Dave Hewitt's Pedagogy Reflection

Dave Hewitt in the film has clearly stated about how he wants to change the traditional lecture format in teaching Mathematics. His lesson plan is indeed very interesting. Personally, I have been taught the traditional way of note-taking and lectures. I like the traditional structure in my Math classes. Hence, it really opens my eyes in regards of having creativity with Mathematics. I am impressed with how Mr. Hewitt introduces the concept of integers and algebra using non-traditional approach. He is able to teach his from very simple basics to complex; adding layers and complexity within a lesson. I also find that students or I should say everyone is good in finding the pattern. Once they find the pattern, the concept is easy to grasp. It shows that you don't necessary have to give out note and teach/lecture about the "rule". The concept might still be hard for some people to grasp. But in learning as a group as a whole and encourage them to self-problem solve seems more effective. Furthermore, I also appreciate that Mr. Hewitt uses some of the traditional teaching method, ie. he has his students work on a sheet of problems right after the lesson. This shows that it's possible to teach both in the traditional and constructivist methods. In addition, he is able to keep his students engage and participate throughout his lesson which also allows him to manage the class quite effectively. Mr. Hewitt's lesson has lots of good quality of a good lesson which is good to model perhaps in my practicum. His lesson is indeed eye-opening.