Comments on: 2012 Was The Year Of Single-Serving Math Education Websites

By: Presenting mathematical thinking with Scratch « Curiouser and Curiouser

Presenting mathematical thinking with Scratch « Curiouser and Curiouser — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:25:18 +0000

[…] Dan Meyer asked us, “So what’s your idea and how will you turn it into a tool in 2013?” […]

By: Andrew Stadel

Andrew Stadel — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:29:20 +0000

First, I share Sam’s sentiments: “a moment of pure pleasure to see my name on your blog.” Thanks Dan! I truly appreciate the nod and inspiration.
Second, it’s an honor to be part of such a fine group. I have great respect and admiration for you all.
Third, there are so many teachers doing great things and offering their passions, crafts, and talents to other teachers for the benefit of student success. I wish there were more hours in the day to consume these gifts and effectively practice them with my students. Thanks to all of you contribute to the pool of resources. May our 2013 pool grow even deeper!

By: John Stevens

John Stevens — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:08:18 +0000

@Jeanette, shoot me an email and I’ll fill you in on the details. The more quality minds that we can gather on this, the better! Stevens009@gmail.com

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:05:10 +0000

I have put together a reference site for Algebra 1 teachers to help them overcome their fear of the Common Core. I have not included/referenced a text book with this site. The site is organized by units and includes so many of the great lessons that already exist on the internet.

(John and Andrew) I would love to be included with this as well. I have thought about using CK12 to create unit texts for reference, but it is on my very long list of things to do. I would love to be able to collaborate with others. A great discussion is often the ticket to get the best possible outcome.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:22:18 +0000

David Lippman:

I would love to see a 3-act repository. Something that allows teachers to upload their 3-acts, has a searchable/filterable index by topic and standard, and displays them in the format of your threeacts.mrmeyer.com pages. I’d be happy to help code up something like this, but was figuring you’d get around to it eventually yourself :)

Yep. Top of the to-do list. @Sam, thanks for reminding me of Megan's Global Math Department. Such great work this year. @Justin, thanks for your analysis of the content-level differences between history and math. While math's (relatively more) uniform structure permits more resource sharing, I'd still love to see something like the Global Math Department (or Physics Department) for social studies or ELA. The looser structure of those disciplines might make weekly community speakers even more interesting than in math and science. Wineburg's Beyond the Bubble team is doing some great work, too. Their pedagogical focus is narrow compared to something like the lesson templates at BetterLesson but that narrowness has made a little effort go a long way.

By: John Stevens

John Stevens — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:07:23 +0000

I’m going for it. Check out fishing4tech.com/pre-made-math-lessons to see some of the stuff I’ve started. It’s very bare bones and directed to the lesson plan side of things that we are currently teaching in our Algebra curriculum. To accompany this, I’m forming a team of people to create an online textbook (probably through a Weebly site) that pools together flip videos, resources, research, projects, problem-based learning, homework when necessary, and anything else we can think of. Essentially, it’s the anti-textbook that kids can actually use. Email me stevens009@gmail.com to get on board.

By: Andrew Busch

Andrew Busch — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:57:08 +0000

(John) I’m very interested in the idea of a collaborative etext based on the common core. If someone plans on going for it, shoot me an email or something, I’d love to be on board.

Also, I wonder whether it might also be just as beneficial to create a database of examples/contexts/situations/projects linked to common core standards. Just thinking.

Thanks for all you regular commenters on the site, you and Dan keep me encouraged.

By: Megan Hayes-Golding

Megan Hayes-Golding — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:33:48 +0000

Both the physics and chemistry folks are holding Global Department meetings on a regular basis.

Physics: http://globalphysicsdept.org/
Chemistry: https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalChemistryDept

By: Mimi Yang (@untilnextstop)

Mimi Yang (@untilnextstop) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:21:37 +0000

I like the idea of starting a digital textbook that is collaborative. We can start with a simple framework of topics, maybe based on the Common Core, and then get volunteers to work on each section. We all already have materials (ie. worksheets or lesson material) which we can contribute, but the idea is to create something that is cohesive and flows and draws from all the interactive and creative resources on the web. The people who work on a later topic will necessarily have to first read through the previous topics, give feedback and/or update the content, in order to make it flow meaningfully into the next topic and to back-reference where appropriate. Sometimes I feel that the rich resources are so scattered that when we do sit down to lesson plan, it’s unrealistic to at that moment go through all of the things that are already available out there. Special interest websites are nice, but to me something that is already organized by topics is more accessible to teachers as a whole, and something that is collaborative, “open source” makes it possible to customize to our collective needs.

By: Constructing Math Instruction » [Perplexing Task of the Week] — Introduction

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:26:58 +0000

[…] a perplexing task of the day or week on Twitter. After being inspired by Dan Meyer’s recent post, I decided to formalize this effort and provide it to a wider audience. This is what I have […]