This Session I worry our focus on “data collection” may not capture the big picture

This Session

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, pjanike@lps.org

Write Your Name in Bubble Letters Using Desmos (www.desmos.com)

Top 3 Resources for Elementary School Students

http://www.beastacademy.com/

http://www.alice.org/index.php

http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/grade

Top 4 Resources for Middle School Students

http://mathcounts.org/ http://www.geogebra.org

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Edutainment/ftwcs3/index.php FOR THE WIN

http://www.estimation180.com/

Top 3 Resources for High School Students

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/liz/Alcumus/index.php

http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-1012

http://www.101qs.com/101 Questions

#noycechatSundays, 7-8 pm CST

• Weekly Twitter chat where we share problems and ideas

• Storify summary posted after each chat

Storify Summaryhttps://storify.com/ShelbyAaberg

Social Justice

http://ncase.me/polygons/

Applied Math Exampleshttp://mathleticism.net/?page_id=1409

MTPS ExamplesClassroom Seating Problem

Oil Storage Tank Problem

Mailbox Problem

Broken Pipe Problem

Compare and Contrast Software Packages

http://mathleticism.net/?p=1360

Community Involvement

Student Input on Community Safety

Project Ideashttp://mathleticism.net/?p=1336

Nested Cylinders and Water Problem(UNL Math Day 2013 Probe I)

Project Ideashttp://mathleticism.net/?p=1133

Broken Pipe in a Classroom

Project Ideashttp://mathleticism.net/?p=559

The Oil Storage Problem

Euclid the Gamehttp://euclidthegame.com/

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!

Suggested Next Steps:

Become a member of NATM (Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics)http://www.natmonline.org/

Accept the invitation to the Dropbox folder for sharing files from today’s presenters and participants

Participate in #noycechat next Sunday night, 7-8 pm CST