A Tribute To Susan Point By Christine Younghusband (Math Educator, Educational Consultant) One of my proudest moments as a mathematics teacher was embedding indigenous education and fine arts into my Math 8 course. This happened almost 10 years ago in 2008 when the Math 8/9 Integrated Resource Package was being implemented in BC (Canada) in […]
Tag: #toolsofimagination
Cognitive tools–theoretical and practical examples
Employing Imagination In Mathematics To Achieve Success
By Fred Harwood (in a Math Coach role for a Grade 6-7 Math Club, @HarMath) My Teaching Background: I am known predominantly as a secondary mathematics educator. I took one year of teacher training after a BSc in Physics. I was hired 40 years ago to teach Science, Socials, Math and English (yes there were utility […]
Scientific Animations Need Stories To Engage Students
By Brian Dall Schyth, Ph.D. (@DallSchyth) A wealth of educational scientific animations can be found on the internet today[i]. But despite the often high quality of such animations, they may not always engage students in ways that support learning. Catching students’ attentions initially – what has often in the literature on the subject been called […]