Category: Varied Practice

Video of AMATYC Keynote

by busynessgirl | Jan 14, 2017 | Challenge, Curiosity, Impasse, Interaction, Math by Subject, Schema Formation, Varied Practice | 0 |

Here is the video of the AMATYC Keynote, Learning Math is Not a Spectator Sport. Possibly...

Learners Need to Focus on Errors

by busynessgirl | Dec 9, 2016 | Metacognition, Varied Practice | 0 |

Let’s move on to the excellent article It’s Not How Much; It’s...

Learning Math is Not a Spectator Sport

by busynessgirl | Dec 4, 2016 | Challenge, Curiosity, Impasse, Interaction, Learning Design, Teaching Math, Varied Practice | 0 |

In November, I gave the keynote at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges...

Why high contextual interference?

by busynessgirl | Dec 2, 2016 | Edge of Learning, Learning Design, Varied Practice | 0 |

This week I followed a hunch and, with the help of a friend who is a music educator, dug into some...

Algebra is Weightlifting for the Brain

by busynessgirl | Mar 29, 2010 | Algebra, Challenge, Math Ed Research, Schema Formation, Teaching Math, Varied Practice | 0 |

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...

Speed Rounds: Test Review Game

by busynessgirl | Nov 5, 2008 | Active Learning in Math, Teaching Math, Varied Practice | 0 |

Here’s a game we play on Test Review days that engages all the students at once and gives every team a chance at points in every round (unlike Jeopardy). I count the students off into groups of 3-4 students. Each group...

Hammer and Nail Problem

by busynessgirl | Aug 2, 2008 | Edge of Learning, Math for Elem Teachers, Schema Formation, Varied Practice | 0 |

Believe it or not, I have been at MathFest for three days and have only managed to attend four sessions (besides the one I presented in). But I talk to a lot of people and talk to a lot of the exhibitors and because MathFest is...