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Tom wrote a new post, The Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching by Dan Finkel 4 years, 7 months ago
Principle Number One: Start with a question.
Watch now to find out the rest:
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Tom wrote a new post, How To Learn 5 years ago
I just noticed this really fantastic short video on learning at the The Atlantic.
Summary:
Anyone really can learn anything.
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Tom wrote a new post, Positive Norms to Encourage in the Classroom 5 years, 3 months ago
More great stuff from Jo Boaler at youcubed.org. I’ve been following Jo avidly since taking her amazing online class “How to Learn Math” from Stanford University. The class is free.
Recently they added a […]
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Tom wrote a new post, How to Save Your Neurons 6 years ago
A blast from the past March 2009 Scientific American article by Tracy Shors provides a rebuttal to the somewhat common misconception that the brain does not create new neurons. It does – thousands every day. Don’t […]
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Tom wrote a new post, The Precise Relationship between Intelligence and Speed: There is none 6 years, 8 months ago
Being a Southerner in New York City, I always suspected this. There is no relationship between intelligence and speed. What is important is to deeply understand things and to think about their relations to each […]
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Tom wrote a new post, Why the Common Core Makes Sense 6 years, 8 months ago
Don’t succumb to hysterical fox-wing fear-mongering. The Core simply strives to advance students to a deeper understanding of mathematics, rather than rote memorization of algorithms. Dr. Jo Boaler from Stanford […]
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amy-james wrote a new post, The Key to Success: Grit 7 years, 9 months ago
In this excellent Ted Talk, Angela Lee Duckworth bluntly relays where we are in the science of education with regard to the single most important factor that determines success and achievement. At this point, all […]
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Tom wrote a new post, Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset 8 years, 7 months ago
In the past five years no book or thinker has had a greater impact on my life than Mindset, The New Psychology of Success by psychologist Carol Dweck. The approach to learning and growth she describes in her […]
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Tom commented on the post, Recent Book on Success Debunks Harmful Myths 8 years, 8 months ago
I love it, “aj.” Especially when the screen goes black at the word “think,” as if to imply that we need to turn off our computers (and phones and iPads) in order to think.
More!
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Tom wrote a new post, How to Increase Your Fluid Intelligence 8 years, 10 months ago
Sudoku doesn’t seem to be helping?According to an article in the New York Times, the answer is to play n-back games every day. That sounds fun. I’m going to do it.
Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
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Tom wrote a new post, Brain Benefits of Bilingualism 8 years, 11 months ago
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amy-james wrote a new post, Singapore Math Emphasizes Mastery of Basics 10 years, 5 months ago
The New York Times has an interesting article briefly describing the evolution of math education in the United States since the sixties and the latest development – an emulation of the Singapore process which moves more slowly at basic levels in an effort to achieve a stronger fundamental understanding of numbers and basic operations, allowing […]
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Tom wrote a new post, Recent Book on Success Debunks Harmful Myths 10 years, 5 months ago
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Tom wrote a new post, Visuals: Form and Function 10 years, 6 months ago
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admin started the forum topic Tutorials and Explanations in the group
Algebra: 10 years, 7 months ago
Tutorials and explanations for the basics of algebra
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Tom created the group
Algebra 10 years, 7 months ago
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Tom wrote a new post, Welcome to the Think.Org: Tutorials, Advice, Problems and Solutions 10 years, 7 months ago
At the Think Org you can find tutorials and explanations for topics in a variety of subjects, from geometry to physics, just to mention a few.
Join today and you can start contributing your own tips and explanations, as well as solutions for problems. What do you think?