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Why?
Disconnect between learning in the “Real World” and learning in College.We really DO need to teach students to learn how to learn.We need to teach students to do something USEFUL with technology.
Two models.
Math for Elementary Teachers(aka MathET)
Students work on learning projects where they teach, reflect, and organize what they are learning.
First model:
Unit 1: Problem Solving and Deductive Reasoning
Unit 2: Number Theory and Set Theory
Unit 3: Signed Numbers, Fractions, Decimals
Unit 4: Geometry
BlogsMindmapsIBL PresentationsDigital Presentations
BlogsMindmapsIBL PresentationsDigital Presentations
BlogsMindmapsIBL PresentationsDigital Presentations
BlogsMindmapsIBL PresentationsDigital Presentations
Web 2.0 Page
(using Netvibes)
Learn through reflection:Blogging
Learn by organizing your thoughts:Mindmapping
Learn by inquiry:IBL Presentations
Learn by explaining:Digital Presentations
Calculus I and II
Working in pairs or groups, students work on projects that… enhance what they are learning… serve a greater purpose… teach them extra skills… collaborate with other disciplines
Second Model:
How to Study for a Math Test
The Calculus Tweetwars
The Calculus Tweetwars
online student
evening student
morning student
Some surprises
Published (with our permission)
by a coder in London.
Ghost of Leibniz
Data Visualization Projects
Connecting to other disciplines
Influence of Television
Human Enhancement
Rate of change in number of patents per year in nanotechnology
Rate of change in Autotune use for #1 Hit songs per year
Rate of change in plastic surgery for men and women in the U.S. per year
Rate of change in plastic surgery for U.S. vs. other countries
Rate of change in use of production quotas for Ritalin vs Amphetamine
Rate of change in energy drinks vs bottled water for U.S. and Canada
Lessons Learned
Don’t be afraid of failure. Some projects work. Some don’t.
Project check ins are important when you don’t know what you want yet.
Let the students help you decide what a “good” project looks like.
