"How to" article for blogging with primary school students. From a teacher at a primary school where all the teachers maintain their own classroom blog
"one way" seems to be the underpinning assumption of most formal education. The is one curriculum, one path through that curriculum etc. The presence of the 2nd one way sign just adds to the sense of confusion that comes with most current formal education.
Having a group of Year 10 Maths A students say this about a class would have to be the ultimate achievement. Done correctly, I think Meyer's approach combined with other techniques could achieve this.
ICTs (video and images) are being used to support a re-framing of math problems to encourage students engagement. The background is expanded upon in this talk http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html
Especially look at what is said from about 10:20 that talks about why this is the best time to be a math teacher.
The first, of hopefully many, images bookmarked as part of an activity in the ramble for week 4 of EDC3100.
When observing and teaching high school mathematics classes while on professional experience, one of the strongest impressions I had was the sense of disconnection felt by the students. A strong disconnection between their current and future lives and what they were learning in mathematics.
Here a graduate teacher aims to use a variety of digital tools and resources to engage students and enrich their experience in attempting to answer the question 'Who are Indigenous Australians?' The teacher explores how a range of digital tools and resources can be used to collaboratively build students' knowledge of Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and internationally.
Brief blurb about Sky View app for iPad/iPhone. An augmented reality app that when pointed at the sky, tells you about the astronomical features that are there.
An example of what "kids today" can produce with technology. Two 13/14 year olds produce a fantastic interactive resource for understanding/visualising the scale of the universe.
