{"id":53,"date":"2015-01-12T03:28:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T03:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/?p=53"},"modified":"2015-01-12T03:28:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T03:28:09","slug":"creating-in-math-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/2015\/01\/12\/creating-in-math-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating in Math Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/72\/files\/2015\/01\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-58 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/72\/files\/2015\/01\/1-300x237.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"257\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/1-100x79.png 100w, https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/1.png 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/72\/files\/2015\/01\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-59\" src=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/72\/files\/2015\/01\/2-300x203.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"262\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/2-100x68.png 100w, https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/files\/2015\/01\/2.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I began Cohort 21 I knew I wanted to focus on how I could\u00a0integrate computer science and coding into my Math classroom. I wrote\u00a0about the project I created\u00a0to try this in an earlier post. The short version is that the students built\u00a0a computer program that solves basic equations from their science class.<\/p>\n<p>I just finished marking these projects, so\u00a0the pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s along with\u00a0the impacts it has had on the students are fresh in my mind. The project gave the students a chance to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>investigate and understand a mathematical process in more depth (solving equations) while\u00a0refining their skills using\u00a0that process;<\/li>\n<li>see another side of how\u00a0Mathematics is done in the real world;<\/li>\n<li>reflect on what it means to be a mathematician\/problem solver when powerful computers are easily accessible and a key part of the process; and<\/li>\n<li>develop a real world transferable skill while creating an authentic product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My goal moving forward is to create projects and tasks which replicate\u00a0and expand on these ideas.<\/p>\n<p>I have decided that I would like to find new ways for students to code, build, or create their own tools for solving problems by further exploring\u00a0computer science and robotics. Coding an\u00a0&#8220;Equation Solver&#8221; was a fun start, but what other concepts could the students code? Besides just creating software, what hardware\/sensors are available for students to solve a wider variety of problems? These are exciting questions and I can&#8217;t wait to explore them.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my first shot at\u00a0word-smithing all these ideas into one sentence for an Action Plan:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Giving\u00a0students a deeper understanding of Mathematical ideas and expanding\u00a0their perspective on the scope\u00a0of Mathematics by\u00a0giving them opportunities to create,\u00a0program,\u00a0and build their own technological tools.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When I began Cohort 21 I knew I wanted to focus on how I could\u00a0integrate computer science and coding into my Math classroom. I wrote\u00a0about the project I created\u00a0to try this in an earlier post. The short version is that the students built\u00a0a computer program that solves basic equations from their science class. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/2015\/01\/12\/creating-in-math-class\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Creating in Math Class&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/andrewruston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}