Sunday, June 29, 2014

The Next Best Thing

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I was thinking today, when I attempted to tackle some yard work with a 2 year old and a 3 year old in tow, that we don't always get to d...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

"Put them in a line and count them": Comments from the Real/Fake World of Math Class

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I used this problem with grade 6s yesterday: An interesting problem, or not? pic.twitter.com/7nB784XGR3 — Matthew Oldridge (@MatthewOldridg...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Reading, Writing, Coding, and "Absolutes" in Our Education System

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I have taken a critical stance on the role of coding in schools.  Whenever I read an article with an underdeveloped thesis like "all ki...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

"Be Like Mike": Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, and the Growth Mindset

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In our math session yesterday at #7to10PDSBnet, we talked a lot about how having a growth mindset impacts on education. As we were watchin...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning

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I should start this post with a bit of a mea culpa. In my CTV news clip about using Minecraft to show math work, I improperly referred to ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Ingredients for Math Class Are Everywhere

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Remember those teachers who could turn anything into a teachable moment? Perhaps something happened on the playground, or the world outside ...
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Road to #GeniusHour Math

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The road to Genius Hour Math began with a bunch of sticky notes stuck on a blackboard. Inspired by the concepts of 20% time, passion proje...
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