MOVE IT, Math! Testimonials
More coming in soon - this workshop just took place in late January 2015.
Also see Anne Shaw's personal testimony regarding her experience with MIM!
Also see Anne Shaw's personal testimony regarding her experience with MIM!
January 2015
I can't begin to express the success of the Move It Math training we had last Friday and Saturday. As evidenced by how quickly and responsively the Douglas Center girls took to the material, that should only be a microcosm of what can be experienced across the campus.
This week I introduced "Butterfly Fractions" to the students that self-admittedly "don't like math." By the end of the week, they were adding fractions as if it was second nature. Also, the "bowling for math" game was a monstrous hit with the boys. The were simultaneously utilizing math functions (adding, subtracting, multiplying, & division) without thinking, like it was almost reflexive. I literally had to tell them, "Guys, it is time to go to lunch. Let's wrap up." Usually, they are ready to go lunch with very little prompting. Yesterday, they would have worked through lunch!
If we can get Paul back for the summer, I truly believe our youth will be effectively, appropriately, and compassionately introduced to math in a way that could change their lives. This is something that would've helped me overcome my personal math hurdles at their age.
Most cordially,
Moss
I can't begin to express the success of the Move It Math training we had last Friday and Saturday. As evidenced by how quickly and responsively the Douglas Center girls took to the material, that should only be a microcosm of what can be experienced across the campus.
This week I introduced "Butterfly Fractions" to the students that self-admittedly "don't like math." By the end of the week, they were adding fractions as if it was second nature. Also, the "bowling for math" game was a monstrous hit with the boys. The were simultaneously utilizing math functions (adding, subtracting, multiplying, & division) without thinking, like it was almost reflexive. I literally had to tell them, "Guys, it is time to go to lunch. Let's wrap up." Usually, they are ready to go lunch with very little prompting. Yesterday, they would have worked through lunch!
If we can get Paul back for the summer, I truly believe our youth will be effectively, appropriately, and compassionately introduced to math in a way that could change their lives. This is something that would've helped me overcome my personal math hurdles at their age.
Most cordially,
Moss
