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Blog Recap: 2019 Day 1
We had a great first day! We began with our first problem, the Star Spangled Banner Problem. Participants shared a variety of solution methods using patterns found in numerical tables, patterns in...
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Our math for the morning explored the theme that “the same quantities have many names, and context determines the most useful name.” We focused on discussions of the equal sign, place-value, and...
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This morning we: Discussed the “sum of odds” problem (1 + 3 + 5 + …….+ 99) Built on that to work on the “Insatiable Caterpillar” problem Then we worked on the Piggy Bank Problems Then we played (and...
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Blog Recap: 2019 Day 5
Today we This morning we talked about multiplying fractions using the gardening plot problem. We discussed division, including division by zero. Then we talked about talking about some “Rules that...
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Blog Recap: 2019 Day 6
In the morning, we welcomed new teachers and started thinking algebraically! We revisted Otto and Hannah (Sibling Rivalry: Unknown Quantities), but this time they were eating Halloween candy, comparing...
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This morning we spent learning about why the integer (positive and negative numbers) operations work! We talked about adding, subtracting, and multiplying signed numbers – ultimately learning why a...
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Blog Recap: 2019 Day 8
Today we talked about unit rates (and representations thereof) based work with the Coffee Maker problem and the Perfect Pint of Pink Paint. See the image below. Then after lunch, we discussed the...
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We began the day with some more work on linear and proportional relationships through the Purple Paint problems. Then we did Burning the Candle problems. We were especially interested in graphical...
View ArticleBlowing the dust off the blog
Looks like it’s been a while since I updated here. My semesters have been over-full. The good news is that we are doing a lot of good work to get ready for the 2020 Summer PMI workshops. More will...
View ArticleAnnouncing the July 2020 Summer Workshops!
We are happy to announce we will be offering the PMI workshops in July 2020. These are the same workshops we have offered in past summers. The workshops will be July 20 to 31st. Participation is...
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