Susan Polick

Hi Andrew, Thanks for sharing those! I am going to pass them on to our Math Instructors also. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.

Susan Polick

Andrew Imm

Hi Brian!

I really like using this in the classroom:

http://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/

You can find very complex:

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/search.html?query=trigonometry

To more basic concepts described:

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/FractionBlocks/

I also like using the free graphing calculator:

MS Math 4.0

and

The free video creator/class:

Educreations

Hopefully this helps.

Andy

Brian Thomas

Id be interested in finding out how math teachers are able to appeal to their kinesthetic learners.
Physically building triangles and then finding the angles for trig. for example?

Susan Polick

Hi Benjamin, Thanks for your post to the forum. Good choices for all learning styles! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.

Susan Polick

Benjamin Bunting

I also teach math at a college, and find that the students need a significant amount of time using visual media. I like to use Khan Academy videos and other online movies that demonstrate calculation techniques.

Susan Polick

Hi Gerald, Thanks for sharing some good examples of adapting math instruction to the diverse learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.

Susan Polick

Gerald Edgren

Mathematics may appeal primarily to the visual learner, and in some classes, visual learners may be more successful in a math class. However, as we've learned in this module, the instructor has the responsibility to facilitate learning activities that appeal to all learners. For instance, having students solve problems in class (on the board or on paper at their desks) certainly support the kinesthetic learner. Talking students through the process of solving a problem (on the board) will appeal to both the visual and auditory learners. It's not rocket science; just takes a little planning.

Thanks for asking the question!

Susan Polick

Hi Jon, That's an interesting point! Students have become so used to "watching" rather than "doing". Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.

Susan Polick

Jon Bommarito

I train entry level technicians and I noticed they are less of a kinesthetic learners than in prior generations. I believe technology has an impact on this.

Susan Polick

Hi Andrew - Thanks for your post to the forum. Good question! I am inclined to believe that the "Computer Generation" also are geared to visual learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.

Susan Polick