Yesterday I taught an inquiry based lesson in my EMTH 350 class.  We put lines on the floor with electrical tape and then had the class measure angles to find any relationships that  they could find within the diagram.  I found it a little difficult working with a university class trying to get them into the mindset of a grade 10 student.  They were giving answers with the proper names of angle relations which was what the lesson was focusing on.  Other than the difficulty of creating a grade 10 classroom out of a university class I though that the lesson went well.  It was great to collaborate as a group to decide what to teach.  I think the lesson would be a hit in a grade 10 class because they could actually stand up and move around the room and stand over the diagrams.  Plus, with the coloured lines and the labeled angles the students could talk to the other students about what they were seeing.

We also had a presentation in yesterday with some teachers from the Good Spirit School Division.  They showed us what they are doing in their classrooms with inquiry based teaching.  They showed videos of their classrooms which had students talking to each other, arguing their points and moving around the  classroom doing activities.  I think it would be great to teach in this way when I am teaching.  I love the idea of the students working in tables so that they can collaborate their ideas and team teach.  However, I think that I share the same fear that the teachers mentioned yesterday about not knowing if I am doing everything to help them understand the math.