Media tagged with: Fall 2014

Curiosity - Staging a Disagreement

Curiosity - Staging a Disagreement

Calculus 3 students reinvented the definition of directional derivative in their groups. Afterwards the students compare their different definitions in a whole class discussion. Trying to resolve the disagreement creates energy and curiosity in the classroom.

The class had 25 students and met two times a week for 75 minutes each and one time for 50 minutes.

Calculus 3 Conjectures

Calculus Conjectures

A whole class discussion in Calculus 3 about the classification of maxima, minima and saddle points.
The students were given the equation for D but had to find out themselves how to use this equation
to classify a critical point. All groups wrote several examples on the wrap around blackboards to use
as classification examples.

The class had 25 students and met two times a week for 75 minutes each and one time for 50 minutes.

Not Knowing

Not Knowing

The teacher of this calculus 3 class start a discussion by admitting to now knowing the answer to a student's question.

The class had 25 students and met two times a week for 75 minutes each and one time for 50 minutes.

Making Mistakes

Making Mistakes

A calculus 3 class grappling with the concept of double integrals. Notice how comfortable the students are in sharing their ideas, recognizing their mistakes and change their thinking.

The class had 25 students and met two times a week for 75 minutes each and one time for 50 minutes.

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