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I worry our focus on “data collection” may not capture the big picture.
College-and-Career Readiness Standards & Indicators Ready! Collaboration and Teamwork Citizenship and Personal Responsibility Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem- Solving
We are preparing our students to solve problems that do not yet exist. Is it the responsibility of the math teacher to prove the relevancy of school mathematics? Or is it the student’s job to find opportunities to use mathematics as vocabulary to describe the world? Either way: The teacher sets the task.
The Pizza Problem Source: 2013 MATHCOUNTS State Competition, Team Round, Problem 2
The Pizza Problem
Geogebra? Desmos? How about BOTH. Draw a diagram using Geogebra. Draw a diagram using Desmos. Justify your claims with evidence from both. Problem Source: Patrick Janike, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, NE,
Write Your Name in Bubble Letters Using Desmos (
Top 3 Resources for Elementary School Students
Top 4 Resources for Middle School Students FOR THE WIN
Top 3 Resources for High School Students Questions
#noycechat #noycechat Sundays, 7-8 pm CST Weekly Twitter chat where we share problems and ideas Storify summary posted after each chat
Storify Summary
Social Justice
Applied Math Examples
MTPS Examples Classroom Seating Problem Oil Storage Tank Problem Mailbox Problem Broken Pipe Problem
Compare and Contrast Software Packages
Community Involvement
Student Input on Community Safety
Project Ideas Nested Cylinders and Water Problem (UNL Math Day 2013 Probe I)
Project Ideas Broken Pipe in a Classroom
Project Ideas The Oil Storage Problem
Euclid the Game
Transferring Mathematical Authority Always Never “We” “I” “AN answer” “THE answer” Students won’t be paid to solve problems with answers in the back of a book. We must prepare our students for jobs that do not yet exist. One can never bench 300 lbs. by only lifting 100 lbs. Problems prove their worth by hitting back!
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