Teaching Innovation in Math
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Diana Byriel
Elementary Technology Integrationist
Boone Community Schools
dbyriel@boone.k12.ia.us
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Innovation is not just doing something new; it is thinking of new ways to improve a product, a method, or an idea.
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Source: Pollock, J. E., Hensley, S., & Tolone, L. (2019)
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Teaching Innovation
Innovative Teaching
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“We need to reinvent just about everything. Whether scientific advances, technology breakthroughs, new political and economic structures, environmental solutions, or an updated code of ethics for 21st century life, everything is in flux—and everything demands innovative, out of the box thinking.The burden of reinvention, of course, falls on today’s generation of students. So it follows that education should focus on fostering innovation by putting curiosity, critical thinking, deep understanding, the rules and tools of inquiry, and creative brainstorming at the center of the curriculum.”
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–Thom Markham
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How Can Teachers Teach Innovation?
Project-Based Learning
Teach Concepts, Not Facts
Distinguish Concepts from Critical Information
Make Skills as Important as Knowledge
Use Thinking Tools
Use Creativity Tools
Reward Discovery
Make Reflection Part of the Lesson
Teams, Not Groups
Be Innovative, Yourself
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Thom Markham, Ph.D.,
psychologist, author, and school redesign consultant
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Form Teams, Not Groups
Teach students to work collectively and become better collective thinkers.
Use specific methods to form teams; assess teamwork and work ethic;
Facilitate high quality interaction through protocols and critique;
Teach the cycle of revision
Expect students to reflect critically on both ongoing work and final products.
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What may already be happening in your schools?
STEM Challenges
Computer Science Lessons
Authentic Learning Initiative
Instructional Framework
Work-Based Learning program
Ex. Boone Edge
Greater Understanding of 21st Century Skills
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Consider and Evaluate Ideas & Resources
Will students need to think creatively?
Will they have to problem-solve?
Will discovery be rewarded?
Will there be an opportunity to reflect after the lesson?
Will students build conceptual understanding?
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EARLY NUMERACY
Counting and Sorting
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Snowflake STEM
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ADDITION
Fact Fluency
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Building With a Budget
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AREA & PERIMETER
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Pet Kennel Challenge
Cardboard Arcade
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Playground Makeover
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MEASUREMENT
Constraints> Measurement
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Stacking Challenge
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Paper Chain Contest
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Build Your Name
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Plastic Fusing- design a wallet
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Recipe Challenges
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Spring scale building challenge
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GEOMETRY
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Foam Shape Building
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3D Containers
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Zipline Challenge
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What angle makes the tram arrive in 5 seconds?
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DATA & GRAPHING
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Distance
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Weight
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Time
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Math and Coding
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Code.org
Pixels
Degrees of Angles
Place your screenshot here
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Course D: Dance Party
Course E: Mini- Project About Me
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Scratch Jr.
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Scratch Jr.
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Dash Robots
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Path app=
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degrees
centimeters
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Making Groups- Building Multiplication Concepts
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Scratch
Angles- degrees
x/y coordinate pairs
Time in seconds
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THANKS!
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