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d y / dan. A blog that transformed the way I teach math. The blog. http://blog.mrmeyer.com/. Meet Dan Meyer.
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dy/dan A blog that transformed the way I teach math.
The blog. http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ Meet Dan Meyer. Dan is former high school math teacher and is currently a doctoral student at Stanford University. He has some cool ideas that, in my experience , are immediately relevant in the classroom. His blog is FULL of nerdy fun.
3acts (of a mathematical story) http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=10285 Act One Introduce the central conflict of your story/task clearly, visually, viscerally, using as few words as possible. Act Two The protagonist/student overcomes obstacles, looks for resources, and develops new tools. Act Three Resolve the conflict and set up a sequel/extension.
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/act1/act1.mov
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/ Ask for questions. or Pose a question.
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/ When should you start bombarding the App Store if you want to win?
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/ What information would be useful to know here?
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/ What information would be useful to know here?
An example. http://threeacts.mrmeyer.com/25billionapps/act3/answer.png
Many more examples! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjIqyKM9d7ZYdEhtR3BJMmdBWnM2YWxWYVM1UWowTEE#gid=0
Make your own.Or (even better?) have students make their own.
Lessons learned. • Students need to be taught how to ask great mathematical questions. That takes some scaffolding, for sure. • Dan is extremely technologically savvy. Use his stuff. • You will be surprised at who gets really into these (and who doesn’t.) • Extensions are awesome for everyone.
An update. http://101qs.com/blog/