Yesterday I met with a math teacher who I have amazing conversations about teaching and learning. I shared with her a book I had recently read "Instant Relevance" where the author described how he found ways to create lessons from things the students were interested in, or were available to them. He used his lunch to teach about math and the students created new math problems or challenges. For a non-math person, it was a very interesting read because it went beyond math to connecting to student's interests.
This led to the sharing of Dan Meyer's work, at least some of it where he has created a spreadsheet of math activities that can get students thinking about math in the world around them. Here is the document. We looked at the Bucky Badger example - you can use control F to find it more easily. Take a look, or explore others. Well we watched the introductory video and I have to admit I am still curious as to what the answer is. I am intrigued by the process that goes into figuring out the solution and that there are multiple questions that need to be asked before students are able to begin solving the problem. I think this creates conversational learning and more thinking on the part of the students. At least I know I was thinking about what information I needed to know to solve the problem, and how would I be able to find that information? I want to share examples of learning opportunities and resources when I find them. I hope you can find use in some of the things I am sharing.
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