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Transformative mathematics education: 14 indicators of success

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 20, 2010

Carolyn Foote, High School educator and “techno-librarian”, has an excellent article at The Huffington Post. Let me paraphrase her: “Transformative school change needs to take a hard look at what really moves our students towards a “21st century (mathematics) education” — an education where students are working on inquiry-based, real world problems, and acknowledge the […]

When academic textbook prices drop to $0.00 what will publishers do?

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: October 6, 2010

Technology is like a universal acid to societal norms – it eats away away at all existing structures and modes of operation. People have lost jobs because technology has put them out of work, just as technology has created new jobs for others. Work, business and education are in high states of flux as more […]