Sharing Teaching Ideas: Very Special People, Mathematically

1992 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
Benita H. Albert
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
School Population ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Special Person ◽  
Valentine's Day ◽  
Teaching Ideas ◽  
Special People

For several years the Oak Ridge Schools have observed “Very Special Person (VSP) Week” during Valentine's Day week in February. This five-day period is specifically intended to remind administrators, teachers, and students that acts of kindness toward each other enhance the school environment. As a mathematics teacher, I think that the most special thing I can do for my own students is to offer continual challenges and excitement in mathematics. It occurred to me, however, that I meet less than 10 percent of the high school population in any year and that many other students and teachers may not share my enthusiasm for mathematics. Thus I was determined that my Very Special Person project for 1990 would reach every classroom — in fact, every teacher and administrator — in the school.

Devices for a Mathematics Laboratory

1950 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 287-289
Author(s):  
Emil J. Berger
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Regular Feature ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Learning Aids ◽  
Teachers And Students

This is the first of a series of articles describing mathematical devices which teachers and students can make for themselves. Student produced materials are often more helpful in facilitating understanding than commercially finished devices, because student construction in itself provides an exceptionally fine learning opportunity. It is with this thought in mind that The Mathematics Teacher is introducing this special section as a regular feature. Since printed material on the production of learning aids is scarce, the success of this department will depend to a great extent on reader contributions. Anyone who has a favorite device which be would like to share with fellow teachers is invited to submit a drawing and description, similar to those below, to the department editor. Drawings sent in should be unmistakable in every detail and completely labeled, but they need not be drawn to any particular scale nor finished in any special way. Drawings submitted will be prepared for publication by this department. Send all materials to Emil J. Berger, Monroe High School, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: A Squeeze Play on Quadratic Equations

1982 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-136
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Quadratic Equation ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
Quadratic Formula ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Quadratic Equations ◽  
Teaching Ideas

As a mathematics teacher whose present assignment is to teach science, I was somewhat dismayed when my physics class wa unable to solve a nontrivial quadratic equation. These students are all enrolled in senior-year mathematics and had taken all lower level mathematics courses available in our small Western Kansas high school. They charged this inability to having forgotten the quadratic formula. To the e students the quadratic formula is a magic passkey to solving “unfactorable” quadratic equations. On further di scussion, l discovered that they vaguely remembered having heard of the method of completing the square, but they saw no connection between the quadratic formula and that method of solving a quadratic equation. They could solve simple quadratics by hit-and-miss factoring, but that was their only tool with which to attack this problem.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Super Creative Teacher dalam Pemanfaatan Software Interaktif Berbasis PhET Simulation pada Guru Mafia (Matematika Fisika dan Kimia) di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 3 Banda Aceh

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Rina Mirdayanti ◽  
Sari Wardani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Interactive Software ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
High School Environment ◽  
Creative Teacher ◽  
Banda Aceh

<p>One way to prevent the saturation of learning mathematics and other science concepts for students in the high school environment is to have the teacher's creativity in the learning method. The creativity of the teacher in managing the class and fostering students' interest in learning is very dependent on how the teacher uses learning tools, including in the digital age there are many learning methods by utilizing interactive software that can hone students' knowledge and train students' skills in experimenting. Especially in subjects, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Therefore this service activity aims to train teachers to use PhET Simulation-based interactive software to support mathematics, physics and chemistry learning for teachers at Banda Aceh State 3 Islamic Senior High School. With the stages of training, namely the introduction of Phet Simulation for teachers and students followed by training in its use in the fields of mathematics, physics and chemistry, last followed by demonstrations conducted by teachers for each field of study. Based on the results of the evaluation of the training activities, the results of the survey were carried out in 5 categories of statements that stated that 73 trainees strongly agreed with this training and as many as 32 trainees agreed with this activity. While not agreeing and strongly disagree with this training there is none. It is expected that this training can provide information for teachers and students in the use of learning using PhET Simulation in using media to learn mathematics and other scientific concepts. <br />Keywords: Workshop, Phet Simulation, Teacher, MAN 3 Banda Aceh</p><p>Abstrak</p><p>Salah satu cara mensiasati kejenuhan belajar matematika dan konsep sains lainnya bagi siswa dilingkungan sekolah menengah atas adalah dengan memiliki kreativitas guru dalam metode pembelajaran. Kreatifitas guru dalam mengelola kelas dan menumbuhkan minat belajar siswa sangat bergantung dari bagaimana guru menggunakan alat-alat belajar, tidak terkecuali dizaman digital ini banyak sekali metode pembelajaran dengan memanfaatkan software-software interaktif yang bisa mengasah pengetahuan siswa dan melatih ketrampilan siswa dalam bereksperimen. Khususnya dalam mata pelajaran, matematika, fisika dan kimia. Oleh karena itu kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk melatih guru menggunakan software interaktif berbasis PhET Simulation dalam menunjang pembelajaran matematika, fisika dan kimia untuk guru di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 3 Banda Aceh. Dengan tahapan-tahapan pelatihan yaitu pengenalan PhET Simulation bagi guru dan siswa dilanjutkan dengan latihan penggunaannya dalam bidang matematika, fisika dan kimia terakhir dilanjutkan dengan demontrasi yang dilakukan oleh para guru untuk setiap bidang studi. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi kegiatan pelatihan diperoleh hasil survei pelaksanaan kegiatan dalam 5 katagori pernyataan bahwa sebesar 73 peserta pelatihan sangat setuju dengan pelatihan ini dan sebanyak 32 peserta pelatihan setuju dengan kegiatan ini. Sementara tidak setuju dan sangat tidak setuju dengan pelatihan ini tidak ada. Diharapkan Pelatihan ini dapat memberikan informasi bagi guru dan siswa dalam dalam pemanfaatan belajar menggunakan PhET Simulation dalam menggunakan media belajar matematika dan konsep sains lainnya.<br />Kata kunci: Pelatihan, Phet Simulation, Guru, MAN 3 Banda Aceh</p>

An Analysis Showing Where Guidance Might Be Helpful in the Teaching of Mathematics

1946 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 351-353
Author(s):  
Ann C. Peters
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
School Population ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics

Accepting the thesis that through guidance children can be helped to live richly, we might well go further in stating that guidance and education are aspects of the same thing—the development of the whole individual. If guidance and education are the inseparable twins, then the task of directing personality, intellectual and social development falls heavily, indeed, upon the classroom teacher; for it is he who determines when the child and when the subject matter shall be taught. This, then, is the problem facing the classroom teacher of today, and the mathematics teacher in particular, as his complexities seem to have “varied directly as the increase of the high school population.”

A Psychometric Analysis of the Charles F. Kettering Climate Instrument

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1299-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
William L. Johnson ◽  
Paul N. Dixon ◽  
Annabel M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Psychometric Analysis ◽  
School Population ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
General Climate ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

This paper describes a multivariate analysis of scores on the Charles F. Kettering School Climate Profile, a measure of climate. A total of 906 administrators, teachers, and students from a high school campus in a large school district in the southwestern United States completed the General Climate Profile. Primary and second-order factor analysis suggested different subscales than those given for the profile. Refinements are offered to make the instrument more effective for a high school population.

The High School Student Protagonism through a Research with the Projects Methodology

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 102-138
Author(s):  
Clarissa De Assis Olgin ◽  
Claudia Lisete Oliveira Groenwald ◽  
Carmen Teresa Kaiber
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Design ◽  
School Students

Background: Developing autonomy, the ability to solve problem situations, make decisions and act for the benefit of your social environment are modern life skills and can be developed in the school environment, along with mathematical content, and can be viable through the methodology of project projects, using active methodologies and the resources of digital technologies. Objectives: Discuss the Mathematics Curriculum or the work projects as a pedagogical proposition based on the development of three projects with the thematic Cryptography, Music, and Project launching applicable to the High School. Design: Qualitative research that sought to investigate work with projects in High School was used. Setting and Participants: Experiments developed with two classes of high school students in the Rio Grande do Sul state. Data collection and analysis: Data collection took place during the development of the project stages through students' written records and questionnaires. Results: It is considered that the Work Projects developed constituted a possibility to modify the role of the student and the teacher, allowing students to become active, participative, and committed to the development of their knowledge. Conclusions: It is understood that students, their learning and development must be the focus of the educational process. Therefore, the school curriculum must enable students to assume the role and responsibility for their learning.

DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS: SOME ACTUAL ISSUES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Wirth ◽  
◽  
Boris Aberšek ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
The Other ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The One ◽  
Senior High School Students

Discipline in class is essential. Without it the educational processes and teachings are difficult. In this manner curricula goals are almost impossible to achieve. There are and there always will be some kind of conflicts between teachers and students, but they should not evolve to become a problem. Teachers (especially elderly teachers) often express pessimism of contemporary students. They say that today's students have less knowledge, they do misbehave more often than previous generations. A study among students was conducted. It was trying to determine the rate of discipline in schools in Celje to see if these statements are true. The questionnaire to students of one primary and one high school in Celje, Slovenia were distributed. The answers from 234 students were received. On the one hand, it was found out that senior high school students have the worst level of discipline of all the grades tested. They themselves assess their class atmosphere as less disciplined. They report that teachers use a lot of time to calm the class down. All this is probably a factor in lower average grade that the senior high school students have. On the other hand, it was found out that teachers do not react to the disturbance or they are trying to be repressive. These are not the correct ways of dealing with discipline issues. Therefore, there are some recommended ways how teachers should react. Keywords: discipline in class, primary school, contemporary student, elderly teachers.

Implementation of No Smoking Area Policy in High School 2, Nganjuk, East Java, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeny Kusumawati ◽  
◽  
Fresty Africia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Policy ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Edward Iii ◽  
Homeroom Teachers ◽  
Guidance Teachers ◽  
Resource Factor

ABSTRACT Background: In school environments, the No Smoking Area Policy is based on protecting young people who are currently studying at school from exposure to harmful cigarette smoke. It is expected to indirectly reduce student smoking rates. This study aimed to describe the implementation of the No Smoking Area policy at High School 2 Nganjuk, East Java and to identify the factors influencing the policy implementation. Subjects and Methods: This was a qualitative study carried out at High School 2 Nganjuk, East Java. The study subjects were included the principal, student deputy principals, counseling guidance teachers, homeroom teachers, employees, and students of High School 2 Nganjuk. Data were collected using observation, interviews, and documentation. The source triangulation technique used the technique of checking the validity of the data. This study used an interactive model of data analysis technique, which is based on the theory of George C. Edward III, consisted of communication, resources, dispositions, and bureaucratic structures. Results: In High School 2 Nganjuk, the No Smoking Area Policy has not been implemented optimally, particularly on the resource factor. For example, some teachers and staff still smoking in schools. This was not in accordance with the provisions in the No Smoking Area Policy. As the budget for funds from School Operational Assistance (BOS) was integrated with the School Environment Introduction Period (MPLS/MOS as well as the Adiwiyata program, there was no special budget for the implementation of the No Smoking Area policy. There was still not enough amount of billboards about no smoking area. The communication factor was the supporting factor. The policy for the No Smoking Area is always communicated to school residents. The disposition factors was the policy implementers’ engagement. The bureaucratic factor were structure and the presence of SOP in policy implementation. Conclusion: The enforcement of the policy of the No Smoking Area in High School 2 Nganjuk has not been maximized, so all factors, both contact factors, resource factors, disposal factors, and bureaucratic factors, need to be assisted. Keywords: smoking area, high school, policy Correspondence: Yeny Kusumawati. School of Health Sciences, Satria Bhakti Nganjuk, East Java, Indonesia. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: 082244297997 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.01

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