Amanda Silva

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@jaime_dock @WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 Hello Jaime. I really like that you referred to yourself as a life long student. I also really like that you mentioned that your have a greater responsibility to society. That is a really great way to explain it. Great response!

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@DMartinez5200 @WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 Hello Danny. The part of your response that caught my attention the most was having students be aware of learning differences. I really agree that this is something important and will support the entire community.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 Having empathy means thinking about another persons feelings, experiences, and needs when engaging and communicating with that person. Making decisions based on the needs and feelings of people other than yourself.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@nico_colin @WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 Hello Nico. I like that you highlighted not acting based on assumptions. I believe that ties in well with your point about thinking about another persons perspective.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 As a teacher I can be an advocate for my students by making sure all of them have a voice in my class. I will make sure I always pay attention and take into account each student's social and emotional well being when planning lessons and when addressing classroom interactions.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 I will create a safe place for my students by providing a loving and consistent environment that has constant support. I will forge relationships with each student individually. I will encourage my students to be brave and make mistakes because mistakes are how we learn best.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@DMartinez5200 @WrightMath314 @joboaler @MrsGallardo1 Hello, I like that you mentioned that parents can also do Number Talks at home. They are easy and fun. I also really like that you mentioned student engagement. I agree that they are a more engaging way to learn math strategies.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 @joboaler Some really great benefits of participating in Number Talks is students get the chance to visually see all the different strategies there are in completing a single math question. Students also get the chance to see why certain strategies are more efficient than others.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@rDuran17 @WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 @joboaler Hello, I really like that you highlighted that our job as educators is to provide students with abilities rather than a set of memorized knowledge. I agree and really like that perspective.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 @joboaler The memorization of math facts is damaging in that it contributes to math anxiety and does not transfer over to new math equations as successfully as strategies do. Focusing on memorization can inhibit students from thinking about numbers and their relations in different ways

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@ms_nagua @WrightMath314 @joboaler @MrsGallardo1 Hello. I really like that you mentioned the confidence loss factor because it was one of the most eye opening components of the article we read.

[Amanda Silva @MissAmandaSilva]

@WrightMath314 @MrsGallardo1 @joboaler Timed math tests cause students to work under pressure and is a large contributor to math anxiety. According to the article, Fluency Without Fear, MRI brain images of students taking timed tests show that the part of the brain where math facts are held becomes blocked.