2014 Spring

Readings

February 7th - Cognitive load theory

1. Sweller - Human Cognitive Architecture: why some instructional procedures work and other do not

in APA Educational Psychology Handbook: Theories, Constructs and Critical Issues Eds. Harris, K.; Graham, S. & Urdan, T.

American Psychological Association, 2012, vol. 1 pg. 295 - 325

March 7th - Constructivism

1. O'Donnel - Constructivism

in APA Educational Psychology Handbook: Theories, Constructs and Critical Issues Eds. Harris, K.; Graham, S. & Urdan, T.

American Psychological Association, 2012, vol. 1 pg. 61 - 84

April 11th - Standards based grading

1. Standards-Based Grading: Math

   1. Some common standards for college-level math

   2. Standards for multivariable calculus, first pass

   3. Assessing standards

      1. SBG: what worked well

      2. SBG: what could have gone better

May 2nd - Flipped Classrooms and One Room Schoolhouse

1. Mangan - Inside the Flipped Classroom in The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 30, 2013

2. Atteberry -'Flipped classrooms' may not have any impact on learning USA Today, December 5, 2013

3. Levy - Flipped classroom, slides from MathFest NExT panel

4. One-Room-Schoolhouse.com

Schedule

We will meet one Friday a month from 3:30pm to 5:00pm

• February 7 at Columbia University Department of Mathematics

• March 7 at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University

• April 11 at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University

• May 2 at Columbia University Department of Mathematics