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THE ZOOM ROOM: Vignette and Reflections About Online Teaching
Mark Saul A child’s insight “I know how to find out how many divisors a number has. You factor it into primes….” Alejandro was with a virtual group of four enthusiastic ten year olds, in the midst of exploring a … Continue reading
Posted in Active Learning in Mathematics Series 2015, Classroom Practices, Communication, Faculty Experiences, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Online Education, Outreach, Student Experiences
Tagged active learning, community, diversity, K-12 mathematics, mathematical practices, mathematical thinking, problem solving, productive struggle
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Two More Teaching Vignettes
For this month’s blog post, I offer two more vignettes from my classroom experience. My intention, as in the last column, is to communicate what I think of as the essence of teaching, which is the emotional—not just intellectual—bond between … Continue reading
The Joy of Mathematical Discovery
By Steven Klee, Seattle University It persistently rises to the surface of your memory – that afternoon when you fell in love with a person or a place or a mood … when you discovered some great truth about the … Continue reading
Do We Get to Work at the Board Today?
By Steven Klee, Contributing Editor, Seattle University When I first started incorporating active learning in the classroom, I struggled with getting my students to buy into being active. I made worksheets, put the students in groups, and excitedly set them … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Communication
Tagged active learning, mathematical thinking, problem solving
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The Mathematical Encounter That Changed My Life
By Art Duval, Contributing Editor, University of Texas at El Paso I just returned from an all-years reunion of the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM) program, a six-week program I attended during the summer between my sophomore and junior … Continue reading
Posted in K-12 Education, Summer Programs
Tagged 17, active learning, HCSSiM, problem solving, yellow pigs
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The Hungarian Approach and How It Fits the American Educational Landscape
By Ryota Matsuura, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at St. Olaf College and North American Director of Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education. Home to eminent mathematicians such as Paul Erdős, John von Neumann, and George Pólya, Hungary has a long tradition of … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices
Tagged habits of mind, Hungarian approach, problem solving, student opportunities
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Transformation of a Math Student’s Learning
By Morgan Mattingly, undergraduate double-major in STEM Education and Mathematics at the University of Kentucky. Comment from the Editorial Board: We believe that in our discussion of teaching and learning, it is important to include the authentic voices of undergraduate … Continue reading
Posted in Student Experiences
Tagged mathematical thinking, problem solving, questions, undergraduate
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