teaching Lesson

I think it is important to teach students as to why rules are such. Simply telling students that you cannot divide by zero is not an effective way of teaching. The lesson plan was effective because it allowed students to link together different concepts learned, possibly in a previous lesson or previous grade. The lesson also incorporated different teaching styles. There was an explanation displayed on the board, this is effective for students that need concrete examples for learning. This form of teaching let students learn through breaking down examples. Furthermore, added to the lesson were the verbal cues provided by the teacher, this will help students who learn better through auditory senses to gain knowledge of the concept. The aspect that I really like was the second form of teaching, graphically. This way of teaching allowed for students who didn’t quite understand from the first analytical style another chance to grasp the same material. Just as displayed in this micro lesson, I think it is vital to provide students with many opportunities to learn, through many different teaching methods. It is important to give students many opportunities to be engaged by math, as not all students learn through the same styles. To extend this lesson I would possibly set it up so students work together to build a story to present to the class about dividing by zero.