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		<title>28th Annual Anja S. Greer Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Anja S. Greer conference at Philips Exeter Academy last year and highly recommend it to anyone interested.  Details of this year&#8217;s conference have just been published, so click on the image below for more information. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=2219&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Skills Every Student Should Learn</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent eSchool News article by Meris Stansbury lists ten skills cited by its readers as being most important for today&#8217;s students to acquire: Read Type Write Communicate effectively, and with respect Question Be resourceful Be accountable Know how to learn Think &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/ten-skills-every-student-should-learn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=2202&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Multiplying Polynomials and FFFT!</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/multiplying-polynomials-and-ffft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most folks learn to multiply increasingly complex quantities gradually over time, starting with constants in elementary school, and eventually continuing on to polynomials in high school.  As the quantities become more complex, students master &#8220;the distributive property&#8221;, &#8220;collecting like terms&#8221;, &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/multiplying-polynomials-and-ffft/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=2107&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advice from Steve Jobs</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/advice-from-steve-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs spoke at the Stanford Commencement ceremonies in 2005. While his speech lasted only 15 minutes, it contains some wonderful advice &#8211; so I encourage you to click on this link to watch it. He will be sorely missed.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=2099&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Angle Measures</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/angle-measures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suppose nobody had ever thought of measuring the size of an angle, and someone asked you &#8220;How can I describe the size of an angle?&#8221; What approach might you take in answering this question? You might start by arbitrarily picking &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/angle-measures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1997&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival 15</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/mathematics-and-multimedia-blog-carnival-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 15th Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival.     According to Wolfram Alpha, the word &#8220;fifteen&#8221; is the 379th most common spoken word. It is also the age of most High School Sophomores. I invite you to lean on your caffeine and &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/mathematics-and-multimedia-blog-carnival-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1972&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Next Math and Multimedia Blog Carnival: Article Selection Criteria</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/next-math-and-multimedia-blog-carnival-article-selection-criteria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to announce that Learning and Teaching Math will host the next Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival.  If you have a post that fits in one of the categories below which you would like considered for inclusion in this issue, &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/next-math-and-multimedia-blog-carnival-article-selection-criteria/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1935&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cost effective adult education: might it influence secondary education?</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/cost-effective-adult-education-might-it-influence-secondary-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in The Washington Monthly titled &#8220;The College For-profits Should Fear&#8221; describes the founding and growth of Western Governors University. It uses an on-line model with some twists: Course credits based on assessments completed. If you pass the final &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/cost-effective-adult-education-might-it-influence-secondary-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1941&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Teacher&#8221; is an inaccurate title</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/teacher-is-an-inaccurate-title/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People, both as children and adults, are constantly learning new things. The more actively engaged in the learning process they are, the more likely they are to learn something well and retain that knowledge. So what exactly is the person &#8220;teaching&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/teacher-is-an-inaccurate-title/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1927&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scheduling for Curricular Depth and Challenge</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/scheduling-for-curricular-depth-and-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What was &#8220;the best&#8221; course you ever took? Probably one for which you had to work quite hard, one that you perceived as challenging from the outset, one for which you rose to the challenge. The course probably had a &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/scheduling-for-curricular-depth-and-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1912&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lecturing: There Are Better Ways ToTeach</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/why-we-should-stop-giving-lectures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many widely used math textbooks seem written for a traditional &#8220;lecture-style&#8221; teacher. They can be challenging to teach from if you are trying to reduce time spent &#8220;talking at&#8221; the class. Some of the NSF-funded mathematics texts published over the &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/why-we-should-stop-giving-lectures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1865&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Integrating Mathematics With Other Subjects</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/integrating-mathematics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if most activities in school asked students to &#8220;reach and defend a conclusion&#8221;?  in Math, about quantitative or geometric relationships, about measurements of worldly phenomena, etc. in Music, about the effect of a melody line, about a particular mix &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/integrating-mathematics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1849&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game-like Engagement</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/game-like-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New York Times Magazine article titled &#8220;Games Theory&#8221; (September 19, 2010) mentioned some interesting points: - &#8220;going to school can and should be more like playing a game, which is to say it could be made more participatory, more immersive &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/game-like-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1807&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Purpose of High School Mathematics</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/the-purpose-of-high-school-mathematics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Anja S. Greer Conference on Secondary School Mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy provided many opportunities to hears others&#8217; ideas about the purpose of our High School Mathematics Curriculum.  Some of the statements I noted were (with apologies that none are &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/the-purpose-of-high-school-mathematics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1776&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Attributes of Effective Activities, Problems, or Projects</title>
		<link>http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/activity-attributes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Whit Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A continuum of activity types are used in classrooms around the world.  They range in duration from long (weeks or months) to short (seconds or minutes), from &#8220;projects&#8221; to &#8220;problems&#8221;. There are differing styles of activities, ranging from context-rich to almost &#8230; <a href="http://mathmaine.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/activity-attributes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mathmaine.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11288295&amp;post=1760&amp;subd=mathmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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