From ks2470 at columbia.edu Sat Mar 6 18:12:41 2010 From: ks2470 at columbia.edu (Kostas Stroumbakis) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:12:41 -0500 Subject: [RUME] Calculus / Pre-Calculus Survey Results Message-ID: <20100306181241.02i259cu80ksksko@cubmail.cc.columbia.edu> Hi, I'd like to send the following thank you note to this group. Best regards, Kostas Stroumbakis. ===================================================================== Hi, Over a year ago, members of this forum helped me by completing an online survey that I distributed to collect data for my dissertation. I was able to complete my work and defended just over a month ago. Thank you! In the comments areas, as well as during phone interviews, many participants asked for a summary of the findings. It took me some time to follow up, but now they are available in case you are interested. I have posted a summary at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Calc_PreCalc_Survey_Results Many Thanks, Kostas D. Stroumbakis. From chrisraz at sciences.sdsu.edu Thu Mar 18 15:43:53 2010 From: chrisraz at sciences.sdsu.edu (Chris Rasmussen) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:43:53 -0700 Subject: [RUME] Interdisciplinary conference announcement Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the first of two NSF-funded interdisciplinary undergraduate STEM education research conferences. The first conference will take place at the University of Maine from June 14 ? June 18, 2010. The Transforming Research in Undergraduate STEM Education (TRUSE) meeting will highlight advances in research in undergraduate chemistry, mathematics and physics education and seek to develop synergies between the disciplines. More information about the conference, including registration, can be found at http://www.chem.purdue.edu/Towns/TRUSE/ We hope that you will consider participating in what promises to be an exciting conference. If you have questions about the conference feel free to contact me or one of the other conference organizers (see website for contact information). Thanks, Chris Rasmussen Department of Mathematics and Statistics San Diego State University From rrhake at earthlink.net Tue Mar 16 18:23:18 2010 From: rrhake at earthlink.net (Richard Hake) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:23:18 -0700 Subject: [RUME] Confessions of a Converted Lecturer Message-ID: Some subscribers to RUME might be interested in Eric Mazur's engaging talk "Confessions of a Converted Lecturer" at the University of Maryland on 11 November 2009. The abstract reads: "I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? I will explain how I came to the agonizing conclusion that the culprit was neither of these. It was my teaching that caused students to fail! I will show how I have adjusted my approach to teaching and how it has improved my students' performance significantly." That talk is now on UTube at ; and the abstract, slides, and references - sometimes obscured in the UTube talk - are at as a 4 MB pdf. As of 16 March 2010, Eric's talk had been viewed by some 12,800 UTube fans! In contrast, serious articles in the education literature, often read only by the author and a few cloistered academic specialists, usually create tsunamis in educational practice equivalent to those produced by a pebble dropped into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. For other commentary critical of the passive-student lecture - staple of U.S. higher education - see e.g.: a. "Scholars at a Lecture" [Hogarth ((1822); b. "The Lecture System in Teaching Science" [Morrison (1986)] - a MUST-READ all-time classic!; c. "Science Lectures: A relic of the past? [Mazur (1996)]; d. "The College Lecture, Long Derided, May Be Fading" [Honan (2002)]; e. "Re: The college lecture may be fading" [Hake (2002)]; f. "Mary Burgan's Defense of Lecturing" [Hake (2007)]; g. "At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard" [Rimer (2009)]; h. "Farewell, Lecture?" [Mazur (2009)]. Yes, I'm aware of the seemingly lecture-friendly: 1. "A time for telling" [Schwartz & Bransford (1998)]; 2. "Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching" [Kirschner, Sweller, & Clark (2006)]. Regarding Schwartz & Bransford (1998), their abstract ends:". . .the results indicate that there is a place for lectures and readings in the classroom IF STUDENTS HAVE SUFFICIENTLY DIFFERENTIATED DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE TO USE THE EXPOSITORY MATERIALS IN A GENERATIVE MANNER." [My CAPS.] In response, I wrote in "Re: Constructivism in the APB classroom" [Hake (2008)]: "But judging from the abysmally low pre-to-post test average normalized gains on tests of conceptual understanding for traditional high-school and college mechanics courses (Hake (1998a,b)], it would appear that the traditional learning strategy given to students by instructors for learning physics . . . . does NOT supply students with 'sufficiently differentiated domain knowledge to use the expository materials in a generative manner' [a loose translation from the psychologize might be: "sufficient conceptual understanding to benefit from the lecture." Regarding Kirschner, Sweller, & Clark (2006), as indicated in "Language Ambiguities in Education Research" [Hake (2008)], their failure to *operationally* define pedagogical terms hinders any meaningful interpretation of their paper. Quoting Klahr and Li (2005) "we suggest that those engaged in discussions about implications and applications of educational research should focus on clearly defined instructional methods and procedures, rather than vague labels and outmoded '-isms.' " Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University 24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands Honorary Member, ARFU (Academic Reference Freaks United) , REFERENCES[Tiny URL's courtesy .] Hake, R.R. 1998a. "Interactive-engagement vs traditional methods: A six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses," Am. J. Phys. 66: 64-74; online at (84 kB). Hake, R.R. 1998b. "Interactive-engagement methods in introductory mechanics courses," online at (108 kB). A crucial companion paper to Hake (1998a). Hake, R.R. 2002. "Re: The college lecture may be fading," online on the OPEN! POD archives at . Post of 21 Aug 2002 15:34:25-0700 to Chemed-L, EvalTalk, Math-Learn, Math-Teach, Phys-L, PhysLrnR, and POD. Hake, R.R. 2007. "Re: Mary Burgan's Defense of Lecturing," online on the OPEN! POD archives at < http://tinyurl.com/yftrgmt>. Post of 20 Feb 2007 15:45:37-0800 to Chemed-L, PhysLrnR, & POD. Hake, R.R. 2008a. "Re: Constructivism in the APB classroom," online on the OPEN! AERA-K archives at , Hake, R.R. 2008b. "Language Ambiguities in Education Research," submitted to the "Journal of Learning Sciences" on 21 August 2008 but mindlessly rejected; online at (1.2 MB) Hogarth, W. 1822. "Scholars at a Lecture," online at . Honan, W.H. 2002. "The College Lecture, Long Derided, May Be Fading," New York Times, August 14, 2002; online at . Kirschner, P.A., J. Sweller, & R.E. Clark. 2006. "Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching." Educational Psychologist 41(2): 75-86; online at (176 kB). Klahr, D. & J. Li. 2005. "Cognitive Research and Elementary Science Instruction: From the Laboratory, to the Classroom, and Back," Journal of Science Education and Technology 14(2): 217-238; online as a 536 kB pdf at (536 kB). Mazur, E. 1996. "Science Lectures: A relic of the past? Physics World 9: 13-14; online at (1 MB). Mazur, E. 2009. "Farewell, Lecture?" Science 323 (5919): 50-51, 2 January; online to subscribers at . Free to all at . Morrison, R.T. 1986. "The Lecture System in Teaching Science," in "Proceedings of the Chicago Conferences on Liberal Education, Number 1, Undergraduate Education in Chemistry and Physics (edited by Marian R. Rice). The College Center for Curricular Thought: The University of Chicago, October 18-19, 1989; online at , thanks to Gutenberg lecture pioneer Frank Lambert. (The Gutenberg lecture method recognizes the invention of the printing press!) Rimer, S. 2009. "At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard," New York Times, 12 January; online at (with 74 comments as of 15 March 2010). Schwartz, D. L. & J. D. Bransford, 1998. "A time for telling," Cognition & Instruction 16(4): 475-522; an abstract is online at . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From speer at math.umaine.edu Thu Mar 11 11:54:01 2010 From: speer at math.umaine.edu (Natasha Speer) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:01 -0500 Subject: [RUME] Master of Science in Teaching program Message-ID: If you know of anyone who might be interested in this program, please forward them the information below. Because of the emphasis on research and the thesis research requirement, the program is also a good launching point for people interested in pursuing graduate study in education research (a fair number of our graduates go on to doctoral programs in math or science education). Students are guaranteed two years of support as TAs or RAs. Natasha ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The University of Maine's Master of Science in Teaching program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2010. This interdisciplinary, content-rich, research-based program is appropriate for current and future secondary mathematics or science teachers as well as people interested in graduate study in mathematics/science education research. The two-year program includes coursework (in education, educational research, and in your discipline), an education research thesis project, and the option of pursuing initial secondary teaching certification. The program is designed for those with undergraduate degrees in a science, mathematics, or engineering. Full-time students are supported by teaching and/or research assistantships with a stipend minimum of $19,790 plus tuition waiver and partial support of health insurance. The program is also appropriate for part-time students, such as practicing teachers. For additional information, see www.umaine.edu/center/mst-program/ , e-mail mstinfo at maine.edu, or call (207) 581-1016. ================================== Natasha M. Speer 234 Neville Hall Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469 (207)581-3937 speer at math.umaine.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From speer at math.umaine.edu Tue Mar 16 12:50:58 2010 From: speer at math.umaine.edu (Natasha Speer) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:50:58 -0400 Subject: [RUME] Summer conference announcement Message-ID: <521B0E77-C53B-4FBB-B983-723D7B43DD08@math.umaine.edu> Below is information about a summer conference that might be of interest to you. This annual conference creates opportunities for math and science education researchers to share their work with colleagues and practicing K-16 teachers. Please forward it to anyone else you think might be interested in attending. There is funding available to help support graduate students and postdocs (application deadline for the funding is March 22nd). -------------------------------------------------- Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching National Conference University of Maine Orono, Maine Sunday, June 20 - Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Hosted by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and The Jackson Laboratory, with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine through National Science Foundation award #0904155, and the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Keynote speakers: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Ph.D., Director, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia Kathleen Roth, Ph.D., Director, Center for Professional Development, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research (Center) will host its fifth biennial conference on integrating science and mathematics education research into teaching, Sunday evening, June 20th through lunch on Wednesday, June 23rd. The conference program will consist of keynote addresses, contributed and invited talks, workshops, panels and roundtables, technology, a poster session, and evening programs, with ample time for discussion and participant interaction. The following themes will be the foci of the conference: Recent findings from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education research. Using discipline-based education research in middle, secondary, and post-secondary STEM classrooms. Research supported strategies to increase participation and learning in STEM, particularly among students from under-represented groups. Strategies for improving student learning using technology in STEM teaching. Building effective partnerships to implement research-guided practices in the classroom. Research-supported strategies for STEM teacher preparation and professional development. Abstract Submission Deadline: April 2, 2010 In alignment with the conference theme, "Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching?, abstracts should involve discipline-based education research or evaluation of the implementation of research-supported pedagogy, curricula, assessment, and classroom practices. Please submit your abstract electronically to leisa.preble at umit.maine.edu . All abstracts will be considered for poster presentations. If scheduling permits, some authors will be contacted about the possibility of presenting their work as a contributed talk. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. Please include your name, title, affiliation, mailing address, email, and phone number. Abstracts received after the April 2 deadline will be considered, if space is available. Conference registration information Registration Fee: $200 Registration fee waiver for in-service teachers, curriculum coordinators, University of Maine System (UMS) faculty and staff, UMS undergraduate or graduate students in STEM or STEM education programs, postdoctoral research associates and conference invited speakers. Stipends of $250 and on-campus meals provided to the first 40 in- service teachers who register and participate in the full conference (Sunday-Wednesday lunch). Complimentary housing also provided for teachers in this group living more than 30 miles from campus. Five travel awards of up to $500 for documented expenses available to doctoral students or postdoctoral research associates working in discipline-based education research or the implementation of research- supported pedagogy, curricula, and classroom practices, who give a poster presentation of their research and participate in the full conference (Sunday-Wednesday lunch). Apply by submitting a registration form and abstract and indicate you are interested in being considered for a travel award. Registration deadline: March 22, 2010. Send completed registration form to: Leisa Preble, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 120 Bennett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5709 (207) 581-1016, leisa.preble at umit.maine.edu Registration form and other information can be found at http://www.umaine.edu/center/conferences-workshops/2010-conference-announcement/ The Center?s mission is to advance the research and practice of teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. To learn more about the Center and for more conference information, please visit our website: http://www.umaine.edu/center/ Questions: Amie Gellen, Assistant Director (207) 581-1021, amie.gellen at umit.maine.edu ================================== Natasha M. Speer 234 Neville Hall Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469 (207)581-3937 speer at math.umaine.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From speer at math.umemat.maine.edu Thu Mar 25 12:30:08 2010 From: speer at math.umemat.maine.edu (Natasha Speer) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:30:08 -0400 Subject: [RUME] Summer conference-- registration deadline extended Message-ID: <64C5E899-409D-420E-99F0-3C9017930D83@math.umemat.maine.edu> Hi-- The registration deadline for the conference I posted information about (see below) has been extended to April 15th. This conference starts just a few days after the one that Chris posted information about. We've gotten a few questions about how the two differ. This one is intended for both researchers of secondary or undergraduate mathematics education and teachers of secondary or undergraduate mathematics. The other one (TRUSE, info posted by Chris) is intended for researchers of undergraduate mathematics or science education, especially people who conduct inter/cross disciplinary research or who are want to be conducting inter/cross disciplinary research involving math, physics, and chemistry. See http://www.umaine.edu/center/conferences-workshops/2010-conference-announcement/ and http://www.chem.purdue.edu/towns/TRUSE/index.html for more information about the two conferences. -------------------------------------------------- Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching National Conference University of Maine Orono, Maine Sunday, June 20 - Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Hosted by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and The Jackson Laboratory, with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine through National Science Foundation award #0904155, and the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Keynote speakers: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Ph.D., Director, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia Kathleen Roth, Ph.D., Director, Center for Professional Development, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research (Center) will host its fifth biennial conference on integrating science and mathematics education research into teaching, Sunday evening, June 20th through lunch on Wednesday, June 23rd. The conference program will consist of keynote addresses, contributed and invited talks, workshops, panels and roundtables, technology, a poster session, and evening programs, with ample time for discussion and participant interaction. The following themes will be the foci of the conference: Recent findings from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education research. Using discipline-based education research in middle, secondary, and post-secondary STEM classrooms. Research supported strategies to increase participation and learning in STEM, particularly among students from under-represented groups. Strategies for improving student learning using technology in STEM teaching. Building effective partnerships to implement research-guided practices in the classroom. Research-supported strategies for STEM teacher preparation and professional development. Abstract Submission Deadline: April 15, 2010 In alignment with the conference theme, "Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching?, abstracts should involve discipline-based education research or evaluation of the implementation of research-supported pedagogy, curricula, assessment, and classroom practices. Please submit your abstract electronically to leisa.preble at umit.maine.edu . All abstracts will be considered for poster presentations. If scheduling permits, some authors will be contacted about the possibility of presenting their work as a contributed talk. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. Please include your name, title, affiliation, mailing address, email, and phone number. Abstracts received after the April 15 deadline will be considered, if space is available. Conference registration information Registration Fee: $200 Registration fee waiver for in-service teachers, curriculum coordinators, University of Maine System (UMS) faculty and staff, UMS undergraduate or graduate students in STEM or STEM education programs, postdoctoral research associates and conference invited speakers. Stipends of $250 and on-campus meals provided to the first 40 in- service teachers who register and participate in the full conference (Sunday-Wednesday lunch). Complimentary housing also provided for teachers in this group living more than 30 miles from campus. Five travel awards of up to $500 for documented expenses available to doctoral students or postdoctoral research associates working in discipline-based education research or the implementation of research- supported pedagogy, curricula, and classroom practices, who give a poster presentation of their research and participate in the full conference (Sunday-Wednesday lunch). Apply by submitting a registration form and abstract and indicate you are interested in being considered for a travel award. Registration deadline: April 15, 2010. Send completed registration form to: Leisa Preble, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 120 Bennett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5709 (207) 581-1016, leisa.preble at umit.maine.edu Registration form and other information can be found at http://www.umaine.edu/center/conferences-workshops/2010-conference-announcement/ The Center?s mission is to advance the research and practice of teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. To learn more about the Center and for more conference information, please visit our website: http://www.umaine.edu/center/ Questions: Amie Gellen, Assistant Director (207) 581-1021, amie.gellen at umit.maine.edu ================================== Natasha M. Speer 234 Neville Hall Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469 (207)581-3937 speer at math.umaine.edu _______________________________________________ Rume mailing list Rume at betterfilecabinet.com http://betterfilecabinet.com/mailman/listinfo/rume_betterfilecabinet.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wsnewhall at gmail.com Sun Mar 28 15:13:00 2010 From: wsnewhall at gmail.com (Bill Newhall) Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:13:00 -0700 Subject: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures Message-ID: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> I was wondering if anyone in this list might give me some suggestions for good software for drawing geometric figures for tests, and other documents. Bill Newhall Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, Nevada 89523 wsnewhall at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gwoodward1 at math.unl.edu Mon Mar 29 17:05:48 2010 From: gwoodward1 at math.unl.edu (Gordon Woodward) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:05:48 -0500 Subject: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures In-Reply-To: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> References: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4BB1162C.3070103@math.unl.edu> I suggest GeoGebra. Go to www.geogebra.org. It is designed for high school geometry and trig. Also does excellent complex analysis and parametric curve sketching. It is FREE. Gordon Prof. Gordon Woodward Math Dept. Chief Adviser Bill Newhall wrote: > I was wondering if anyone in this list might give me some suggestions > for good software for drawing geometric figures for tests, and other > documents. > > Bill Newhall > Truckee Meadows Community College > Reno, Nevada 89523 > wsnewhall at gmail.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Rume mailing list >Rume at betterfilecabinet.com >http://betterfilecabinet.com/mailman/listinfo/rume_betterfilecabinet.com > > From vincent.kimberly at gmail.com Mon Mar 29 23:00:05 2010 From: vincent.kimberly at gmail.com (Kimberly Vincent) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:00:05 -0700 Subject: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures In-Reply-To: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> References: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <16EB448B-82B1-4C61-9DA0-74A7C96A74A6@gmail.com> Geometer's Sketchpad- I can use it for all my math classes since it does graphs, geometric figures and so much more. Dr. Kimberly Vincent Clinical Associate Professor Dept of Mathematics, WSU PO Box 643113 Pullman, WA 99164-3113 Phone 509-335-3143 Fax 509-335-1188 On Mar 28, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Bill Newhall wrote: > I was wondering if anyone in this list might give me some > suggestions for good software for drawing geometric figures for > tests, and other documents. > > Bill Newhall > Truckee Meadows Community College > Reno, Nevada 89523 > wsnewhall at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Rume mailing list > Rume at betterfilecabinet.com > http://betterfilecabinet.com/mailman/listinfo/rume_betterfilecabinet.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinces at math.tamu.edu Tue Mar 30 00:46:12 2010 From: vinces at math.tamu.edu (Vince Schielack) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:46:12 -0500 Subject: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures In-Reply-To: <4BB1162C.3070103@math.unl.edu> References: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> <4BB1162C.3070103@math.unl.edu> Message-ID: <20100329234612.rbrohzmy688gw4ww@webmail.math.tamu.edu> I must confess to ignorance of GeoGebra (but greatly appreciate the link -- my ignorance will be only temporary!) However, The Geometer's Sketchpad is excellent for constructing all types of geometric figures as one would with compass and straightedge, as well as figures that have specific desired measurements. Sketches are very easy to create and to paste into word-processing documents of all types. Vince Schielack Quoting Gordon Woodward : > I suggest GeoGebra. Go to www.geogebra.org. It is designed for high > school geometry and trig. Also does excellent complex analysis and > parametric curve sketching. It is FREE. > > Gordon > > Prof. Gordon Woodward > Math Dept. 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From cbkessel at earthlink.net Wed Mar 31 15:10:43 2010 From: cbkessel at earthlink.net (Cathy Kessel) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:10:43 -0700 Subject: [RUME] query, new blog Message-ID: <86550E42-A7DD-41A8-A904-64F98D003606@earthlink.net> Dear all, I have a query and an announcement. Query: Is there anything available that could be used for drawing while in a chat room? I may have been misled by ads for "electronic blackboard" and Web CT, into thinking that such things exist. I looked around a bit and see that there are shared documents like Google Docs and freehand drawing software, but I'm getting the impression that there is no such thing as a shared document that allows drawing. I know that one could upload drawings but I'm wondering if there's something that could be used for drawing during a chat rather than previously prepared. Announcement: I've started a blog called Mathematics and Education: http://mathedck.wordpress.com/ . I've put the description below. My first post concerns bad statistics about women in science. Among other things, I think it raises interesting questions about the statistical literacy (or would it be quantitative literacy?) of some psychologists. --Cathy Kessel Blog description: Mathematics and Education is intended as a contribution toward filling the gap in media coverage of education. The December 2009 Brookings Report Invisible: 1.4 Percent Coverage for Education is Not Enough says: "During the first nine months of 2009, only 1.4 percent of national news coverage from television, newspapers, news Web sites, and radio dealt with education. This paucity of coverage is not unique to 2009. In 2008, only 0.7 percent of national news coverage involved education, while 1.0 percent did so in 2007. This makes it difficult for the public to follow the issues at stake in our education debates and to understand how to improve school performance." This blog is also intended to contribute toward more informed and accurate discussion of topics that concern mathematics and gender. Accuracy is sometimes linked with slowness. Some bloggers seem to be simultaneously accurate and speedy, so this connection does not seem inevitable. But given the pace of its author, this blog is likely to be a ?slow blog? in the spirit of the Slow Movement. From dmuench at sjfc.edu Wed Mar 31 07:11:10 2010 From: dmuench at sjfc.edu (Muench, Donald) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:11:10 -0400 Subject: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures References: <3ea7912e1003281213n2ca8d4a2u7c95b3150f72cd8f@mail.gmail.com> <16EB448B-82B1-4C61-9DA0-74A7C96A74A6@gmail.com> Message-ID: I have used Cabri Geometre and also Derive (no longer available by TI). Dr. D. L. Muench (M?nch) Professor, Mathematical and Computing Sciences St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY 14618 USA Tel: 585-385-8155 Office: Pioch 136 WWW: http://sun1.sjfc.edu/~muench __o _`\<,_ _(*)/ (*)_ ________________________________ From: rume-bounces at betterfilecabinet.com on behalf of Kimberly Vincent Sent: Mon 3/29/2010 11:00 PM To: Bill Newhall Cc: Rume at betterfilecabinet.com Subject: Re: [RUME] Drawing Geometric Figures Geometer's Sketchpad- I can use it for all my math classes since it does graphs, geometric figures and so much more. Dr. Kimberly Vincent Clinical Associate Professor Dept of Mathematics, WSU PO Box 643113 Pullman, WA 99164-3113 Phone 509-335-3143 Fax 509-335-1188 On Mar 28, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Bill Newhall wrote: I was wondering if anyone in this list might give me some suggestions for good software for drawing geometric figures for tests, and other documents. Bill Newhall Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, Nevada 89523 wsnewhall at gmail.com _______________________________________________ Rume mailing list Rume at betterfilecabinet.com http://betterfilecabinet.com/mailman/listinfo/rume_betterfilecabinet.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rrhake at earthlink.net Wed Mar 31 18:19:49 2010 From: rrhake at earthlink.net (Richard Hake) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:19:49 -0700 Subject: [RUME] Street-Fighting Mathematics Message-ID: The 29 March 2010 edition of "MIT news" carries a report "Rough calculations: Sanjoy Mahajan's (2010) new book, Street-Fighting Mathematics, lays out practical tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty problem-solving" [Dizikes (2010)], accessible by clicking on and/or . Sanjoy , developer of the famous Benezet Centre , is currently the associate director for teaching initiatives at MIT's Teaching and Learning Laboratory . Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University 24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands Honorary Member, ARFU (Academic Reference Freaks United) REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy .] Dizikes, P. 2010. "Rough calculations: Sanjoy Mahajan's new book, Street-Fighting Mathematics, lays out practical tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty problem-solving,' MITnews 29 March; online at and/or . Mahajan, S. 2010. "Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving." Forward by Carver Mead . MIT Press, publisher's information at . Amazon.com information at . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Fermi delighted to think up and a once to discuss and answer questions which drew upon everyday experience, and upon the ability to make rough approximations, inspired guesses, and statistical estimates from very little data. A few samples are indispensable: How much does a watch gain or lose when carried up a mountain? How many piano tuners are there in the city of Chicago?" Philip Morrison (1963) REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy .] Morrison, P. 1963. "Fermi Questions," Am. J. Phys. 31(8): 626- 627; online to subscribers at . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: