Our curriculum specialists recently attended a workshop with jo boaler cathy williams and their youcubed team.
Low floor ceiling.
Earlier in the year we introduced the concept of area that you can measure how small or large a space is.
By drawlins june 9 2017 low floor high ceiling problems 1st grade making math relevant.
Is the floor still too high for you to create your own ideas.
After measuring various shapes with non standard units.
First graders explore area and perimeter.
Low floor wide walls high ceiling low floor wide walls is the mantra that guides the design of mit s scratch language.
The clean vertical lines of the drapes draw the eye upward giving the coveted illusion of height.
We left energized by three key messages and affirmed by recognizing how the math learning center addresses them.
And with high ceiling but high floor.
When discussing technologies to support learning and education my mentor seymour papert often emphasized the importance of low floors and high ceilings.
Really the simplest way to sum this up is to check.
Not sure where to even start.
Am i asking students to think or merely remember.
Blog entry by ariane stern julie kim.
This 1948 colonial home in marblehead massachusetts has low ceilings but you d never know it in the bedroom.