Slides 37 to 41:
Old stories about math
need to change.
Frequently math is seen as
hard, boring, and never needed after high school.
It still causes anxiety in
parents and some teachers which is then imparted on children / students. In the
media math is presented as a stumbling block for all kinds of people. Only
rarely are there programs, like Numb3rs, that show math in a positive way. Yet,
students’ attitudes can change. Students not inclined toward math usually also
suffer from math anxiety, while advanced learners find math too easy and
repetitive. Providing enrichment
to support advanced learners would enhance math learning experiences for
all.
Accordingly, accomplished
students could change the public feeling about math. Kids might start waking up
early not only for hockey but also for math clubs.
When the public perception
of math changes, the media will cover math related research and discoveries
more often, e.g. one about 'number sense' that is universal to all animals not
only humans.
Slides 42 and 43
Some Ideas for math
lessons can be found in the following research journals:
Margo Kondratieva (2011)
suggests interconnected problems. These are math problems similar to math
problems with multiple solutions, used by Leikin (2009a), but this time the
problems are used with a different pedagogical emphasis. Kondratieva’s idea is
not to solve a problem in many different ways at once. Instead, one problem is
used throughout a learner’s development over a long period of time, from
primary grades right up to highschool grades.
Angela M. Smart (2011)
suggests cryptology and modular arithmetic, symmetry and the art of Escher, and
Roman numeral arithmetic. Smart also suggests using ideas and resources
designed for gifted students.
Also, my “Everybody Loves
Math” blog houses enriched Math Magic lessons and other resources.
http://beyondrequired.blogspot.ca/
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