Mount Notre Dame
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MND Math Tips
Student - Teacher - Parent Collaboration
The math department at Mount Notre Dame recognizes that successful math learning is a collaborative effort between students, teacher and parents. Below is a chart detailing the commitment of our MND math teachers along with suggestions for what students and parents can do to contribute to the successful learning experience.
- Don't Give Up!!!! Saying "I can't do this" won't help you in the future!
- Try to do assigned problems as soon as possible after class while you remember what you learned. This also will give you time to seek help if necessary.
- Look at the book and your notes for ideas related to the problems. Also access the digital resources (additional examples, step-by-step hints, videos and animations) available through your textbook site and/or MathXLforSchool.
- Access topic videos on www.brightstorm.com. These short videos may offer a different explanation for a concept. The videos also show example problems worked out.
- If your work on a problem seems to be completely confused, it sometimes helps to discard your paper entirely and start afresh. Find an example problem in your notes and try to follow the same procedure with the new problem.
- Ask a classmate to explain how she solved the problems. Often your peers will be able to explain a concept using a thought process similar to your own.
- Send an email to your teacher explaining the specific question you are working on, what you have tried and any incorrect solutions you have gotten. If possible screen clip your work so the teacher can identify where you may have gone wrong.
- Find similar problems in your text or digital resources and follow the solving process of those problems while completing the homework problems.
- Set up an appointment to see your teacher individually and request alternative approaches to the topic. Be sure to schedule enough time and let the teacher know in advance what you would like to discuss.
- Access the digital resources for your course. Often videos, animations and additional examples are available.
- Access topic videos on www.brightstorm.com. These short videos may offer a different explanation for a concept. The videos also show example problems worked out.
- Set up an appointment with another math teacher or tutor.
- Ask another student in the class to help explain it to you. Maybe they can explain it in a way that is similar to your way of thinking.
- Seek help as soon as you experience difficulty.
- Look back through your notes to determine the concepts you do understand. Topics often build on one another and you may understand more than you believe. Review the material you already know then try to go over the things you are confused about. Try to link the two concepts together.
- Access the digital resources for your course. Often videos, animations and additional examples are available.
- Access topic videos on www.brightstorm.com. These short videos may offer a different explanation for a concept. The videos also show example problems worked out.
- Take your reviewed notes and materials to your teacher. Ask him/her to explain the concepts again. Be prepared to explain where you are having difficulties.
- Make sure that you are always reviewing your math topics. It is often hard to remember what you did two days ago, so if you review a little bit every night you will remember more quickly and know just as quickly when you don't understand something.
Brightstorm - General Algebra 1 & Prealgebra
Brightstorm - General Geometry
Brightstorm - General Algebra 2
Brightstorm - General Trigonometry
Brightstorm - General Precalculus
Brightstorm - General Calculus