Problem Posing: Generating Questions for Exploration
Students are asked a tremendous amount of questions daily, and yet they rarely spend time crafting their own questions or answering questions posed by their peers. This is true in my own math classroom, where most math problems encountered by students come from textbooks, digital curricula, blogs and suggestions from colleagues at school and on Twitter. But lately, I have been asking students to pose their own mathematical problems, with much success. What exactly is problem
Free-to-Formal Writing — Encouraging Students to Express Original Thought in Academic Writing
If you teach a course that involves academic writing, you’ve read too many paragraphs that look like this: “My claim is ______________ because…” “In the article it states…” “This quote supports my claim because…” I’m an English teacher, and this drives me insane. It shows that students understand the importance of citing evidence to defend themselves, but it is far from good writing. It’s short. Stilted. Formulaic. It shows no voice or depth of thought. My colleagues and I ha
Meet the EDxEDNYC Conference Team — Lamar Long
Meet Lamar Long Meet Lamar Long, a member of the EDxEDNYC Conference Team. Lamar is Sponsorship Coordinator for the 2018 conference! The EDxED team is made up of dedicated teachers who started the EDxEDNYC conference years ago to bring together amazing educators for a truly authentic PD experience. The EDxEDNYC Conference is designed for educators by educators. For conference tickets, visit www.edxednyc.com/tickets. Follow Lamar on Twitter @teachLTL #team #conferenceteam #lam
Meet the EDxEDNYC Conference Team — Jennifer L.M. Gunn
Meet Jennifer L.M. Gunn Meet Jennifer L.M. Gunn, founding member of the EDxEDNYC Conference Team! The EDxED team is made up of dedicated education professionals who started the EDxEDNYC conference years ago to bring together amazing educators for a truly authentic PD experience. The EDxEDNYC Conference is designed for educators by educators. For conference tickets, visit http://www.edxednyc.com/tickets. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jenniferlmgunn and start the conversation wit