It's (hopefully) no secret that a) OAME 2020 was supposed to be happening right now and was cancelled and b) OAME 2020 Virtual was put in its place. And as part of the organization committee I have been helping with the live sessions so I will share just a few of the things I've seen that have been share worthy (you'll have to register to see the rest). As I type this on Friday night, there are still some spots left if you want to register for this free conference. All the sessions are freely available until Monday at midnight and then after that you have to be an OAME member. Check out the lineup and find out how to be a last minute registrant.Curriculum Tags: All
http://oame2020.ca/virtual-oame
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I have always been a fan of Ron Lancaster. And I found out today that he has presented at 38 OAME conferences in a row. So I'm glad that we were able to put this on so that he could keep his streak going. He always manages to take something that starts out simple and then pull complex mathematics out of it. Today he didn't disappoint and I love that he talk up Geometer's Sketchpad (and even included some GSP files in his folder of resources). The premiss was that there is no need to worry about having enough time to cover all the curriculum if you have some rich problems to have students tackle. Even if you just go for some of the great images that he has taken over the years from around the world then that's enough. And a heads up, he will be the 100th presentation of NCTM's 100 Days of Professional Learning so stay tuned for that later this fall. In the meantime his session folder is below but if you get this soon enough, check out the recording of his live session in the conference archives (see website, above).Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCR3U, MCF3M
https://tinyurl.com/OAME2020VC
It's no secret that I'm a fan of CODAP, so I was thrilled at @JoelBezaire and @Approx_Normal's session on Harnessing Student Curiosity with data. I think that even if all you do is go to their slideshow to grab all of the awesome datasets that are so interesting and can't help but entice your students to dig deeper then you're doing alright. But also check out the recording of their session so you can get a glimpse of how great CODAP is. Get their slide deck below
Curriculum Tags: MBF3C, MDM4U, MAP4C
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1suDqBQUO1ExG1yt86ISSJvEeNK-8J3aC_JZTPpGesuA/edit?usp=sharing
cc: @rawrdimus peep the shirt 👀 https://t.co/7ufsU8ttiL— Joel Bezaire (@joelbezaire) May 9, 2020
And for those who really want to dive into data analysis. You might consider trying RStudio and checking out @PappyPapalia session. He does a pretty good job of taking something that seems complex (the coding involved) and making it attainable. And, much like @JoelBezaire and @Approx_Normal's session, there are some great data sets here. Check out his slide deck below and watch the recording of his session for more info.Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://bit.ly/DS_Slides_OAME_2020
And if you are checking out the pre recorded session, I would not miss @NatBanting's session on #MenuMath. If you are looking for a way to create authentic assessment for students at a distance, I think one way you can do that is to give students a menu of things to do for a particular math topic and ask them to create problems or situations that check off the things in the menu with the fewest problems. I am totally butchering the description. Check out all his examples at the link below and check out the video of his OAME session at the OAME conference website.Curriculum Tags: All
http://natbanting.com/menu-math/
Though this isn't part of the OAME conference, I did release a new @Desmos activity this week that walks through a series of division of fractions questions that helps to build the algorithm to divide them without telling students directly right out of the gate. It is a self checking activity and it has a Challenge Creator for students to create their own problems too.Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5c8ea44e309dd82445a4de8b
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I didn't know what the involute of a circle (tree) is. Thanks to @LukeSelfwalker, now I know. Be sure to check the comments to get the "full picture"
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/LukeSelfwalker/status/1256343267702198272
I love mathematical optical illusions.The ⭕️ involute of a 🌳— Luke Walsh (@LukeSelfwalker) May 1, 2020
1. Find the circumference of the tree.
2. Now stretch that length tangent to the tree and place a stake.
3. Continue placing stakes as you wrap the length around the tree.
4. The path of stakes is the circle involute of a tree. pic.twitter.com/kMqb2ipAae
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https://twitter.com/Gelada/status/1256683346706432005
Crushing or rotating? Six pentagons come together to form half a dodecahedra, or fill a decagon. #mathgif pic.twitter.com/XyS0t4pfZV— Edmund Harriss (@Gelada) May 2, 2020
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Check out how John Coltrane draws a picture illustrating the mathematics of music. Thanks to @KMarkPet for pointing this one out.
Curriculum Tags: All
http://www.openculture.com/2017/04/the-tone-circle-john-coltrane-drew-to-illustrate-the-theory-behind-his-most-famous-compositions-1967.html
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