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Chris Harrow

Hans Rosling: Religions and babies | Video on TED.com - 3 views

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hans rosling TEDtalks world population logistic statistics precalculus

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  • Chris Harrow on 24 May 12
     
    Excellent visualizations and explanations on world population growth. Particularly good is the modeling of world population with boxes beginning around 10:30, but the entire talk is definitely worth it!
Chris Harrow

The Scale of the Universe 2 - 3 views

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universe scale science geometry scientific notation

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  • Chris Harrow on 22 May 12
     
    This is a truly amazing site showing sample objects of all scales from Plank's constant to the estimated size of the universe. Amazing interactive site!
Chris Harrow

How Language Affects Counting « How the Brain Learns: The Blog - 3 views

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language brain counting international

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  • Differences in classroom instruction and curriculum may be partly to blame. But cultural differences in computational ability may have their roots in the words that different cultures use to represent numbers.
  • There are some tricks that adults can use to increase digit memory span. These tricks can also be taught to young students at the appropriate age.
N M

MIT and Harvard announce edX - 1 views

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  • N M on 17 May 12
     
    Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced the launch of edX, a transformational partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. EdX will build on both universities' experience in offering online instructional content.
Chris Harrow

Bright children should start school at six, says academic | - 2 views

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learning elementary balance

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  • “But the evidence is now quite overwhelming that such an early introduction to institutional learning is not only quite unnecessary for the vast majority of children, but can actually cause major developmental harm, and at worst a shortened life-span.”
Kay Solomon

Pics4Learning | Free photos for education - 1 views

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Pictures Copyright-friendly photos clipart education graphics photography copyright

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  • Kay Solomon on 14 May 12
     
    Pics4Learning is a free image library for education. Copyright-friendly!
Chris Harrow

A FREE Book App - Cool to Be Clever - iGameMom - 2 views

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edson hendricks internet cool clever

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  • This is a book App targeted at kids 6 and up, or kids who are ready to read chapter-books.  It tells the true story of Edson Hendricks: He was bullied at school, but found comfort in an imaginary world where he had machine parts, and no biological organs or emotions.  Later he went to MIT and IBM, and invented “connectionless” network design, which is used in today’s Internet. 
Chris Harrow

Mullets: The Only Lesson They'll Remember | Mr. V's Class - 3 views

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ratio mullets algebra proportions

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  • Chris Harrow on 11 May 12
     
    What a great math hook for a middle school class! Thx to John Burk for the lead!
  • Danelle Dietrich on 13 May 12
     
    This is so great! What a fun teacher! Great way to talk about proportions. Love the terminology and the kids using the language, "can we rank their mulletude"? Hey, did the better looking mullets have a Business to Party (or Party to Business?) ratio that was, "Golden"?
Chris Harrow

CiteULike: Stereotype Threat and Women's Performance in Physics - 0 views

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physics girls stereotype

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  • Chris Harrow on 10 May 12
     
    Wonder if there are parallel implications in math?
  • judy osborne on 11 May 12
     
    There are actually! Come by my office and check out the book: Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steele who's work these studies are based on. There are also really interesting results that pertain to race and stereotype threat which can inform our teaching practices to cater to students most impacted...
Beth Holland

Collaborate | National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials - 0 views

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assistive technology SPED CAST differentiation thinking Professional education teaching

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  • Beth Holland on 11 May 12
     
    I'm a big fan of Universal Design for Learning and CAST (http://cast.org) tools. This is a great resource for instructional materials.
Chris Harrow

Next Time, Fail Better - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

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education failure writing computer science

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  • "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
  • When a program runs and produces a good result, it's perfect. It's awfully hard to define success the same way in the humanities. What we do, teaching or writing, can always be better. The program will never simply run.
  • Chris Harrow on 11 May 12
     
    ""Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.""
Chris Harrow

Pre-Calc Post-Calc « Suburban Lion's Blog - 3 views

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curriculum reform

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  • I petitioned my counselor to let me skip Algebra II and Pre-Calc to go straight into AP Calculus.
  • A common problem throughout math education is the "When am I ever going to use this?" attitude. I already knew where I was going to use the math I was learning.
Chris Harrow

Free Technology for Teachers: QR Codes Explained and Ideas for Classroom Use - 1 views

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qr codes

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  • I started doing this because often people would miss the links when they're just on a slide at the beginning and end of the presentation. This way people can scan the QR codes with their phones and tablets and have instant access to the resources for the day.
Chris Harrow

Education Week: Concern Abounds Over Teachers' Preparedness for Standards - 0 views

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Common Core standards reform

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  • A quiet, sub-rosa fear is brewing among supporters of the Common Core State Standards Initiative: that the standards will die the slow death of poor implementation in K-12 classrooms.
  • By any accounting, the challenge of getting the nation's 3.2 million K-12 public school teachers ready to teach to the standards is enormous.
Chris Harrow

Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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arthur benjamin ted statistics calculus

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  • Chris Harrow on 21 Apr 12
     
    If you could "fix" or re-direct math education, what would you do? IMO, Arthur Benjamin NAILS it in this brief 3ish minute video.
Chris Harrow

Presenting to learn: learning math by talking about it : Mathematical Communication - 0 views

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communication learning

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  • In other words, students can improve their understanding of math by communicating about it. The following resources describe or illustrate how giving presentations or talking about math can help students to learn math.
Chris Harrow

Is forensic evidence trustworthy? - Boing Boing - 0 views

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fingerprint statistics crime evidence

shared by Chris Harrow on 17 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Science in fiction affects our ability to understand science in real life.
  • Even ideas you think you can trust implicitly—like fingerprint evidence—turn out to have serious flaws that are seriously under-appreciated by cops, lawyers, judges, and juries.
  • Chris Harrow on 17 Apr 12
     
    A surface-level report that might compel some students to look much deeper.
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