Mathematics Matters Every Day - M2 ED

Bringing Mathematics into our World A partnership between

Florida International University

Miami Dade College

University of Miami

NASA SEMAA

M-DCPS

SECME Inc.

Presented at the SECME Inc. 31st Annual Summer Institute by Shawn Beightol, M-DCPS Instructor

Mathematics Matters Every Day - M2 ED

Bringing Mathematics into our World Main URL: mathscience.dadeschools.net/m2ed/index.htm

STEM Module URL:shawnbeightol.com/EngineeringModule/EngineeringUNITwithFrames.htm

M2 ED – A Support System

“Non-content” certified elementary and secondary school mathematics teachers

Mathematics, science and technology (STEM) teachers desiring to be professionally developed.

STEM teachers interested in National Board Certification.

M2 ED – A Portal

Access to best practices for teaching STEM Access to Professional Development for STEM Access to lesson plans and classroom activities

based on research

M2 ED – Leading Research

How people learn How to teach mathematics How to integrate reading into the process

M2 ED – A Work of Progress, In Progress

Phase I – Partnerships formed and staff focused to develop the infrastructure of the portal – video, voice, data channels.

Phase II – Collecting and Organizing researched modules and resources for evaluation and eventual selection for use.

Phase III – Enhancement, Development, and Evaluation.

M2 ED – Let’s Explore!

The “Heavy” Document – Research/Rationale (click here)

The Math Matters Every Day (M2ED) Web page (click here) CEC Modules – Continuing Education (click here) LOYO Modules – Learn On your Own Best Practices (click

here) LIM Modules – Literacy in Mathematics – Assistance for

identifying literacy strengthening aspects of texts (click here) The STEM Modules (click here)

M2 ED – STEM Modules

Left Frame – the Index Return to M2ED Return to STEM Modules The Conscious Problem Solver – Dartmouth M-DCPS Developed Modules National and Local STEM Resources Form for Collaboration Submission Experimental Problem Solver Diagnostic

M2 ED – Your Turn to Try

Explore Dartmouths Problem Solving Process The elements The practice – Design a pencil Define the Problem – What is a pencil? Redefined/Solutions:

body and lead and shape and length

What are the constraints? New Problems – What is the body? What is Lead? What is

the Shape? What is the length? Etc…

M2 ED – STEM Modules – Problem Solving Cycle

M2 ED – Engineering/Competition Projects – Your Turn

Review and Prepare Presentation on each: Bottle Rockets Bridge Free Design Mousetrap Car Rubber Band Car Sand Structure

M2 ED – Problem Solving and Bloom’s Taxonomy

Raising awareness of degrees of sophistication

Teachers first! Try it Collaborate on it