Dan Meyer on Real-World Math

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Math teacher Dan Meyer explains how presenting real-life scenarios through photos and videos makes math problems "irresistible" to students.

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  • amazing teacher.. I would like to be the same.. :)

  • what is the name of the software or editor being used to make a parabola?

  • Filling water tank example; is akin to filling a cloths washer. I always wait, for the washer to fill with water, before adding bleach. So the question is; what is the probability ratio that I will forget to add the bleach?

  • you were such a great teacher dan.. I was very thankful of beening one of your hard working students.

  • Dan, you're brilliant. Make the maths serve the situation and not the other way round. I teach 10year olds. I'm going to try a few leaves out of your book, even though your maths is aimed at older students. We're going to go outside, armed with a camera, and see the maths around us.

  • These are AWESOME ways to have kids think about math!! I bet kids rather do this than work from the book.. Now to think about putting this in a classroom when all this technology is not available...thanks for this video!!!

  • Very fine ideas here! Predictions regarding pendulum motion (varying string length, bob weight, etc.) can be very effective. When students take lots of data and see eventually, a physics equation modeling the behavior that suggests a gravitational constant may be involved, they are more likely to have a Gee Whiz! moment regarding "g." It takes time to discuss, predict, get data and see the math science connection. Are we willing to give students the time to discuss, argue, and experiment?

  • Excellent! I'm ready - where can I buy a DVD and/or software of this "class"? Middle school kids NEED this NOW, before old school math teachers bore and confuse them.

  • Where can we find some of the teaching examples used in this video?

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