I have a bunch of presentations coming up. That will be your last chance to hear me for a while, as my NCTM San Antonio talk was rejected†. Who knows, maybe retirement will finally kick in!Online Webinar: Reaching the Full RangeAs everyone knows, students learn math at different rates. What should we do about it?… Continue reading Upcoming presentations
Tag: Teaching
More Notes from NCTM Phoenix
See Part 1 of my notes from Phoenix: A Brief History of Math Education (NCTM President Matt Larson's presentation.)Here is Part 2.Growth Mindset: telling is not teachingIn his short session, Dylan Kane pointed out that talking about growth mindset may be helpful to students "in the middle". But there are students in our classes who… Continue reading More Notes from NCTM Phoenix
NCTM Phoenix notes: History of Math Education
I attended the NCTM regional meeting in Phoenix. Here are some notes. A Brief History of Math EducationNCTM President Matt Larson talked about the history of the math wars, which as it turns out started in the early 1800's. A previous version of his presentation can be found on his page on the NCTM site.… Continue reading NCTM Phoenix notes: History of Math Education
Reading Algebra
Symbol sense is an essential part of mathematical literacy. It is the understanding that undergirds effective symbol manipulation, and perhaps more basically the ability to interpret and create algebraic expressions. Symbol sense, like number sense and operation sense, is not learned so much through listening to a teacher. Rather, it grows as one gets practice… Continue reading Reading Algebra
Technical Writing
It is difficult to learn something new and challenging without ever putting it into words. This is just as true when learning math as it is when learning anything else. Thus, it is a good idea to make time for students to discuss their ideas with their classmates in pairs, groups, and as a whole… Continue reading Technical Writing
Partitions
In this post, I will outline my approach to this partition problem:How many ways can you write a positive integer n as a sum of three or fewer positive integers? Partitions are a standard topic in number theory, but I will limit myself to this specific question. I started trying to figure it out after… Continue reading Partitions
Assessment Postscript
A few months ago, I wrote a series of posts on the subject of assessment. (It starts here.) Even though the series extended to eight posts, I didn't manage to include everything I had wanted to say. Here are a few thoughts that didn't make it into the series. 1. Obedience For some of us,… Continue reading Assessment Postscript
Fads and Memes
My defense of eclecticism in teaching generated a strong positive response from teachers, perhaps because I articulated a widely held resentment about the fads that blow through the educational landscape. But interesting questions were raised about what I wrote. In my last post, I tried to clarify my views on math education research. Today, I… Continue reading Fads and Memes
Math Education Research
In my last post, I argued in favor of eclecticism in teaching. The response I got was unusually enthusiastic in terms of numbers of visitors, retweets, and comments on Twitter. Unusually enthusiastic compared to what I'm accustomed to: I'm far from being an Internet celebrity. Still, it felt like I said something that resonated.However there… Continue reading Math Education Research
Eclectic
In between June 27 and August 4, 2016, I presented seven to ten workshops (depending on how you count) ranging from a couple of hours to four days. I share most of the handouts, resources, and slides on my Summer Workshops site. (See below my signature for more details on what's there.)The site will remain… Continue reading Eclectic
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