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One-Word Math Classes You know what’s often missing from math class? Yes, candy bars, but even more important than that: coherence. Math class shouldn’t be a mishmash pile of facts, thrown together haphazardly, like an academic version of The White Album. It should be a perfectly interlocking tower of truths, climbing upwards with singular purpose—an academic Sgt. Pepper or Abbey Road. A good class isn’t a greatest hits record. In that spirit, I’ve been taking each topic in the secondary math curriculum—algebra, geometry, calculus, etc. You must choose a single word to complete the sentence, “[Branch of math] is the mathematics of _____.” For example, you might say, “Topology is the mathematics of dinosaurs,” or “Category theory is the mathematics of abstraction,” or “Combinatorics is the mathematics of sadness.” You must pick a word that laymen would understand. No fair saying “Algebraic geometry is the mathematics of varieties.” Your word should encompass as much of the subject as possible. That’s the game.
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RAG 123 At Maths Conference 4 recently I attended a session on marking, Martin Noon’s “Marking for the Reluctant Marker”. you can find Martin’s resources from the session here. The session was a reminder to me that I really wanted to try the RAG 123 idea, something I had already read about from Kev Lister. I decided I wanted a very simple version without the word level anywhere and created my version as follows: Marking Guide (Word) Marking Guide (pdf). (We assess students on their “Engagement with Learning”, criteria they are familiar with.) I also created a version for students to stick in their books for reference. Student version RAG 123 student books (Word) RAG 123 student books (pdf) Having tried this with my Year 9 class this week I am convinced this is something I want to try next academic year. Having collected the set of books it took a very short time to go through the set and see their I believe very honest RAG 123 assessment on the work on Functions we have been studying. Like this:
Classroom Resource Search Results This site was created for first grade students (and their teachers) and truly has something for every classroom. The site offers links to activities in math, science, social studies, language arts, creative arts, and a reference library. Some of the subject areas only offer one or two activities, while others offer countless topics (see math and language arts - wow)! The topics vary greatly and include a poem creator, letter blends, alphabet, shapes, short and tall, matching words with numbers, place value, number recognition, number sentences, money, time, the sea, animal habitats, maps, signs, U.S. presidents, flags of the world, continents, and more! Some links are highly interactive, while others are simply an online quiz. This site does have some advertisements, but they are not distractive. tag(s): habitats (64), money (167), place value (47), poetry (209), presidents (111), time (124) In the Classroom
Numeracy Ninjas Music Education with AudioCubes - STEM School Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012 Celine from Percussa AudioCubes, a reader of the STEM School Blog, recently brought the phenomena of AudioCubes to my attention. An AudioCube is a wireless smart block capable of sensing your fingers, hands as well as detecting each other's position and orientation. "They have built in colour lighting, and communicate with your computer, telling music software where they are. Dr. Check out the video, and listen to what teachers and parents are saying about the STEM Magnet Lab School.