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A Calculus-Themed Amazing Race – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. A Calculus-Themed Amazing Race. December 8, 2016. On Monday this week, I ran an Amazing Race event on my campus where my calculus students moved from location to location solving review questions and racing against the clock for extra credit. Schedule of colour groups and locations of clues. Room PE 10, clue: p'(e) = 10. Room PE C14, clue: C = 14. Room PL 117, clue L = 117. When the day final...
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Survivorship Bias in Education – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. Survivorship Bias in Education. June 23, 2016. June 23, 2016. Where would you choose to place the minimal armour? Suggesting to give armour to regions of the plane that are damaged the most reflects a statistical bias known as. In Search of Excellence. Peters and Waterman observe 43 “excellent” companies and determine eight traits. Are these companies actually “not excellent”? Why would I lis...
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Is it OK to Cry? – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. Is it OK to Cry? March 28, 2016. May 12, 2016. It finally happened this semester. I quietly closed the door to my office. I held my head in my hands. And I cried. Sometimes life sucks and there is nothing we can do about it. I shared my own vulnerability. In that moment of silent connection, that’s when the built-up sadness, stress, frustration, and anxiety over the past year came. I have fou...
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When is “Doing” Enough? – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. When is “Doing” Enough? October 13, 2016. October 13, 2016. My Experiment and Hypothesis. And came up with a few introductory rules (such as when we are allowed to use the substitution rule). After this, we worked on more of the algebraic rules: factoring, conjugation, vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Borrowed a few of their questions, and created a Desmos lab. Student A: Depending on the ...
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A Bit About Me – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. A Bit About Me. Master of Mathematics for Teachers, University of Waterloo. Capstone Project: Proof Techniques: The Uniqueness Method. Master of Science (Mathematics), University of Manitoba. Supervisor: Dr. Eric Schippers. A Study of the Geometric and Algebraic Sewing Equations. Bachelor of Science (M.I.C.A.), Brock University. Bridging Mathematics and Mathematics Education. Hi, I found your...
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Cantaloupe, Marian Small, and O.A.M.E. – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. Cantaloupe, Marian Small, and O.amE. May 8, 2016. May 12, 2016. A few months ago, several teachers and administrators whom I follow on Twitter convinced me that, since I was visiting Ontario already, I should extend my visit to attend the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME). I did something a little wild. I signed up for a Marian Small talk. So here I am, sitting mid-row with...
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First Day Function Match-Up – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. First Day Function Match-Up. PS: If you have any recommendations for activities to try (Calc I or Calc II) then please do let me know – I would be happy to test them and see how they might efficiently work in my calculus classroom. Journey to Interleaved Practice #2. Journey to Interleaved Practice #1. A Calculus-Themed Amazing Race. What I Learnt from #rEDWash. Journey to Interleav….
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What I Learnt from #rEDWash – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. What I Learnt from #rEDWash. November 5, 2016. Well, it has been officially one week since I took flight to D.C. to attend and speak at researchED Washington. And what a wild ride it was. I returned to class this week on a high – completely abuzz from meeting with people who were willing to listen about what matters in education. Setting up routines is important. I thought David Didau. 8211; ...
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Social Identity within the Math Wars – For the Love of Maths
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A Bit About Me. First Day Function Match-Up. For the Love of Maths. Instructing and reflecting about mathematics. Social Identity within the Math Wars. September 27, 2016. 1) Favorability within the in-group comes at the expense of individuals in the out-group. The act of criticizing a member of the out-group reinforces one’s connection to the in-group, boosts a positive sense of self-esteem, and displays to other members that ideals are shared. It becomes very easy to call-out an individual from the out...
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Undergraduate Math Bloggers | Division by Zero
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A blog about math, puzzles, teaching, and academic technology. Posted by: Dave Richeson. February 18, 2014. I was interested seeing how undergraduate math students used blogs (and related platforms, like Tumblr). So I posted a call on Google. Im looking for mathematics blogs written by undergraduate students. Any recommendations? Ill retweet/repost them as they come in. Mdash; Dave Richeson (@divbyzero) February 17, 2014. Not Only Truth But Supreme Beauty. Herp, Derp, Math Nerd. Eat, Sleep, Math. I’...