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@mathfour Think about math involved in digital animation. Is that "real" "authentic" "both"? @ColinTGraham has me so confused ;) #mathchat
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@mathfour Except when I am doing the kind of stats I have to for work now I often find myself writing out models in word or story #mathchat
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RT @mathfour: @ColinTGraham @mwilkinson3 @peter_price You only do word problems if someone you think is cute asks you. #mathchat
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@mathfour If there r version of non-real math that exists n real world wouldnt it make it real, thereby proving real has many defs #mathchat
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not sure like word authentic Comes down 2 there r discourses favored n school & discourses favored by mthmtcins Need 2 tch latter #mathchat
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Classic Lave & Wegner ex. Is dividing fractions by cutting a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese in half more authentic than equation? #mathchat
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Does fact that we have superimpose authentic on math just prove the negative that the math we learn is disconnected from everyday #mathchat
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@Peter_Price No thats called every day life. Oops I guess that makes it authentic. #mathchat
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For me authentic math allows students to see the patterns develop over time, in nature, in equations, and in life #mathchat
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@mwilkinson3 Can every student see the "beauty" in math. Its that liek expecting everyone in music ed to fall in love with symphony #matchat
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RT @DrTimony: More student work! Plz share & comment! http://ow.ly/bTUUR http://ow.ly/bTUUS http://ow.ly/bTUUT http://t.co/Ul1 ...
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@ColinTGraham Agree term "authentic" can be hollow construct. Often many refer to it as anything not involving direct instruction. #mathchat
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RT @MelissaEzarik: What's the best interactive digital campus map anyone has seen at a #highered institution? Looking for examples for @ ...
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@lutzfernandez I love the quote from Cobb at the end that chances are this won't work and we won't know in a year anyway #ctedreform
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@daveandcori But you are right they aint much better.
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@daveandcori You can not keep politics out of education. Dont know many dems calling ofr corporal punishment and not teaching crit thinking
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RT @thenerdyteacher: Huge! RT @audreywatters: Google Drive also coming to iOS and ChromeOS today #io12
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#CTEdReform Could be worse. Reformers could ask for corporal punishment and an end to critical thinking like TX repubs http://bit.ly/My8pEW
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The TX Rep platform (you can't make this stuff up) We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) critical thinking skills
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#OtherCNNReports TX repubs call 4 corporal punishment & an end to higher order thinking in schls. Oh wait that's true http://bit.ly/My8pEW
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