The Role of A.I. in student-centered math education
How do you use AI as an educator?
What are the biggest challenges with AI in mathematics classrooms today?
Snoop Dog
Ed Tech AI
What's the connection?
First Big Magic Moment of the Day...
Why, in 1984, did Dr. Barry Marshal drink a petri dish containing the bacterium Helicobacter pylori ?
Stomach Ulcers
Prevailing Medical Wisdom (prior to 1984)
Treatment: Lifestyle & Ongoing medication
Stomach Ulcers
Prevailing Medical Wisdom (prior to 1984)
Treatment: Lifestyle & Ongoing medication
Treatment: One time antibiotics
The truth (known after 1984)
NAEP Math
What are the key features a product should have?
Data. The first thing we do is go to the data dashboard
What problems do you need to solve in your district?
Filling gaps and reinforcing learning
NAEP Math
NAEP Math
If the problem were primarily insufficient data
or insufficient practice, then a 5–10× increase
in spend should have moved the needle... But it didn't
We're treating the symptoms not the cause
If the problem were primarily insufficient data
or insufficient practice, then a 5–10× increase
in spend should have moved the needle... But it didn't
NAEP Math
So How Can AI Help With That?
Bransford and Johnson 1972
Bransford and Johnson 1972
If the balloons popped, the sound would not be able to carry since everything would be too far away from the correct floor. A closed window would also prevent the sound from carrying since most buildings tend to be well insulated. Since the whole operation depends on a steady flow of electricity, a break in the middle of the wire would also cause problems. Of course the fellow could shout, but the human voice is not loud enough to carry that far. An additional problem is that a string could break on the instrument. Then there could be no accompaniment to the message. It is clear that the best situation would involve less distance. Then there would be fewer potential problems. With face to face contact, the least number of things could go wrong.
Bransford and Johnson 1972
Bransford and Johnson 1972
If the balloons popped, the sound would not be able to carry since everything would be too far away from the correct floor. A closed window would also prevent the sound from carrying since most buildings tend to be well insulated. Since the whole operation depends on a steady flow of electricity, a break in the middle of the wire would also cause problems. Of course the fellow could shout, but the human voice is not loud enough to carry that far. An additional problem is that a string could break on the instrument. Then there could be no accompaniment to the message. It is clear that the best situation would involve less distance. Then there would be fewer potential problems. With face to face contact, the least number of things could go wrong.
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STUDENT
DISCOURSE
Second Big Magic Moment of the Day...
"Why can't we just teach math the way I learned it?"
The volume of work often necessitates computers who can perform the routine machine operations with great speed, but who need not have much logical insight into what the results should be...
Memo: "Computing Group Organizations and Practices at NACA" April 24th 1942
The old way of teaching math was to make you do it like a machine...
The new way is to understand it so you can build the machines!
To ensure that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems.
OUR MISSION:
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By Nigel Nisbet
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