Brief Review of David Hewitt's In Class Methods

Adding and subtract whole numbers:
I thought this was a great use of classroom space, a great way to keep students engaged (as they clearly were), and the choral speaking was an inspiring way to get instant feedback if everyone is understanding or not.

I'm Thinking Of A Number:
This was so brilliant; such an elegant way of teaching about solving one variable equations. Posing it the way he did made it seem like a magic trick, or a game, so students were immediately interested and consistently engaged. His syncing of his words and what he wrote down was a great way to use both visual and audio cues to teach. He also used repetition fairly frequently, which I think benefited this particular strategy very much. I loved it. I am absolutely going to use this (or a modified version of it) when I teach algebra during my long practicum.