Elementary math chat is a weekly math chat where participants come to discuss best practices, examine student work, explore routines for reasoning and research that guides and supports pedagogy centered on problem and student based learning.
We put a Brooklyn spin on the Field Trips & Fundraisers (Day 1) investigation, inviting some fabulous 4th graders to mathematize the situation. Love being with @KadySafar + her crew of collaborative + flexible mathematicians #iteachmath#elemmathchat#contextsforlearning
Let's all introduce ourselves to @LukaszGierek Who, What, Where and what was the best thing about your Valentine's Day today? #ElemMathChat PS Please remember we use the Q1 A1 format in our chats.
Hi Margie from PA here
Learning through exploration is how children construct knowledge and connect it to something familiar.
It is a form of play. #elemmathchat
Q2: Hopefully #maths will be much more about #CriticalThinking and engaging students in the real problems ... but with a little dose of magic. There should be more "WOW!" in math classrooms! The right #edtech tools can help in creating meaningful math moments.
#elemmathchat
Hello from Chicago, Il! A1 I work in a branch of a large suburban library and am interested in learning more about all types of emmersive technology and potential programming applications for us. #elemmathchat#arvrinedu
What will math be like in 2030?
- best case scenario: students actively constructing understanding together, talking sharing, math filled with visual representations.... led by professionals who know how math develops.
... all in an inclusive environment!
#elemmathchat
A1 Ideally 2030 maths classrooms 2030 will be student centered, inquiry based, discourse rich, collaborative, technology enhanced places where joint construction of knowledge takes place. Change TAKES forever especially in UNDERFUNDED education systems. I can hope! #ElemMathChat
I hope so! I've been trying to entice some T friends in developing a cross curriculum unit. I think I have some on board, but in past I have'nt had much luck with people buying in! Most are happy to participate in a cross curriculum unit if someone else develops it! #ElemMathChat
What will math class be like in 2030?
-worst case scenario: Classrooms where Ss are quietly working on perfectly selected tasks by a computer. A class devoid of play, or S voice or active learning experiences....
...where Ss are grouped by perceived abilities.
#elemmathchat
Q2. VR, AR, immersive learning which one of these technologies can work in symbiosis with Match classes. Give us examples. #ElemMathChat#MTBoS#ITeachMath#Geometry
I have been in my district for 12 years. I still have the same computer, no interactive projector, and our wifi is spotty at best. Not much change :( #ElemMathChat
Q3: Exploring 3D geometry is exciting in #AR! Not a long ago I had a wonderful lesson with 3-graders. We used a set of #MergeCube with @Shapes3D. Ss were counting edges, vertices and faces when holding virtual 3D shapes in their hands!
#elemmathchat#iteachmath@MergeVR#mtbos
A1: I’m curious to see if memorizing algorithms will feel less critical among a teaching force who didn’t grow up with the “you won’t have a calculator with you all the time” message #ElemMathChat
A2
Technology can help us do in virtual spaces things that are very difficult to do in the real world. Dynamic software (like @geogebra) are wonderful additions to help push what we can do in math class.
But, these should not replace tangible objects
#elemmathchat
Yes, and please NO equity issues in 2030 where schools in urban districts and student with disabilities experience are stuck in this poor excuse of a math experience #elemmathchat
What is AR? VR wo uld make this teacher throw up - LOL! I can't even play video games! If schools had the funding and resources I could see how VR could make the math come to life at High School level. Would it be as dynamic at elementary? #ElemMathChat
Q2 I agree! Engaging students in solving real-life problems but with a dose of "wow" makes learning fun!Giving them the tools to understand how to find answers AND why it matters not just in the classroom will boost confidence and the enjoyment of learning. #elemmathchat
A2 I agree! Engaging students in solving real-life problems but with a dose of "wow" makes learning fun!Giving them the tools to understand how to find answers AND why it matters in and out of he classroom will boost confidence and the enjoyment of learning. #elemmathchat
A2 I agree! Engaging students in solving real-life problems but w/ a dose of "wow" makes learning fun!Giving them the tools to understand how to find answers AND why it matters in & out of the classroom will boost confidence & the enjoyment of learning. #elemmathchat
A3 Anytime you are immersed in a situation you understand it on a fundamental level. You and the experience become one. The learning is more personal & meaningful. #ElemMathChat
Q4: Immersive learning helps in spatial reasoning. #AR and #VR are #immersive 3D environments that support learning geometry. With kinesthetics (holding a 3D shape in hand with #MergeCube) learning is more active, constructive and long-lasting
#elemmathchat#ARVRinEdu@MergeVR
My students do not have devices. My school district is a Title 1 district. That means that more than 60% of our students receive free lunches because their family cannot afford them. We have a high poverty rate. #ElemMathChat
I am wondering how AR, VR fit with elementary standards and learning trajectories. Those of you more famliar, what would these look like in your math class? What lessons/ concepts would these aid in supporting? #ElemMathChat
A3 Cognitive learning encourages students to take a more hands on approach where they learn study skills & problem-solving. It brings math alive vs. seeing it flat on a page. #elemmathchat
I am too! I cannot envision it as anything but a distraction. My Ss have applets to help them visualize & they spend entirely too much time making them do the wrong thing rather than using them as the tool they are. We say if it becomes a toy, it is no longer a tool #ElemMathChat
Q5: As for immersive tech in #math classroom: If you have #VR headset, I recommend @neotrie for 3D Geometry learning. If you are more into iPads or Android devices (also as BYOD) @Shapes3D are ready-to-implement-in-classroom apps with great #AR experience
#elemmathchat#ARVRinEdu
Thank you for the insight on the different apps! All of our high school students are given iPads to use for classwork, homework, and in place of textbooks. As a parent I am curious to see what they use. @arvrinedu#elemmathchat
In reply to
@milena_piasecka, @neotrie, @Shapes3D, @ARVRinEDU
