If you missed my AMATYC session on Incorporating Mathematical Mindsets, here is a recording of a Pearson Webinar that I did back in October. Mindsets Webinar (Recorded) I will include the link shortly on my Mindsets web page too (Mindsets Web Page) . You can also find links to relevant books, videos, a mindset assessment, and PowerPoint files there.
I learned a lot at the National Mathematics Summit that was help shortly before NADE2016 in Anaheim. There are so many models for acceleration – the emporium model, the co-requisite model, modularization, quantitative literacy, math literacy, algebra literacy, pathways, new life project, … What it forces us to think about is whether we are teaching the right material in the best possible way to all students. I have much to digest on these topics, and I will share my thoughts…
I’m in the middle of a one-semester leave, and in addition to working my way through Euclid’s Elements I have really cranked up my reading in anticipation of my return in Fall. I am currently reading Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindsets. I was happy to see that she supports my beliefs that student learning increases when students participate in the discovery of concepts as well as when students reflect on their learning. These have been two areas of emphasis for me…