CEET's Math Moodle Week

from Bob Mathews "If a school has a site license for MathType, the license allows all students and teachers to load it on home computers and laptops. MathType will produce the LaTeX for you, so there's no need for screen shots, or going through lots of gyrations by trying to get the kids to learn LaTeX."

Stripped-down, minimalist but readable programming with an emphasis on visuals; this was originally designed for visual artists to program their own art-generating tools. Coding is done in text, no drag-and-drop GUI to help you, but results are immediate and highly visual. Lots of examples are shared online with source code at OpenProcessing (http://www.openprocessing.org/)

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"The advantage of teaching in a more integrated way is that the curriculum is covered several times during the year and in a variety of contexts. Students learn and are assessed over longer periods of time; often with a better retention of the concepts studied and are likely more able to attach meaning to the material studied. The crux of the philosophy is meaning. Individual student meaning is facilitated when students are motivated - this can be enhanced by choice. Choice reduces stress because it gives the students a sense of control and often provides a personalized learning program with appropriate levels of challenge."