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Tag Archives: Standards for Mathematical Practice
Teachers—Walk a Mile in their Classroom
I was lucky enough this past week to visit some classrooms and see teachers using Sketchpad in various ways. It’s been seven years since I was in the classroom myself, so for me it was like coming home. It brought … Continue reading
A Swan Song for Sweet Karen Coe
Today I leave for my first proper vacation in a year and a half. Last time I took such a vacation, Key sold its high school textbooks to Kendall Hunt and transformed from a publishing company to a educational technology … Continue reading
Sketchpad––Yes, It Can!
Last week I ended my fall math conference touring schedule. It’s been a fun-filled road trip—in the span of two months I’ve been to all three NCTM regionals in Dallas, TX, Hartford, CT, and Chicago, IL, not to mention AMTNYS … Continue reading
Posted in Math Software
Tagged Common Core State Standards, Constructions, Dynamic Data, Dynamic Geometry, Fathom, Interactive Whiteboards, iPads, Modeling, Problem Solving, Sketchpad, Sketchpad Explorer, Standards for Mathematical Practice, TinkerPlots, Use Appropriate Tools Strategically, Videos
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Understanding Proportional Relationships with the Proximity Data Game
In the Fall as Middle School and Algebra 1 teachers look for activities to develop students’ understandings of proportional relationships, they may turn to measuring scale diagrams or using springs. One of KCP Technologies’ new online Data Games called Proximity … Continue reading
Monopoly Math
Scan the headlines and you’ll see a stream of stories about educational technology: 1 to 1 iPads, teacher blogs, the flipped classroom… the electronic beat goes on. I’m not pining for the silky feel of chalk on my fingertips, but … Continue reading
How Low Can You Go?
I heard a great radio interview on NPR this week with Tim Storms, who holds the Guinness Book of Records for the lowest note sung by a human. He sang a few low notes for the interview—so low that my … Continue reading
The Standards Are Not The Curriculum
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We were so impressed by Jamila Riser’s talk at NCSM a couple of years ago that we asked her to present an Ignite! for us this year. Now, we’ve asked her to guest blog so we can share even more … Continue reading
Exploring the Law of Large Numbers with TinkerPlots
As part of our guest blog series, we bring you a post from Kathryn Shafer. A former middle school and high school math teacher, Kathy is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Ball State University, … Continue reading
Sketchpad Activities, Cognitive Demand, and Differentiation
Not long ago, I conducted a Saturday morning PD session for some Texas teachers participating in an NSF research project. (The research is a controlled study of the relationship between students’ use of Sketchpad and their conjecturing and proving behavior. … Continue reading
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Tagged Pedagogy, Sketchpad, Standards for Mathematical Practice, Videos
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Standards for (Mathematical) Practice
Today I present Dr. Donna S. Leak, Superintendent of Rich Township High School District in Illinois, and her talk at the Key Ignite event during NCSM in April. In her presentation, “The Will to Transform—The Action to Succeed,” Donna describes … Continue reading
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