Week #7

Topics

Math education II
Math games
Design a math game
Tinkering Toward Utopia and Current Events

Readings

Reading guidelines for math education games. (PDF)
Hildebrandt, Carolyn. "Developing Mathematical Understanding Through Invented Games." Teaching Children Mathematics 5, no. 3 (1998): 191.
Lach, Tisa M., and Lynae E. Sakshaug. "Let's Do Math: Wanna Play?" Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 11, no. 4 (2005): 172.
[Tinkering] = Chapter 2.

Assignments

Math Games (Test run of game due Week #10; Final version due Week #11) (PDF)
Math Games Rubric (PDF)
Math games type handout (PDF)

Resources

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