Metacognitive Journaling in Math
Reflecting on learning is an important part of PBL for students.
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I have received some great inquiries since I wrote my last blogpost and I’ve spoken to many teachers who have ideas and questions about teaching online with PBL math. I thought I would share some of those ideas so that everyone can benefit from these great thoughts. Collaboration One of the aspects of the PBL […]
About three years ago, I was invited to the great challenge of finding a way to teach Problem-Based Math online with a great school named Avenues: The World School, whose online school is called Avenues Online (AON). Little did I know then that COVID-19 would come in 2020 and the idea of online learning would […]
“A self-compassionate attitude could help us feel comforted when we witness the fallibility of other humans.” Newman, 9/4/19 Greater Good Magazine This is the conclusion of a research study that was done by researchers at the University of Waterloo, when they asked 100 recruited students to record a video about themselves to be rated on […]
Assessment in PBL – CwiC Session Framework for PBL ClassroomStudent Self-AssessmentStudent Analysis of Contribution BehaviorsRubric for Class ContributionRubric for Feedback before GradesJournal Writing RubricKeeping a Journal for Math ClassAvenues World Elements WebsiteRubric for Grading Mathematics Work for Avenues World Elements Links to Blogposts about Assessment:Why Teachers Don’t Give Feedback instead of Grades, and Why We […]
I’ve always considered myself a rational person. I mean, I majored in math and then went on to get a masters in pure math. I really always loved the logic and thought that went into proof and how I could think rationally about so many things in life. Even when life threw me curve balls, […]
This post is part of the Virtual Conference on Mathematical Flavors, and is part of a group thinking about different cultures within mathematics, and how those relate to teaching. Our group draws its initial inspiration from writing by mathematicians that describe different camps and cultures — from problem solvers and theorists, musicians and artists, explorers, […]
When I was in elementary school, I was lucky enough to have a teacher named Mrs. Bayles who believed that what it meant to be “cool” was enjoy solving really interesting problems. I remember one time she gave everyone in class a piece of pie and asked us all “What’s the best way to start […]
As I write curriculum, I am constantly scouring the Internet for ideas and ways to improve my own work, as we all do. I was just on the NCTM resources page the other day at their “Reasoning and Sense Making Task Library” and found this description of a task called “As the Crow Flies”: “The […]
Teaching Circle Concepts with PBL
In a traditional Geometry text, there is a chapter on circles – usually around 8 or 9 – right? Where they introduce a definition, the equation in a big blue box and students learn how to write equations, find the area, circumference and do some interesting problems negative space if they are lucky. The question […]