21st Century Tools + Traditional Values = Blended Learning in Math Class |
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| Many students struggle to master math skills, but often don't see the connection between what they're learning in school and the real world. This session will introduce a model for blended learning in math that I like to call 'hook, line, and sinker'. There's still a place for direct skills instruction, but it's anchored in activities that come out of students' lives and concerns. By using their skills in a context that mimics the real world and presenting their learning to a real audience, students must learn how to do more with what we teach them. There are many easy-to-manage Web 2.0 tools we teachers can use to engage students in making meaning in math -- ranging from online drill and practice games to blogs, wikis, and podcasting. The idea is to take our kids to the next level -- to get them collaborating and communicating so their math skills become invaluable 'real problem'-solving tools. | |
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Audience: General |
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| Room: | B 123 |
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Sue Hellman Surrey, BC 20 months ago I was a near 'techno-fossil’. Although I’ve always embraced the value of using success as a way to engage students, I'd never really considered how deeply engaging they find technology until I caught the bug myself. Working with these tools makes me feel creative where I never did before and has given me a renewed spirit of discovery. I’m currently a Math/Science & GED teacher at the White Rock Learning Centre. Now at 57, after 35 years at the front of the class, I'm also a student again in the online Instructional Media Masters at Wilkes University. I'm particularly interested in connecting with colleagues who want to try blending new tools into our mix so that . . . “everything old can be new again, but better!” hellman_s@sd36.bc.ca |
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