In unit 2 we learned radicals and varients. It was just as difficult as the brief learning we did on it in grade 10 pre-calc. Although I havn't use these outside of school it still isn't that grogy of a subject. The only thing is i need to remember to use foil on questions like 4|53y|squareroot 70|8.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Test 2 pre-blog
Learning this unit I found not to be too difficult as it was a bit of a review from last year's simplifying binomials/trinomials. However it did have its new challenges having the radicals involved, but after several examples and explanations from Mrs. Frey I finally got the hang of it. The hardest part of this unit was remembering all the different ways of simplifying radicals and knowing how to apply them. Hopefully I know them now!
Education of the 21st Century
21st century education is the new education of our generation involving endless ideas and opportunities regarding our enhanced technology, communication and social interactions. It is so much more experimental and fun than passed education and is opening many more doors to students all around the world. Research is increasing and going more into depth and social acceptances are giving our generation and generations to come unending chances.
Skills needed include:
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
* Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence
* Agility and Adaptability
* Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
* Effective Oral and Written Communication
* Accessing and Analysing Information
* Curiosity and Imagination
I think that the most important skill for me is the “effective oral and written communication”. As technology is advancing we are able to connect with people all around the world for trade, business, or just acquainting. Without proper communication skills we would not be able to achieve very much. As most of what we are learning is coming through research that scientists and the like from all around the world are working together on, communications need to be there. Even within closer areas of work, communications is essential as we use communication to express ourselves and problem solve. Without communication we are not able to develop other skills needed for our 21st century lifestyles.
These skills can be incorporated into our classrooms through any means. When a problem arises we can take the time to try analyze what to do, find ways to fix it, use communications to ask questions, search out the answer by means of a computer network, and thus eventually figure it out. We could potentially use all of these skills without even knowing it. By practicing these skills and taking the time to think about how we can better ourselves with them, we as students are preparing for our future and the future of our world.
Unit #2 before test
The things that I found easy about this unit is, putting mixed radicals into entire radicals, and vice versa. The thing that I found more difficult that I now understand is rationalizing denominators. It didn't make much sense off the start but once I found out that you are just multiplying both sides by the conjgute, and then you are just simplifying it seemed alot easier. I haven't seen when you would use the things from this unit outside of school but I could see how you could use this outside of school.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Blogging Before a Test
Well this is where i talk about this unit went, right?
So here goes.
The main things i got out of this unit were things like how to factor, solve, simplify and rationalize equations and expressions that have radicals, and how to use absolute value to determine what value a variable could possibly be.
Most of the things in the unit went pretty well for me, which i am thankful for, but i did have some trouble with rationalizing, and solving some of the larger equations, but i managed to get it into a point of understanding in the end.
Well that is my thoughts on unit 2!
So here goes.
The main things i got out of this unit were things like how to factor, solve, simplify and rationalize equations and expressions that have radicals, and how to use absolute value to determine what value a variable could possibly be.
Most of the things in the unit went pretty well for me, which i am thankful for, but i did have some trouble with rationalizing, and solving some of the larger equations, but i managed to get it into a point of understanding in the end.
Well that is my thoughts on unit 2!
21st Century Education and Skills
What is 21st Century Education?
Well ,from my opinion, it is the way the new and constantly developing world around us has adapted to our society, changing it to fit the world we live in. This however, breaks out of the mold of education that we saw for so long. It is the new way that we set up the problems and the equally new way that we use logic and formulas to work our way through them.
What skills do i think are most important in 21st Century learning?
There are many different skills that 21st century learning has shown us, and they are all important skills to learn, or at least be familiar with. iI could not just choose one of these to be the most important so I chose 2.
First is Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. This is very important because it gets you to think about things in a different way, and stop and figure out the best solution for the problem, whether it be in the classroom or real life.
The second one that i chose was Agility and Adaptability. you need to be able to work efficiently and and quickly, but still get it done right. being agile helps with this and is very important. Adaptability is also important, because if you cannot adapt to the ever-changing world, you will quickly fall behind.
What do i think can be done to get these skills more in our classrooms?
well i really like that you took so me of the media things we are used to like computers, and incorporated math into it. it shows that they have already thought of a way to adapt into a technology based society and makes it new and more interesting to the students. Using different methods tho get through until, and different ways of teaching also keep it fresh.
one thing i think that they could do is make it a bit more interactive, but i am not exactly sure how. Otherwise, i like how this is set up differently from other courses, and i think they should keep working on that!
Well ,from my opinion, it is the way the new and constantly developing world around us has adapted to our society, changing it to fit the world we live in. This however, breaks out of the mold of education that we saw for so long. It is the new way that we set up the problems and the equally new way that we use logic and formulas to work our way through them.
What skills do i think are most important in 21st Century learning?
There are many different skills that 21st century learning has shown us, and they are all important skills to learn, or at least be familiar with. iI could not just choose one of these to be the most important so I chose 2.
First is Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. This is very important because it gets you to think about things in a different way, and stop and figure out the best solution for the problem, whether it be in the classroom or real life.
The second one that i chose was Agility and Adaptability. you need to be able to work efficiently and and quickly, but still get it done right. being agile helps with this and is very important. Adaptability is also important, because if you cannot adapt to the ever-changing world, you will quickly fall behind.
What do i think can be done to get these skills more in our classrooms?
well i really like that you took so me of the media things we are used to like computers, and incorporated math into it. it shows that they have already thought of a way to adapt into a technology based society and makes it new and more interesting to the students. Using different methods tho get through until, and different ways of teaching also keep it fresh.
one thing i think that they could do is make it a bit more interactive, but i am not exactly sure how. Otherwise, i like how this is set up differently from other courses, and i think they should keep working on that!
21st CENTURY EDU
im gunna have to go with 21st century education is just basically they re tryna evovle education. i assume they are tryna wein us off of teachers and practice more of a self learning style using technology.
faced with the fact that maybe the world is kinda screwed due to the fact of global warming, and other issues around the world such as famine and poverty and stuff , we need to arm students with the knowledge of being able to communicate effectively function and create change on many levels.
so some 21st century skills
1. critical thinking and problem solving
2.agility and adaptibility
3.effective oral and written(or typed) communication
4.being able to properly access and analize info and draw conclusions
5.intiative and entrepreneurilsm
6.collabouration across networks
7. having curiosty and imagination (if you dont have these go home)
the most important skills would have to be effective communication and being able to drawn conclusions from things
some new definitons
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