Eclectic Technology

Got 13 minutes? Watch this video from Michael Pershan.

There has been quite a bit of media about Khan Academy and this post takes a look at how mathematics is taught in other countries. When you compare the teaching of math in Japan to the teaching of math in the U.S. it is very different. The video explores "what the Khan Academy would like like if it came from Japan." Scott McLeod also bring up Dan Meyer (and links to his blog). If you would like to see more of the TIMMS videos (that are referenced in this video) go to http://nces.ed.gov/timss/video.asp.

If you have not had a chance to check out Dan Meyer and his method of teaching math please take the time and check out the links in this post. Not only is there a talk he gave at TED called 'Math Class Needs a Makeover' (embedded in the post) there is also a link to his to his '101 questions' site, where the community may pose problems and ask questions. 

He also has a Google Spreadsheet called Dan Meyer's Three Act Math Tasks. You may find it at http://bit.ly/tpp82B.