Comments on: Odds / Ends

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:32 +0000

Thanks, Dan…I’ve gone to IMP to look for examples and didn’t realize they have a contest too. Might have to look at that. (As an aside, I listed you in the blogroll on my brand new blog where I hope to comment on my journey through CCSSM, thanks for the inspiration)

By: Mathy McMatherson

Mathy McMatherson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:44 +0000

Congrats on having a task accepted as part of the Illustrative Math Project. Now you’ve got me thinking of things to submit too…

By: Ashli

Ashli — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:45:16 +0000

For anyone interested, contest #4 is now up and has a focus on Geometry: http://commoncoretools.me/2012/01/30/task-writing-contest-4-for-illustrative-mathematics/

*disclaimer: I work for IMP, so this comment may be biased :)

Cheers,
Ashli

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:15:29 +0000

This is clever.

I still get bugged by the idea that everything has to be used in the “real world.” For most classes, the best and most honest answer to “When Will I Ever Use This In The Real World” is – you probably won’t, and that’s OK.

We need to be more respectful student’s interests — allow them to pursue what gets them excited and accept that other topics won’t be compelling. The teacher’s job isn’t just about finding (contrived) ways in which a topic may be useful. It’s about bringing to the students the the beauty and interest in each subject.

Starting Physics with a discussion of significant figures, French with conjugation, or Calculus with epsilon/delta proofs is just asking for trouble.

By: Andres Marti

Andres Marti — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:43:37 +0000

Jared — the video of your presentation is also up, as are all the others from the CMC talks, at Key’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65C578E55E9F808A&feature=view_all

By: Amy Zimmer

Amy Zimmer — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:28:47 +0000

Can’t wait to use Monday…perfect intro to equations of lines…yay!

By: Michelle Rinehart

Michelle Rinehart — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:14:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Dan! A great little exploration that my students will enjoy and learn from…!

By: Jared

Jared — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:14:45 +0000

How’d you get yours? They don’t seem to have posted CMC 11 yet.

By: pat flynn

pat flynn — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:47:39 +0000

This is funny becasue I do this with every HS graduation at Olathe East HS (grad class usually around 500 students. What makes it a little bit more fun at my school is that they do some different things. The top 10 graduates and class officers are announce first to get their diplomas’s. Then each row of seated graduates has their names read by a different teacher. Some are fast, others slow. The ones who read fast are usually told to slow down by the photographer who takes a picture of each graduate.

So, during the graduation, I sit with the graduates and my stop watch and do the timing to make predictions of the finish. I just wish I had saved the grad programs thast I mark up much like you have, but are seperated by speaker.

Nicely done!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:02:04 +0000

I heard Kristin Umland speak about the Illustrative Mathematics Project at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in early January. I think it has the potential to be an excellent resource for teachers, curriculum developers, and test writers. I was excited to see that you’ve contributed and hope many other bloggers will do so as well.