In March, I did a session for Global Math Department on drawing diagrams. If you don’t know about Global Math Department, you should check it out. They present free video conferences and webinars every Tuesday night and you can join in and participate that night or you can watch the recording later if you can’t make it. Here’s the recording of my talk.
It was an interesting experience for me. I find that whenever I have to write a blog post or prepare a presentation, I learn more about the topic. The process of synthesizing and preparing the message I want to deliver forces me to think about the content in different ways.
It was also a unique experience because it was a different type of interaction with the audience than I’m used to. When I do workshops, I can read the body language of the members and I can interact with them differently. My workshops are also much more interactive and I do far less talking than the participants. With the webinar I did, I could read the comments and interact that way but it was a different form of communication for me.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to foster learning with teachers. What activities help them develop new ideas? When I look at my own learning, the experiences that help me are sometimes listening to talks or reading books or articles. But I think experiencing new ways of learning math and then trying these methods out with students help the most.
I’m really interested in how to create different learning experiences for teachers. I’d love to hear any ideas you have or more about what learning experiences have been helpful for you.
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