Tag: Week 6 DQC

Breaking the Symbol Barrier?

by on February 10, 2016 9:14 pm
I found the breaking the symbol barrier to be very interesting but it left me with a number of lingering questions. The first is, the video narrator made a distinction between everyday math and higher order math. I wonder how he drew that distinction? Another question of mine is whether everyday math can translate into… Read more Breaking the Symbol Barrier?

DQC - Week 6

by on February 10, 2016 8:10 am
Writing is an incredibly difficult subject to teach. As a first grade teacher, I constantly found myself toeing the line of teaching writing conventions without crushing their interest in writing. In Justine Cassell’s article, Towards a Model of Technology and Literacy Development, SAM really intrigued me as a “Vygotskian more capable peer, seeming to push… Read more DQC - Week 6