Comments on: Ten Design Principles For Engaging Math Tasks

By: Opinionated software: teaching is about illuminating consequences « Point of Inflection

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:37:31 +0000

[…] Meyer has a lot of interesting theories about education, and one that stands out to meÂ is that student engagement is practically a prerequisite. Â How often do students decide what they […]

By: Desmos Graphing Exploration | k12mathpassion

Desmos Graphing Exploration | k12mathpassion — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:37:11 +0000

[…] have lead me to Benezet’s experiment, Â A Mathematician’s Lament, and reminded me that “Perplexity is the goal of engagement.” Â As a result, I have adjusted how I am approaching the super-speedy-but-in-depth review of […]

By: Addendum: Disney Parking Structure

Addendum: Disney Parking Structure — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:38:16 +0000

[…] Meyer lists ten design principals for engaging math tasks. We’ll incorporate several, including: aiming for perplexity, drawing data from photos and […]

By: What’s Modeling Good For? | A Best-Case Scenario

What’s Modeling Good For? | A Best-Case Scenario — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:51:55 +0000

[…] First of all, there’s no shame in not noticing something. Secondly, the great part of an investigation is that you don’t know what’s going on at first, and then at some point the light-bulb turns on–and that moment is so rewarding we want to make it happen to ourselves and others as often as possible. Noticing the inverse relationship form the start spoils it, in a way. Dan Meyer fans might say it eliminates perplexity. […]

By: Mathematical Thinking 101 « Education to Save the World

Mathematical Thinking 101 « Education to Save the World — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:21 +0000

[…] Dan Myer’s blog […]

By: Teachers’ Day with Martin Westwell – Follow up | dr.adenozine

Teachers’ Day with Martin Westwell – Follow up | dr.adenozine — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:07:15 +0000

[…] Well, I took up that challenge in my next Maths class, teaching, of things, percentages. I chose to use principle 10 of Dan Meyer’sÂ Ten Design Principles For Engaging Math Tasks […]

By: Reflections on Teachers’ Day with Martin Westwell | dr.adenozine

Reflections on Teachers’ Day with Martin Westwell | dr.adenozine — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:28:20 +0000

[…] Dan’s key tip on engagement is perplexity […]

By: (Students) thinking like computer scientists | gealgerobophysiculus

(Students) thinking like computer scientists | gealgerobophysiculus — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:32:40 +0000

[…] the simplicity of the task and to their own willingness to persist and figure it out. That’s perplexity as it is supposed to […]

By: The post where I remind myself that written instructions for computer tasks stink. | gealgerobophysiculus

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:17:20 +0000

[…] to buy into them being productive and useful. These tasks need to quickly define themselves, and as Dan Meyer suggests, get out of the way so that discovery and learning happens as soon as […]

By: Orangey Orange Juice! | What Did You Do In Math Today?

Orangey Orange Juice! | What Did You Do In Math Today? — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:42:53 +0000

[…] power in guessing! Dan Meyer talks about how guessing can make tasks more engaging in this post).Â Out of the twenty kids in the class, 18 chose Mix A!!!!Â That surprised me (it didn’t […]