https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3 Q.1: In what ways do educators’ (and society’s) views of mathematics harm how math is taught and learned? Q.2: How might math teaching and mindsets need to shift in response? en-us 2020-09-02 20:16:57 UTC 2020-09-03 17:26:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718758585 Fear of math: coming in from a place of 'where you are and build from there can reduce feels]]> 2020-09-03 17:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718758585 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718761514 Some educators impose their own thinking of how math problems should/could be solved based on their previous experience from when they attended school]]> 2020-09-03 17:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718761514 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718762377 Girls aren’t as good in math as boys.]]> 2020-09-03 17:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718762377 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718762544 2020-09-03 17:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718762544 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763194 2020-09-03 17:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763194 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763297 2020-09-03 17:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763297 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763320 We assume some kids just don’t get it. ]]> 2020-09-03 17:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718763320 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718764388 My high school calculus teacher had me believe that I would never get it... Even though I prob could have... but he would only take questions from the 'smartest' kids :( I still believe that abstract types of math are too hard for me.

]]> 2020-09-03 17:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718764388 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718765281 Math is elitist ]]> 2020-09-03 17:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718765281 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718766337 Gendered biases about math]]> 2020-09-03 17:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718766337 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768182 Math is hard and boring ]]> 2020-09-03 17:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768182 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768395 Belief is concrete right or wrong answer ]]> 2020-09-03 17:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768395 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768985 Memorizing is the key]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718768985 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718769562 Need to shift to problem solving ]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718769562 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718770239 We fail to acknowledge that not all students learn the same way. We have to provide different ways of explaining and representing math ]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718770239 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771232 2020-09-03 17:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771232 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771710 Assuming the difficulty in expressing thinking reflects lack of understanding ]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771710 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771848 It’s not relevant to anything else]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718771848 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718772417 Taking a developmental approach - understanding that knowledge and skills are built over time and may not emerge at the same time for all students ]]> 2020-09-03 17:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718772417 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718773655 Problem solving is hard for most of our kids]]> 2020-09-03 17:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718773655 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718774524 2020-09-03 17:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718774524 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718775749 As teachers we can confront our own fears about math.]]> 2020-09-03 17:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718775749 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776190 The wrong final answer means you’re completely wrong]]> 2020-09-03 17:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776190 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776230 Math being taught as memorizing formulas but never having explained what it all means. If kids don’t “get it “, they feel they can never be good at math. ]]> 2020-09-03 17:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776230 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776419 Often lack of real life applications of math ]]> 2020-09-03 17:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718776419 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718778465 Math is static]]> 2020-09-03 17:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718778465 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718781825 2020-09-03 17:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718781825 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718792990 We need both basic math foundation and critical thinking like life skills and problem solving and process]]> 2020-09-03 17:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718792990 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718793492 2020-09-03 17:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718793492 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718803654 Math can be fun!!  :)]]> 2020-09-03 17:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718803654 https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718804573 2020-09-03 17:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/inquiry/sept3/wish/718804573