It was a cold winter, waiting at the high-speed rail platform at six o'clock in the morning, just because someone told me, "After listening to Teacher Wen's math study, you are not afraid to teach math!" After checking in, I received a thick handout, a board and a four-color whiteboard pen. Sitting in my seat, I couldn't help but look at the handout first. When I saw it, it was really "subverted"-there was no explanation of any mathematical definition on the handout, and there was no disassembly proof of any formula. Further down, there is not even a discussion of teaching principles, nor a chapter on the structure of teaching materials, only a study list.
It really confuses me to look at these study lists carefully. Because what I used to know about the study list of the quiz was just the text proposition of a question and the blank space of students' calculation, while the study list of Teacher Wen was mostly "blank"! At this time, my mind also flashed a blank.
"How do you teach this?" I wonder in my heart.
"Take out the small whiteboard! Teacher Wen's study has no usual prologue, only decisive instructions, just like the referee at the starting point, firing a gun to ignite today's schedule.
"Wait a minute, you need to cooperate with others. You can also operate on the ground if necessary! 」
In this way, we measure and draw on the ground like children. At that moment, the warm kinetic energy in the venue melted the frost in winter, and some people even took off their heavy down jackets and painted on the small white board on the ground. I remember when Mr. Wen told us to stop what we were doing, and our group continued to draw secretly. This magical learning motivation makes us feel that we can't stop.
"Oh my God! Mathematics can be taught like this! I can't wait to bring this interesting way of learning back to the children in my class.
The teaching impact from "passive problem solving" to "active thinking"
"Think about it! What are some combinations of four digits plus four digits? " "Please help me to come up with three sets of four-digit plus four-digit formulas, which must be carried out once, twice and three times respectively. 」
This is another guidance given by Mr. Wen during his study. For me who was used to solving problems passively from the beginning, it was really "stunned".
Later, during the discussion with the team members, we found that this seems to be a very fun brainstorming game. When I filled in the blank of the study list, I felt a kind of joy and satisfaction of "challenging success". This feeling, which I have never experienced before, is that I always study mathematics on the premise of "coping with exams" How can you be excited and happy because of the answers written on the math "test paper"? Is this how learners feel from "passive problem solving" to "active thinking"?