Mindmap: Play and Learn
At the end of yesterday’s presentation, I included a link to a new interactive Mindmap...
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Author: busynessgirl
Playing to Learn?
This is a rebuild of the Presentation I did in Texas called “Playing to Learn Math?”...
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Calculus Tweetwars: 1676-1698
In case it’s difficult to follow the events in “real time” … The Calculus...
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The Calculus Tweetwars (1661-1675)
Installment #1 The Calculus Tweetwars: Act 1 from Maria Andersen
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I wanted to wait until I was SURE that this was going to happen before I mentioned it here. My Honors Calculus II students have decided to “tweet” The Calculus Wars for modern times. Their assignment was to read...
Read MoreNYT Opinionator Series about Math
For a few months now, the NYT Opinionator Blog has been hosting a series of pieces that do a phenomenally good job of explaining mathematics in layman’s terms. The latest article is about Calculus (with a promise of more...
Read MoreHow do WE learn?
As adults, we learn in many different ways. If you’re a teacher or an instructor, how many of these ways do you use with your students? Practicing / Repeating Reading Internet Discussing Experiencing Thinking / Reflecting...
Read MoreCommunity Site for Algebra Activities
I rarely talk about the books I’ve written on this blog, but the Community Site [no longer available] for my new book, Algebra Activities, just launched and I think it’s pretty cool. Also, I now have an Amazon.com...
Read MoreAlgebra is Weightlifting for the Brain
This was my presentation on Friday in Austin, Texas at the Developmental Education TeamUp Conference. The process of learning algebra should ideally teach students good logic skills, the ability to compare and contrast...
Read MoreLogarithm Graphs in Wolfram Alpha
At the Wolfram Alpha Workshop at ICTCM, there was universal disappointment about the fact that you cannot get a graph of a logarithm that is only over the real numbers. We tried everything we could think of to remove the...
Read MoreWolfram Alpha Discovery
Okay, technically it was a workshop at ICTCM, but with 30 math faculty in one room, all armed with computers, I couldn’t help but make it a discovery and brainstorming session too. I’m a firm believer in harnessing...
Read MoreMathematweets
Whether you’re interested in using Twitter as a teaching tool or not, I think you’ll enjoy this very unique presentation, all built out of an illustration. Mathematweets on Prezi
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