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Sacramento County Office of Education, December 2016; Jo Boaler, Stanford University
“Every time a student makes a mistake in math, they grow a synapse.” - Jo Boaler
“It turns out that even believing you are smart—one of the fixed mindset messages—is damaging, as students with this fixed mindset are less willing to try more challenging work or subjects because they are afraid of slipping up and no longer being seen as smart.” - Jo Boaler
YouCubed WIM-day-2.pdf
Sacramento County Office of Education, December 2016; Matthew Wallace, UC Davis
Messages we send when students make mistakes
Promoting growth mindset
Reflecting on our own practices
mwallace_presentation.pdfUC Davis Math Project, January 2015; Dan Meyer, Desmos Chief Academic Officer
Main objective is to make the math accessible to everyone
"Give students a headache, then provide the aspirin" - Dan Meyer
I teach high school math. I sell a product to a market that doesn't want it, but is forced by law to buy it." - Dan Meyer
Dan Meyer-inspired Lesson
Discovering Elements of the Coordinate Plane
CAASPP Institute Team, October 2015 & February 2016
Attended 3 sessions total with NCS Admin and Teacher Team
Received training on TOMS and the SBAC Digital LibraryShared out with Math Department
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