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The very last lesson in Chapter 1 in Modumath is about prime numbers. It could and should be a delightful review and summary of division. It feels like what it probably is — isolated from division. I found this video that explains the sieve of Eratosthenes and it’s long but includes explaining that […]
July 19, 2017
Chomping at the bit a little. 13 degrees this a.m. , so I made my way down the icy sidewalks to grab the bus at Race & Green. It was “melted stomped on snow” ice, though, not “freezing rain glaze” ice, so I could go at a good pace and only took to […]
July 17, 2017
http://www.timesdaily.com/news/education/camp-aims-to-improve-math-scores/article_72385c02-4415-5510-afaa-f35fe19c4a33.html “It is going to take a student about 16 hours, and if they can put that kind of time and dedication in, we think they will see a vast improvement,” said Beth Brewer, math lab coordinator and director of developmental education at Northwest-Shoals. It’s cool that they’re getting students in and in the habit […]
July 14, 2017
Just looked at the latest upload from MathIsPower4U (James Sousa). I realized at the opening screen that yes, it starts like Khan Academy and ALEKS. “Here’s a math problem you might be assigned; here’s how to do it.” Kinda goes against the “let’s make math meaningful!” but… later about that. That said, it’s *very* […]
July 13, 2017
I have decided to keep track of the stuff I’m learning in GIMP and perhaps share it with people (and at least have a trail I can go back to when I can’t remember something). Could there be collaborating teachers making things like cool images? Or is the learning curve not worth it? First thing […]
July 12, 2017
Okay, having read _Lower Ed_ and absorbed that people responded well to … making appointments and seeing people… I’ve switched from “it’s amazing! You can do this online and don’t have to go anywhere!” (my perspective… so if we were talking golden rule…) Well, it seems (an aha! d’oh… I should have known…) that […]
July 20, 2017
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