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Online Professional Development Courses
http://mathforum.org/pd/
New online courses moderated by professional staff of the
Math Forum @ Drexel include:
- Teaching Mathematics with the Problems of the Week
- (FunPoW Focus) led by Claire Mead
- April 24 - June 4
- Registration closes 5 pm ET on Friday, April 18
- read more: http://mathforum.org/pd/funpow/
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- Teaching Mathematics with the Problems of the Week
- (PreAlgPoW Focus) led by Suzanne Alejandre
- May 1 - June 11
- Registration closes 5 pm ET on Friday, April 25
- read more: http://mathforum.org/pd/prealgpow/
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- Problem Solving Strategies
- led by Stephen Weimar
- June 21 - July 3
- Registration closes 5 pm ET on Friday, June 13
- read more: http://mathforum.org/pd/problemsolving/
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- Moving Students from Arithmetic to Algebra
- led by Ellen Clay
- July 12 - July 24
- Registration closes 5 pm ET on Thursday, July 3
- read more: http://mathforum.org/pd/movingstudents/
All courses will take place online using Blackboard Vista
(formerly WebCT) or Blackboard. The only technical
requirements are a web browser and Internet access.
Current prices for each course start at $140. All individuals
who successfully complete the course will receive a
certificate indicating that they have completed 15 hours of
professional development. This is equivalent to 1.5 Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) that can be received from the Drexel
University School of Education for a fee of $15 to cover
administrative costs.
For a limited time, we are also offering participants a
discounted rate for a Class Membership in the Problems
of the Week.
The Futures Channel
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/
The Futures Channel offers teachers a variety of free online
movie clips and related lesson plans about real-world
applications of mathematics and science.
Resources are organized:
Real World Movies
- Animals
- Art & Music
- Commerce
- Design
- Environment
- Innovation
- Living & Working in Space
- Science & Tech
Teaching & Learning
- Algebra in the Real World
- Hands-On Math
- Jaime Escalante
- Kay Toliver
- Problem Solving
- Science & Technology
Devlin's Angle: Lockhart's Lament
http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_03_08.html
Keith Devlin writes in his March, 2008, column:
"This month's column is devoted to an article called
A Mathematician's Lament, written by Paul Lockhart in 2002.
Paul is a mathematics teacher at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn,
New York. His article has been circulating through parts of the
mathematics and math ed communities ever since, but he never
published it. I came across it by accident a few months ago, and
decided at once I wanted to give it wider exposure. I contacted
Paul, and he agreed to have me publish his 'lament' on MAA Online.
It is, quite frankly, one of the best critiques of current
K-12 mathematics education I have ever seen. Written by a
first-class research mathematician who elected to devote his
teaching career to K-12 education."
Discussions > > Education > > math-teach > > Lockhart's Lament
http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=6144873
Join a discussion in progress hosted on the Math Forum site.
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