Welcome to the third week! Meeting time and map to your questions

[Maria Droujkova]

We met on Monday evenings during the first two weeks of the course. I want to make meetings float for the rest four weeks.

What days and times are good for you? Please note your time zone.

• Week 2 February 7th, 2011 meeting had these topics:
  
  • The kid just plays with objects! Where is math?
    
  • Subitizing (instant quantity recognition)
    
  • Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia - comparing early education systems
• Recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2011-02-06.1458.M.B41FC4AB0A3565F8BCAE1B600D6595.vcr&sid=2008350
  

I put all the questions that came up in this course, so far, in a mind map, organizing them by topics. I picked one of the topics if the question belonged to many. We will use this map for sources of discussions. Everyone who posted to ask.naturalmath got at least one answer. Keep posting questions (and answers) - I will be adding them as they come up. I will add links to where they are discussed next.

Here is the mind map: http://mind42.com/pub/mindmap?mid=be6223a0-c0f2-487b-b0a0-1c175c4499ae
You can drag it around by mouse and zoom by the scroll bar in the bottom left corner or by the mouse wheel.


Cheers,
Maria Droujkova

Make math your own, to make your own math.

 

[Sue VanHattum]

I'd love to have email-style conversations, but I can't do an hour-long meeting each week.  Sorry I didn't realize that would be a core part of the course. I'm fascinated by what's coming up (though I'm sure I'm missing good stuff). I hope it's ok if I stay part-way in.

Warmly,
Sue

[Maria Droujkova]

I do not know IF it is important. I thought it would help people to hear one another's voice and to do quick Q&A - it's more like visiting. However, from the lack of response maybe people don't agree with this opinion.

Cheers,
Maria Droujkova

Make math your own, to make your own math.

 

[Kelli Brandon]

I would love to take part in the live meetings but my schedule doesn't allow it - I really enjoy these email conversations - I'm getting some great ideas!

Thanks!!!

Kelli

[Maria Droujkova]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Kelli Brandon <kel...@gmail.com> wrote:

I would love to take part in the live meetings but my schedule doesn't allow it - I really enjoy these email conversations - I'm getting some great ideas!

Thanks!!!

Kelli

Maybe we should schedule 5-minute meetings! "Modern momm special" :-) Parents are the busiest people in the world.

What is an idea or two you found especially useful so far, Kelli?

[Mick Weiss]

Is it the time or the duration that doesn't work for you?

[Kirsten Shields]

I won't lie. I managed to forget this week. :)  The mindmap WAS amazing though! No single time is really better (or worse) for me than any other.

[Megan Haggerty]

HI All,

I do think, from an educational perspective of adults, that it is BETTER to meet on the phone - regardless of how long it is - as it adds another learning dimension that brings everything together.

But as a new mom, often at home alone with her, I just am finding that I can't make the meetings.

The best time may be 8am or 9am here (pacific), 11am EST or noon, which would put it in the evening in Europe, and skip most peoples "witching hour" between 3-7pm. But I imagine that those in the States don't have the luxury of maternity/paternity leave, and would be working at that time?? (unless lunch was possible?)

That being said, I've enjoyed listening to the recordings, and even though I couldn't make the meetings, I have learnt alot through the recordings, email, and suggestions of links.

The mind map was brilliant in bringing it all together. Thanks Maria!

Megan

[Yelena McManaman]

Maria,

 

7pm is about 20 mins too early for me (that's right when I'm putting Mark to bed). I work most nights right after he goes to sleep, but I can listening in on the call (I'm not always able to actively participate in the discussion via voice, but if there's a chat option, I'd be able to do it).

 

- Yelena

[Mick Weiss]

Voice is optional. You should listen in though (through the app or
through the phone). There is also a chat, where questions are asked
(people just seem to answer via voice though).

[kristina123smith]

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to read, think and explore all the ideas so I haven't
posted anything for a while. I have 2 jobs, one of which involves a
lot of travelling to other cities/countries so with this irregular
schedule it's been hard to log in as regularly as I would have liked.
The live webinar meetings are a great idea. here in turkey they are
in the middle of the night so i can't realistically make the meeting
and then get up early to take kid to nursery :((. But I do
appreciate the recording and mindmap. Thanks Maria!

I'm busy collating the tips and ideas and will spend some time this
weekend trying out the ones that i think my kid will engage in. And
I'm following the links, looking at the I Hate Maths book on Amazon,
etc. Thanks for sharing your experiences everyone!

We don't have much canned food in the kitchen so i think I'll get down
on the floor and build a robot out of lego using the gradients idea.
A wide, stable base getting narrower and narrower. Maybe that will
engage Timmy. And l'll get back to you with results later :)) &
maybe photos if hubby hasn't taken the camera away on his current
business trip!

Kristina

On Feb 10, 11:11 pm, Mick Weiss <p...@mickweiss.com> wrote:
> Voice is optional. You should listen in though (through the app or
> through the phone). There is also a chat, where questions are asked
> (people just seem to answer via voice though).
>
> On 2/10/11 3:09 PM, Yelena McManaman wrote:
>
> > Maria,
>
> > 7pm is about 20 mins too early for me (that's right when I'm putting Mark to
> > bed). I work most nights right after he goes to sleep, but I can listening
> > in on the call (I'm not always able to actively participate in the
> > discussion via voice, but if there's a chat option, I'd be able to do it).
>
> > - Yelena
>

> > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Maria Droujkova <droujk...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> I do not know IF it is important. I thought it would help people to hear
> >> one another's voice and to do quick Q&A - it's more like visiting. However,
> >> from the lack of response maybe people don't agree with this opinion.
>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Maria Droujkova
>
> >> Make math your own, to make your own math.
>