by tech | Feb 12, 2012 | Curriculum, EduPolicy, Video
Arthur Benjamin, a mathematician and professor at Harvey Mudd College, believes that we really should be taking a more user-friendly, hands on approach to math curriculum in our schools. He argues that most people use statistics more than the algorithms and processes...
by tech | Oct 24, 2011 | Board of Education, Curriculum, High Schools
Some of you might recall that I participated in an institute of the Common Core Standards which are being pushed by the U.S. Department of Education. These are a long list of things that students should know and be able to do by the time they graduate from high...
by tech | Mar 19, 2011 | Board of Education, Curriculum
In all fairness, and because I promised, here’s another video, this time touting DPS’ work with Everyday Math. A former teacher asked me to. I’m still feeling like we need a blend of teaching/learning approaches for our math curriculum....
by tech | Mar 19, 2011 | Curriculum, Elementary Schools
I stumbled across this video the other day, and I really want to get your feedback on it. Everyday Math is the math curriculum that Denver Public Schools uses for the elementary grades. It’s a “constructivist” curriculum, or (from what I can gather)...
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