An interesting article to ponder & discuss: Fixing Math Education by Scott Kim and discussion questions

Want more? read another blog post from Scott

Some new (and familiar) tools & resources:

• Desmos Teacher
• Thinglink (example)
• Graphing Stories
• Spurious Correlations
• Engage NY

Dan Meyer's blog and TedTalk

• Overview
• A non-example
• Teaching: Act 1 Act 2 Act 3
• Bank of Three Act Math Tasks
• More Three Act Math Tasks
• Sample task: Super Stairs
• Investigate one that interests you...

Connecting it all to our curriculum:

• Work time to explore three act math tasks that align with your content, common core standards, and standards for mathematical practice
• Work time to explore the initial creation and 'making' of a three act math task or story
• Closing activity: Share-out of ideas, thoughts, and learning from today.