I put transformations in the search engine to see what they have to offer. There were four videos dealing with transformations that showed up on the top of the results. They ranged between 4 minutes and 9 minutes long, so a nice length.
1. Deepening understanding of transformations.
2. Understanding transformations
3. Collaborative work with transformations.
4. Common issues with transformations.
I watched the first video on deepening understanding. The first thing I noticed was to the left, there was a learning objective, the length of the video and questions to consider while watching the video. I like that so much.
The video cut between the classroom, the collaborative meeting and interviewing the teacher. I liked seeing the whole process so that I can implement it at work with other math teachers.
The search also highlighted a blog entry on Formative Assessment that lead me to the blog entry on these four videos indicating that I should watch understanding transformations, common issues, collaborative work and finally deepening understanding. This information tells me the four are together to form a fuller picture of teaching transformations in a better way.
The Teaching Channel has 200 videos dedicated to teaching a variety of math topics for all grades. Once I get back to school, I am going to find time in my schedule to watch the videos. My internet at home is not always that great and videos spend more time starting and stopping than playing. It is frustrating but if there is a will, there is a way.
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