by kylepearce3 | Apr 23, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Instead of Teaching Lessons to Do Tasks When delivering teacher workshops, I almost always include a 3 Act Math Task as a way to model the 4-part math lesson framework and for teachers to experience the power of introducing new concepts by leveraging curiosity....
by kylepearce3 | Mar 24, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Which Is Best: Inquiry or Explicit Instruction? The ongoing debate over whether math concepts should be taught using a discovery approach versus explicit instruction has been going on for years. These “math wars” (see examples here and here) typically...
by kylepearce3 | Mar 19, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Maximizing Your Return on Investment In recent months, I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading about investing in the stock market. I’ve always had an interest in finance and saving money, but I have never really had a deep understanding of how to be a...
by kylepearce3 | Dec 8, 2015 | Making Math Moments That Matter, MYCI, Redefining Mathematics Education
Or, are they just a piece of a massive, more complex problem? This past Thursday for our MYCI Planning Meeting WSG Dan Meyer, there was quite a bit of discussion surrounding math facts as a student learning need. This is no surprise, as I think we can all agree that...
by kylepearce3 | Nov 21, 2015 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Should we be done with the debate? This past week, I had an opportunity to hear Justin Reich (MIT Teaching Labs Researcher) speak for the second time and he referenced a white paper called: “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering,...
by kylepearce3 | Apr 14, 2015 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Reflections
A few weeks back, I was reading a book called Teaching Minds (Kindle/Hardcover/Paperback or Audible Audiobook) by Roger Schank and really enjoyed it. As a Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University after his faculty experience at Stanford and then Yale, he is known...
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