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…. They’re doin’ ’em in the pre-algebra course now. I have seen some visuals (geogebra? All I’m finding now is graphy stuff) that convey the “put it all together and then share it evenly” idea… somewhere. I want to start iwth hey, if I rode 13, 13, 13, 13, and 13, miles, what was my […]
March 22, 2023
This one is, I’m told, approved by Illinois Community College Board. It’s “Light and salt learning” a “crash course” for the GED. Well, yes, that sends up flags for me, including the introduction that’s about focusing on IMPROVING YOUR SCORE!!! and not spending a lot of time on *everything.* BUT I’m happy to say, that […]
March 21, 2023
they’re doin’ the “timed test” arguments again on twitter — including that hey, we shouldn’t even be *arguing* about this because somehow “everybody knows” timed tests aren’t the best way to teach. When I was a kid, we called that “stop the silly argument, but I won!” as in, no, I can’t defend myself, so […]
March 13, 2023
Almost noon of this first day of “spring break at the office” and YES I remembered just now to find that corrected image of bell curve with rounded off percentiles. Note: This is designed for our “math literacy” course, which only asks about numbers corresponding to *exact* standard deviations away from the mean. Yes, I […]
March 13, 2023
First day of Spring Break and I’m at the office; yes, that non-student has said good morning and availed themself of a snack from the snack bar, and I REALLY DO WANT TO SPEND AT LEAST 5 OF THE 28 HOURS (one of ’em is gone already) on the MOODLE course and 6 on the […]
March 9, 2023
… no, not out of spoons or energy or whatever, but apparently there’s an Illinois adult ed conference next week and it never broke through to my consciousness, though it’s whole promotion about 400+ people and a great place for your products tips me from “oh, could I pull it off? It’s spring break…” to […]
March 7, 2023
One of ’em wasn’t new: they were given a number line with 3.4 and 3.5 on it, and ten hatchmarks between anda dot on one of ’em; they’re task: what is that number? Nope, explaining Just Didn’t Work. ALEKS would have them put a zero at the end so it would be 3.40 and then […]
March 4, 2023
I’m perusing “how to do poster presentations” and oh, the audience is *so* clearly 20-something grad students trying to impress but this one from Hopkins looks good (LOL viewers will have different cognitive styles!). The big picture? Let’s try this: SOME STUDENTS NEED DEVELOPMENTAL MATH. SKILLS AND SCORES Students are arriving at college without the […]
March 4, 2023
Wonsun Ryu, Lauren Schudde, & Kim Pack. (2022). Constructing Corequisites: How Community Colleges Structure Corequisite Math Coursework and the Implications for Student Success. AERA Open, 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584221086664 This one discusses what kinds of co-req designs were more important. In the “nope, no surprise!!” category, for “ease of interpretation,” the results are presented in terms of […]
February 27, 2023
Make drill and practice better …. OK, I was looking for a link and it got me to that post. And I’m … stil… finding this draft a week later… … Friday is “midway gathering” virtual and in person for the Digital Learning Lab. Nope, I’m not going to Chicago, even to see the “Google” […]
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March 28, 2023
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