{"id":5370,"date":"2018-01-31T22:59:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T03:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=5370"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:14:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:14:32","slug":"1141-learning-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/1141-learning-links\/","title":{"rendered":"#1141 Learning Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/1141-learning-links\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>As a young student I didn\u2019t sit still very well. I got distracted sometimes. I <em>loved<\/em> what I liked and grudgingly did other work. Sometimes I sunk energy into subjects <em>others<\/em> thought I would be good for me&#8230; that never went well. I started to blossom when I allowed myself to pursue and enjoy what I loved.<\/p>\n<p>This realization helped ignite my interest in education, and more broadly, working with youth to help them find their way and excel. I started reading, writing and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some recent resources I\u2019ve enjoyed and that help me shape my next steps:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Some of my toughest and most rewarding days are working with children who test our limits as teachers. I cannot believe these children are behaving as they do for fun. Their (often traumatic) circumstances shapes their spikey behaviours. Rob Miller describes \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.viewfromtheedge.net\/hugging-a-porcupine\/\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewfromtheedge.net%2Fhugging-a-porcupine%2F','hugging+the+porcupine')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hugging the porcupine<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5374\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ImageDrivenMathWeb.jpg\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2FImageDrivenMathWeb.jpg','')\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5374\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ImageDrivenMathWeb.jpg\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2FImageDrivenMathWeb.jpg','')\" alt=\"math alternatives\" width=\"450\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ImageDrivenMathWeb.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ImageDrivenMathWeb-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Driven Math<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 I spent a day last week learning about math strategies including our education ministry\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edu.gov.on.ca\/eng\/policyfunding\/memos\/april2016\/min_math_strategy.html\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edu.gov.on.ca%2Feng%2Fpolicyfunding%2Fmemos%2Fapril2016%2Fmin_math_strategy.html','renewed+math+strategy')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renewed math strategy<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em>I was happy to hear some of the strategies that included \u201cimage driven math,\u201d math sites like <a href=\"http:\/\/wodb.ca\/shapes.html\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwodb.ca%2Fshapes.html','%C2%A0Which+One+Doesn%22t+Belong')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Which One Doesn&#8217;t Belong<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgalaxy.com\/journal\/2012\/5\/29\/an-excellent-collection-of-fermi-problems-for-your-class.html\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edgalaxy.com%2Fjournal%2F2012%2F5%2F29%2Fan-excellent-collection-of-fermi-problems-for-your-class.html','Fermi%22s+open+ended+questions')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fermi&#8217;s open ended questions<\/a>.<br \/>\nThese sites get students\u2019 brains and classes working differently. One of the presenters urged us to take math class outside. I smiled at that suggestion. I probably would have done better at university level calculus if we could play with practical applications outside the classroom\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I don\u2019t sit still very well. Active learning \u2013 ie being active while learning math \/ language, etc. helps me learn and smile. I am seeing more bike desks in classes to help students that need to move. Being outside and being active engage and retain students and their learning. Bill Murphy Jr. writes about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/bill-murphy-jr\/want-to-raise-successful-boys-science-says-do-this-but-their-schools-probably-wo.html\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fbill-murphy-jr%2Fwant-to-raise-successful-boys-science-says-do-this-but-their-schools-probably-wo.html','need+for+many+to+be+active+when+learning')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">need for many to be active when learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading and learning. Please share your favourite links, below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet As a young student I didn\u2019t sit still very well. I got distracted sometimes. I loved what I liked and grudgingly did other work. 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