Dan Meyer's Perplexity Session
workshops, keynotes, webinars, and breakout sessions addressing the Common Core State Standard's modeling practices, why we assign application problems, why students hate them, and what we can do about it.
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three-act math problems
how do we turn the world outside the math classroom into a math problem that's both fun and challenging, not boring and easy?
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hook finding
what's the first step for adapting your existing curriculum?
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perplexing application problems
how does paper distort mathematical problem solving and how can digital media correct the distortion?
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interesting to perplexing
how do you generate engaging and challenging curriculum from the math you encounter in your own life?
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pseudoproblems
how do we identify the sickness and administer the antidote?
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technique
what technology and tools are essential for designing perplexing math application problems?
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- 5/25
- Durham, ON
- 6/6
- Menlo Park, CA
- 6/11
- Danville, CA
- 6/13
- Elkader, IA
- 6/14
- Atlantic, IA
- 6/21
- Palo Alto, CA
- 6/25
- Honolulu, HI
- 7/22
- Limestone, ME
- 7/30
- Stanford, CA
- 8/13
- Magnolia, TX
- 8/28
- Honolulu, HI
- 9/21
- Porterville, CA
- 9/28
- Sioux Falls, SD
- 10/12
- Dallas, TX
- 10/18
- Victoria, BC
- 10/26
- Utah Valley, UT
As seen on CNN, Good Morning America, TED.com, and Everyday With Rachel Ray, Dan Meyer taught high school math for six years, studies math education at Stanford, and speaks internationally. He was named one of Tech & Learning’s 30 Leaders of the Future. He lives in Mountain View, CA.