21st+Century+Math+Class

MASSCue 2011

21st century math, empowering instruction, engaging students -Kathleen mcClaskey

Idea of 8 learning areas in math

Conceptual processing Organization Fine motor skills Memorization Language psychosocial skills Visual spatial

-WEBSITES Explore learning.com  fee based, ELVM- can enroll students and can collect data Nvlm.USA.edu a model of proficient thought process Geogebra Www.thinking blocks.com...highly recommended! Math playground Http:www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com..need to understand math vocabulary!!!
 * that quiz.org assessment feature with immediate feature

Www.conceptuamath.com

Wiki address: http://masscue11-21st-math.wikis aces.com

Highly recommend doing a pretest Extensive practice

China-low creativity...how to raise? ex. Finland, high scores, low entrepeunrial confidence what does it mean for Educators?...what do we need for employment?

Idea of side effects in education..there are no labeling for side effects ...Alfie Kohn...energy towards test scores, no energy in creativity

Contradiction: creativity vs. High standard test scores

What matters? Change in curriculum..cite Life magazine race to space, Sputnik -Russian schools must be doing better -Will we speak Russian

1980s...Japan strong...we will speak Japanese

Idea of Tiger mom, Wold dad.."china new Mecca for education" ...documentary 2 million minutes (4 years)

Highlighted A Long History of Bad Test takers ...But if these test scores mattered where would we be today "bad test takers making US strong"

"Perhaps there are gaps that do not matter?"

Books: The rise of the Creative Class, Day of Empire -diversity of talents, creativity, entrepeunership, ...

Strengths of American talents...many "offer creativity, diversity of talents"

"education much more than instruction"

Use technology to connect globally!

Checkout: http://global education.uoregon.edu

Dreams, creativity, confidence