The 2013 Sudbury Sessions

  • Track Listing

  • day one

    • Why Students Hate Word Problems
  • day two

    • Teaching for Perplexity

Why Students Hate Word Problems

linkThe Three Acts of a Mathematical Story

linkThe Three Acts of a (Lousy) Mathematical Story

fileWill it Hit the Hoop?

linkHow I Made ‘Will It Hit The Hoop’

linkYou Don’t Have to be the Answer Key

linkThe Water Tank

linkFalling Glowsticks

linkWCYDWT: Burning Man

fileProfessor Splash

link#anyqs

linkThe Incredible Shrinking Dollar

linkWhat Light Looks Like

linkRedesigned: Follow That Diagonal

linkAn Example For Primary Students

linkOther Three-Act Math Stories

fileThe Session Slides

Teaching for Perplexity

Perplexity, Then Standard

LinkTechnology Tutorials

LinkDaily Doozy

LinkGrammar Mistakes

LinkApostrophe Abuse

LinkWhat If Everybody In Canada Flushed At Once

LinkHoles Movie Clip and Activity

LinkOrbeez Movie Clip and Activity

LinkGoogle Voice Tutorial

LinkShort Yellow Lights

LinkPlaying Catch-Up

LinkThe Short Shovel

LinkThe Ticket Roll

LinkOrbeez

LinkThree-Act Math Tasks

Dan Meyer

The Presenter

Dan Meyer taught high school math to students who didn't like high school math. He has advocated for better math instruction on CNN, Good Morning America, Everyday With Rachel Ray, and TED.com. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in math education and is the Chief Academic Officer at Desmos where he explores the future of math, technology, and learning. He has worked with teachers internationally and in all fifty United States. He was named one of Tech & Learning's 30 Leaders of the Future. He lives in Oakland, CA.

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