Category Archives: Math Teaching

Why we need Receptive Learning to have Active Learning

Posted on October 5, 2017 by James Sheldon

In a recent issue of Notices of the AMS, Benjamin Braun, Priscilla Bremser, Art M. Duval, Elise Lockwood, and Diana White make a compelling case to include active learning in mathematics. I want to make a less popular move and … Continue reading →

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What to Do When a Group Gets Stuck Working on a Task

Posted on August 17, 2017 by James Sheldon

In my previous post, I discussed how to adapt a problem that you have found in order to make the problem groupworthy. One of the important things to consider when adapting real-world problems is to avoid giving step-by-step instructions and formulas … Continue reading →

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SMART

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Behnam Esmayli

As math graduate students, we often get teaching assignments from our departments, some of us tutor independently for financial reasons, and some volunteer to teach at local schools or libraries. Teaching is an inseparable part of our job/life. But that is where … Continue reading →

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Adapting Problems to Improve their Groupworthiness

Posted on July 27, 2017 by James Sheldon

In my last blog post, I discussed the importance of using groupworthy tasks with your students.  For a task to be groupworthy, it should satisfy three criteria: interdependence (the task is mathematically rich enough that students have to work together), … Continue reading →

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AMS Notices Spotlight June/July 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Taryn Laird

As a grad student, life can be hectic—with classes, homework, teaching responsibilities and more—so taking the time out of an already busy schedule to read the AMS Notices “cover to cover” is not always something that seems easily attainable. In … Continue reading →

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