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Presented by
Margie Mullins
&
Elizabeth Pendergraph
Mathematics
A makeover for math class
Dan Meyer
High School Math teacherSells a product to a market that doesn’t want
it but is forced to buy it.He expects no higher than a 25% pass rate if
he gave an algebra exam
Dan Meyer
ComputationThe stuff we as adults
have forgottenFor example, factoring
quadratic equationsAlso easy to relearn
provided you have a very strong grounding in math reasoning
The application of math processes to the world around us
What we would love students to retain even if they don’t go into mathematical fields
The way we teach it in the U.S. ensures we won’t retain it
Math can be broken into two categories
Math Reasoning
Lack of initiative: students don’t self-startLack of perseveranceLack of retention: You have to re-explain
conceptsAversion to word problemsEagerness for formula
5 symptoms that you’re doing math reasoning wrong
Present a visualAsk a questionEncourage discussionApply labels and measurementsApply mathematical structureDevelop sub steps to solve
Developing patient problem solving
“The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.” –Albert Einstein
Use multimediaEncourage student intuitionAsk the shortest question you canLet students build the problemBe less helpful
What you can do
Against “Answer-Getting”Ordinary teacher developing high
performance teachers in JapanHigh performing teachers producing ordinary
student in USA
Phil Daro
USA teachers teach for students to get answers
Japan teachers teach to the mathematics for the student to be able to solve the problem
Math is suppose to taught for students to learn mathematics
Goals
Why solve problems?Answers are the productAnswers are a part of the process
Correct answersAre importantShould not be solve mission
Answers
Is a opportunity to find out why the answer is incorrect
Helps student to see the problem differentlyGives an opportunity to clarify the
mathematics of the problem
Wrong Answers
Student don’t try to understand the problemThey try to make anything come out evenThere is no need to make sense of the
problem just get a even answer and move on
Problem with “Answer Getting”
Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com. 2013. Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html. [Accessed 26 October 2013].
Phil Daro - Against "Answer-Getting" on Vimeo. 2013. Phil Daro - Against "Answer-Getting" on Vimeo. [ONLINE] Available at: http://vimeo.com/30924981. [Accessed 26 October 2013].
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