Math can be extremely authentic for students when taught correctly. Mathalicious may be a site that can help teachers find great connections to math content. It was featured on the Freakonomics Blog on the NY Times here. The site's self proclaimed philosophy is: "Math isn’t something you learn, but a tool you use to learn about other things." It has a variety of great lessons for middle school and high school students. (Think: How big is your Plasma? How does your xBox work? etc. etc.) It appears that the site is still being constructed, and I would definitely keep "an eye on it" for more great resources in the future.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Mathalicious: Make Math Authentic
Math can be extremely authentic for students when taught correctly. Mathalicious may be a site that can help teachers find great connections to math content. It was featured on the Freakonomics Blog on the NY Times here. The site's self proclaimed philosophy is: "Math isn’t something you learn, but a tool you use to learn about other things." It has a variety of great lessons for middle school and high school students. (Think: How big is your Plasma? How does your xBox work? etc. etc.) It appears that the site is still being constructed, and I would definitely keep "an eye on it" for more great resources in the future.
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Love that philosophy.
ReplyDeleteMath is indeed like a language. You learn it to learn more about other things.
Sure wish it were taught that way far more often....
Wonderful blog! I found it while searching on Yahoo News. Do you have any tips on how to get listed in Yahoo News? I’ve been trying for a while but I never seem to get there! Many thanks.sbo
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure. To be honest, I didn't even know I was listed in Yahoo news. ;-)
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