mpsMOOC13 Observer July 5: Sign-up; why and how; calculus for seven-year-olds

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This is the news from the open online course Problem Solving for the Young, the Very Young, and the Young at Heart.

ASSIGNMENTS

By July 7: Plan the first three problem groups and share the plans. You need to do the sign-up tasks to become a course participant, then you can post your plans here: http://ask.moebiusnoodles.com/questions/392/how-do-you-plan-to-adapt-problem-groups-1-2-and-3.html

Sign-up tasks:

1. Log in to the question and answer hub Ask Moby Snoodles.
2. Leave a comment with your answers to the four questions.
3. Schedule a short video or voice conference. – There are time slots for July 7-11

Forum news

Only participants who answered the sign-up questions can post on the forums, but everybody can read.

Post your questions or ideas to the question and answer forum.

Discuss videos with beautiful math dream of Mellany, Sally, Alyssa + Taryn + Dianne + Andy, and Hong, and check out their questions. How do you make more complicated math and its techniques approachable? How can you do math without the kid getting frustrated? How can you focus on “Why” and not just “How”? How can we help a seven-year-old do calculus?

Share your favorite resources with everybody at the books and links thread.