Math on the Rocks

Cole hosted the latest Inspiring Math Minds webinar because Duane was off galavanting with this family. Albert Vilalta shares some simple, but profound, tasks that bring to life the 5 components of instructional design that encourage equitable outcomes and active student engagement. (This is straight from Chapter 2 of the 2023 CA Math Framework.)   RESOURCES… California Mathematics Framework...

Cole finishes his Ed. D. Scott shows up late. We talk about timed activities. We debrief the brilliance of Ed Campos and look forward to visiting with Jo Boaler. Finally we talk about how students LOVE when teachers use a problem-solving approach to instruction, but teachers don't feel equipped to teach in that way. RESOURCES shared in this episode… Cole's article he wrote with Jo Boaler:...

Ed Campos shares his futuristic thinking about how teachers might use ChatGPT in their classrooms to make teachers BETTER rather than in a way that attempts to replace teachers. He shares his favorite prompts and his favorite ways for using Chat GPT in the classroom. RESOURCES SHARED... One Stop Doc with all the resources for this webinar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrbUD_svp0zYomYjyH1Qqw...

While Cole is away getting his PhD, Duane and Scoot shoot the breeze a little bit about the fact that they both have sons with Down syndrome. Then we get down to the business of having Scott reflect on his school year. Irrigation circles: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crop_circles_north_of_Umatilla,_Oregon,_USA.jpg What is a Fermi Question? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem Som...

In this episode we talk a little bit about how cool it is to be a member of the California Mathematics Council and especially being on the leadership team. We encourage everyone to join CMC…maybe even volunteer some time to help run one of our conferences. For the video versions of our episodes, go here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f CMC website: https://...

In this episode Duane and Cole debrief the webinar Dan Meyer recently hosted and then we talk about how to create active student engagement through investigation and connection.  Download Chapter 2 of the California Math Framework here: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/index.asp Three-Act Math Task Dan Meyer's collection:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsf...

On the 3rd Thursday of every month the Math on the Rocks team hosts live webinar with a math ed luminary. This time it was the legendary Dan Meyer. He shares how to invite student into more effective math learning. Check out the entire line up of webinars: https://www.cmc-math.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series Listen to all our episodes here: https://www.cmc-math.org/podcast For the video ve...

In this episode we dig into the Three Dimensions of Systemic Change That Support Mathematics Instruction. We will discuss each dimension during the next three episodes! An Assets-Based Approach to Instruction Active Engagement Through Investigation and Connection Cultural and Personal Relevance CMC - Central Webinar - April 18, 2024 - with Dan Meyer Register for this webinar here:  https://forms.g...

On the 3rd Thursday of every month, the MotR crew sponsors a webinar guest-hosted by some sort of luminary in the math education field. In this episode, it is Fawn Nguyen! This episode might best be experienced by watching the video. Use this Google form to let us know to remind you of upcoming webinars: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS9jltcD1_rBfSAtMj7cnCvtbViZ08supxQCqTl_iNZdO8KA/vie...

Whew! The CMC Central Symposium was a WILD success this past weekend, so this episode we debrief that amazing experience. We also dabble in math anxiety and share an idea for how parents can mathematically interact with their children in healthy ways. Duane's math anxiety blog post: https://theothermath.com/index.php/2024/03/05/math-anxiety-parents-and-children/ Research on math anxiety and pa...

Here is our inaugural episode. Cole and Duane introduce Math on the Rocks and share the latest news coming from the Central Region of the California Math Council. We mention a bunch of stuff in this episode. Here are the links: California Math Council: https://www.cmc-math.org Inspiring Math Minds: A Virtual Learning Series https://www.cmc-math.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series Math on the R...

Just a lame introduction to see if everything is working.