by Sarah Ahmed | Mar 15, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Uncategorized
As I develop drafts of projects for my students, I am constantly thinking about ways to inspire THEM to do the thinking. If I give them a project filled with steps, am I robbing them of the decision-making workout that we need as adults to thrive in this world? If I...
by Pearl Ohm | Mar 15, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity
Last semester, I wanted my PreCalculus students to have the opportunity do what mathematicians do. I wanted to embed opportunities for my students to do authentically engage in the core practices of the discipline of mathematics, specifically for them to ask and...
by Leslee Addington | Jan 9, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity Strands, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
Background: I have been teaching Geometry for a few years now and LOVE teaching proofs. Students are asked to identify appropriate evidence that supports a claim, use logic and deductive reasoning, construct accurate mathematical representations, use...
by Daniel August | Jan 9, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
by Pearl Ohm | Jan 8, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Solutions
In my PreCalculus class this semester, I was excited to create opportunities for my kids to be mathematicians and pose their own questions, making their own conjectures and discoveries, and also be creatively frustrated. I speak about my problem of practice in...
by Sarah Ahmed | Jan 8, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Solutions
This past semester has been an emotionally grueling one. After my initial foray into this topic in my first blog post (exploring the balance of skilled practice with true mathematical inquiry, pursuing authenticity of the discipline), I began to see just what I...