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| Dan Meyer |
There are some very good things happening right now in the world of mathematics education. Being at the NCSM Conference gave me the opportunity to connect with many of the greatest minds in the field and hear about their current projects.
Here are my top picks for books to buy, courses to take, blogs to read...right NOW.
Books
NCTM’s Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All. The book Steve Leinwand keeps waving around. I read a draft in the fall. Educators need to start turning to this when figuring out how to do professional development, how to craft school goals, what to look for in classrooms. It’s radical.
Visible Learning by John Hattie. This book is being enthusiastically talked about by greats like Tim Kanold and Bob Laird. Subtitled “A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement”, it’s the new go-to resource for knowing what truly works in education.
Smarter Together: Collaboration and Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom by Featherstone, et al.
Blogs
Tim Kanold. Check out his most recent post about math homework.
Max Ray. I went to an excellent workshop for teachers by Max and also saw his engaging Ignite talk. He’s with the Math Forum @ Drexel. There are problems, videos and more.
Dan Meyer. Prolific blogger, thinker. Recently published Great Modeling Tasks in Three Acts (for NCSM members only, except for one freebie).
Annie Fetter. At Math Forum with Max. Great Ignite talk about her artist mother and the math she used.
YouCubed. Not a blog but go there and sign up for updates. Watch some of the videos.
Courses
There are two online Stanford courses taught by Jo Boaler that are a must-do. Last summer, I took How to Learn Math for Parents and Teachers. It was fabulous. It was free then, now it costs $125. Worth it.
This year, Jo Boaler has added a brand new course called How to Learn Math for Students. It’s free. I haven’t taken it yet but I recommend trying it with a young person you know. It sounds like it is appropriate for children ages 10-18, but for children younger than 13, a parent or teacher should register and share the material with the child. Go to the site and register. It begins in May.
People to Follow on Twitter
@jgough, @steve_leinwand , @SkipFennell, @maxmathforum, @tkanold, @MFAnnie, @TuvaLabs,@Trianglemancsd, @wahedahbug, @lambchop1998 (I met this guy at NSTA Boston, but he was great), @IllustrateMath, @joboaler
Who I missed
Uri Treisman. But here’s the audio of his talk.
