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Transformative mathematics education: 14 indicators of success
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 20, 2010
Carolyn Foote, High School educator and “techno-librarian”, has an excellent article at The Huffington Post. Let me paraphrase her: “Transformative school change needs to take a hard look at what really moves our students towards a “21st century (mathematics) education” — an education where students are working on inquiry-based, real world problems, and acknowledge the […]
Check your answer: Building mathematical muscles
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 18, 2010
Teachers everywhere have to pay more attention to learning outcomes. Sometimes these outcomes are very specific to certain courses, even sequences of lessons, and other times they are more generic. One generic outcome that is valued by most teachers of mathematics is a demonstrated ability of, and propensity for, students to check their answers. What […]
