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Tag Archives: Problem Solving
Students WANT to Learn Math
I had the honor of being part of the annual Super Saturday STEM Expo in New York City last Saturday at the Harlem Armory in Harlem, NY. This event was presented by School Community District 5, Abyssinian Development Corporation, and Morningside … Continue reading
Preparing Tomorrow’s Data Scientists Through Data Games
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, “Big Data’s Problem: Little Talent,” the technology industry faces a major dearth of employees with strong data analysis skills. The article quotes a 2011 study by McKinsey: A significant constraint on realizing … Continue reading
Turning Problems into Professional Development
I had the pleasure of meeting Jamila Riser a few years ago at NCSM and seeing her presentation about P-Cubed: Powerful Pedagogical Practices. P-Cubed was a program implemented jointly by the Delaware Mathematics Coalition and the University of Delaware (and … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Ignite, IMP, Pedagogy, Problem Solving, Teacher Collaboration, Videos
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Saying YES to thinking – Math Problem Solving and Teacher Response
In a recent post, prior to NCSM and NCTM 2012 in Philadelphia, I talked about the Ignite presentations that were going on at NCSM. Andres Marti has been furiously editing away and has started posting the videos of the presentations … Continue reading
Exploring Factor Patterns in an Interactive Array
OK, I admit it: I have factors on the brain. First, I wrote about When Factoring Gets Personal. I followed that with a post describing what happens When Factors Put on Their Dancing Shoes. So what’s next—When Factors Apply for a Home Equity … Continue reading
What do you wonder? Real-world math problems are everywhere
We hear this everywhere – students should be doing “real-world” math and they should be applying what they learn in math to “real-world situations.” Textbooks and math resources advertise their “real-world problem solving” experiences and “real-life math applications.” But, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignite, Modeling, Pedagogy, Problem Solving, Standards for Mathematical Practice, Videos
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Theorycrafting: Using math to play World of Warcraft better
Tonight millions of high school and college students (and working adults) will come home, toss their homework aside, sit at their computers and do math. For fun. There is an entire world out there of war and heroes; of dragons … Continue reading
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Tagged Data and Statistics, Dynamic Data, Math Games, Problem Solving
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Testing… 1, 2, 3… testing. This is a test. This is only a test.
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Nothing like your back going out to make you feel old. Happens to me every few years, and comes out of the blue. Last time it was when I was brushing my teeth. This time it was tying my shoes. … Continue reading
When Factoring Gets Personal
As an author of Sketchpad activities, I like to think that I can pose good problems for students to solve. But as I visit elementary classrooms and watch students use Sketchpad, I realize that a large part of the enjoyment … Continue reading
Cross-curricular Collaboration: Math and Science Go Together
Last week I had the opportunity to spend an evening with math and science leaders at a meeting for the Capital District Association of Math Supervisors at Sienna College in Albany, NY. A beautiful campus, if you have never seen it, though … Continue reading
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