Presentations

Using Real Life Contexts in Mathematics Teaching presented by Peter Galbraith
QMAT Conference 2013
http://www.slideshare.net/aamtinc/using-real-life-contexts-in-mathematics-teaching

We Use Math - Introduction
When will I use this? Meet professionals from a number of exciting fields who use mathematics in their jobs every day. Computer programmers, nuclear researchers, game developers, financial analysts, physicists, economists, medical scientists, professors, cryptanalysts, attorneys, systems analysts, actuaries and engineers—these are just some of the professionals who rely on mathematics in their work. You'll be introduced to many of them in this video.
Learn about purpose, opportunity and success awaiting you in math.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIv4jggQJc
Real World Math
A short digital story on why math is important.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtqlIVN9bh8&index=15&list=PL31A5EC7912887DE1
Dan Meyer on Real-World Math
Math teacher Dan Meyer explains how presenting real-life scenarios through photos and videos makes math problems "irresistible" to students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRMVjHjYB6w

Dan Meyer at Ted Talks
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover

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