Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #vehiclechat
Most recents (3)
A good deal of math's power lies in the problems to which it is applied.
What do we tell students about what math is good for when we select problems?
A journal article got me thinking about that this week. (Cover article in NCTM's MTLT, you can look it up, there's a paywall, you probably know someone who can find you a pdf)
More coming soon, but a couple things right now for you to use yourself and/or share with parents who want or need to support playful math learning at home right now... 1/3
#vehiclechat in "book" form. Instructions in the post, but you'll want to print this one out.
talkingmathwithkids.squarespace.com/posts/2020/3/1…
2/3
talkingmathwithkids.squarespace.com/posts/2020/3/1…
2/3
Next: List of ways to support playful math at home, begun by the delightful @zidaya, and which you may both use and add to.
docs.google.com/document/d/1nT…
Working on a #tmwyk post with more detailed recommendations.
3/3
docs.google.com/document/d/1nT…
Working on a #tmwyk post with more detailed recommendations.
3/3
Uh oh.
#vehiclechat just started to get real.
"Americans can list many different types of tree, but only report being able to identify around 50% of them by looking at them"
#vehiclechat just started to get real.
"Americans can list many different types of tree, but only report being able to identify around 50% of them by looking at them"
So what do words such as "alder" or "spruce" even mean, right?
(link to current reading in case you're into this sort of thing, which odds are you are not: cogdevlab.yale.edu/sites/default/… )
