AMSTI Preservice Training - Mathematics
I completed AMSTI year 1 math preservice training for the 3rd grade the week of January 23rd through the 27th, 2017, with Mrs. Amber Trantham. We began the week by dissecting the math standards and the process skills. Mrs. Trantham also discussed how and when we would be using the standards and process skills throughout our training. She set a standard very early in training that we would be in charge of our learning during training; we were responsible for what we included in our notebooks and where our discussions would lead. This was an excellent example of how to create a constructivist environment in a classroom and was very beneficial to us as students in that we were able to connect the information to our own prior knowledge and experiences. We did many hands-on activities during the week. I have not previously experienced math in a way like this and it was very eye-opening for me to see just how interactive math education can be. Mrs. Trantham let us use any manipulati...