tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435607602356235615.post5575944463363121628..comments2023-05-27T06:45:17.011-07:00Comments on Courage To Core: Making Mastodons RealAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011451984359039574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435607602356235615.post-13913360544564917162015-12-17T01:09:43.342-08:002015-12-17T01:09:43.342-08:00It is amazing to see how teachers are challenged t...It is amazing to see how teachers are challenged these days with huge class sizes, limited time and space, and few prep periods. It's so hard to build space and structure for engagement and experimentation with the real-world and models of it. And yet, the tools for engagement are getting easier to find and use. Hopefully teachers can be given the time, the class sizes and the resources to allow for more real-world engagement. Thanks for your comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011451984359039574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435607602356235615.post-90136958061362889892015-12-17T01:05:02.021-08:002015-12-17T01:05:02.021-08:00As I look around today I see more teachers and sch...As I look around today I see more teachers and schools striving to bring more of the world into the classroom, and more of the classroom into the world, and give students a structure for creative engagement with that world. Exciting times! Thanks for your comments!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011451984359039574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435607602356235615.post-20057058434048274972015-12-16T10:32:00.028-08:002015-12-16T10:32:00.028-08:00The large class public system makes it so much eas...The large class public system makes it so much easier to push concepts than teach the why. If you can sneak those real world application moments in, it makes such a difference in a student's understanding and motivation. It sounds like you're doing a good job of both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771540675672447563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435607602356235615.post-21314139027523888502015-12-16T07:53:36.609-08:002015-12-16T07:53:36.609-08:00The way our school structure is organized makes it...The way our school structure is organized makes it challenging for our learners to connect real life to the abstract and, for teachers to create such experiences. Thank you for understanding that many of our children have difficulties with the abstract and require inquiry and exploration in order to properly learn mathematical concepts.No-nonsense Teachinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486790701800976617noreply@blogger.com