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The future of Math Future

November 20, 2011 - 6:43 am

Tags: conference, Math 2.0
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We started the event series in 2009: http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/events As of today, there are 113 events in the main series, as well as more special events such as meetings of working groups or P2PU classes and seminars. Here are next steps I would like the series to accomplish in the next quarter or so. Please suggest computer [...]

Mozilla Festival’s mathematically auspicious location

November 4, 2011 - 6:57 am

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Greetings from the Penrose Way! #mozfest is about to start. Meanwhile, check out the mathematically rich building, called Ravensbourne.

How lectures help my understanding

October 30, 2011 - 2:16 pm

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Richard Hake wrote today: It is 40 years since the first publication of Donald Bligh’s classic work “What’s the Use of Lectures?” (London, Bligh, 1971). It was a devastating critique, based on thorough empirical research, of the use of the lecture as the main method of teaching in higher education. It had been established that [...]

Working prototypes: MathLexicon, Multiplication Models, Special Snowflake

October 24, 2011 - 8:52 am

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Working prototypes are games and interactives that are programmed enough to play, but are still being developed rather actively. In other words, these are public alpha versions. MathLexicon creates silly new math words out of prefixes and suffixes from its database, and nouns of your choice. Main interactions: Enter a noun, receive generated silly math [...]

Example spaces and the hedonic change

October 21, 2011 - 8:06 am

Tags: math clubs, metaphor
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I think about instructional design as an art. So its rules must be open and few, to allow emerging systems. One of the top rules is The Rule of Many – namely, “The Harvard rule of three” since three is many. Any math entity children experience needs an example space of three or more things, [...]

How I imagine change

October 19, 2011 - 9:29 am

Tags: metaphor, progressor
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The discussions, collaborations and collective actions aimed at change are continuing to increase in intensity, depth and scope. It makes me want to clarify how I imagine change. In my mind, it’s a two-step process. Step 1. Deep inside, say good-bye and get detached from the system you want to replace. Withdraw creative and social [...]

Functions 3 and 4: Natural Math Clubs September 29th and October 6th

October 17, 2011 - 9:05 am

Tags: math clubs
Posted in Natural Math Club | 1 comment

I want to focus on the function topics in these write-ups, for the book I am writing. So my notes detail these parts of clubs, and I also include descriptions from parents about other aspects, at the end. We still do Show and Tell and Apple Math activities. Where club descriptions are All photos – [...]

Curriculum as a platform

October 16, 2011 - 6:54 am

Tags: metaphor
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I spent a good part of this weekend reading and talking about discussions of Steve Yegge’s escaped internal letter to his colleagues at Google, called “Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant.” You can find one of the discussions here, for example: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3101876 It has been spreading in programmers’ circles. It provoked a revelation for me – words [...]

Apple Math at Problem of the Month

October 14, 2011 - 7:40 am

Tags: math clubs
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First of all, if you have a math circle or club, submit ideas to Problem of the Month by emailing David Auckly auckly@msri.org Also, if you would like to discuss the program with other math circle leaders, let me know on Skype (maria_droujkova) and I will add you to the discussion group. The first Problem [...]

Moebius Noodles Photo Game: Math hearts!

October 9, 2011 - 9:32 am

Tags: Moebius Noodles
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The newest submission for the Moebius Noodles photo game comes from Planetary Mom – and three Planetary kids! Check out the excellent activity write-up, with many fun details about family math. Cut the Knot! description of the double strip activity (high WOW factor) makes an appearance. What to play with us? Take some photos with [...]