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Mari Watanabe-Rose replied to the topic question about observationsHi Jeff,
Hostos has been implementing a thoughtfully designed peer observation program. I learned about this at the CUE Conference last year. Jacki DiSanto is leading the program (she was actually one of the presenters at the CTL Retreat last month), and she’s happy to talk to you about it.
Mari
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Mari Watanabe-Rose started the topic Higher Education and Upward Mobility tonight at the GCThere will be a lecture at the GC tonight (6:30-8) entitled Higher Education and Upward Mobility. There is one ticket (free) available for the event. Email me at mari.watanabe@cuny.edu if you’re interested:
<span style=”font-family: ‘Calibri’,’sans-serif’; color: black;”>http://www.gc.cuny.edu/All-GC-Events/Calendar/Detail?id=39042</span>
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, Job for Math grads: $36,000/year plus benefitsSuch a great opportunity! Thanks for sharing, Ashleigh. I’ll make sure to pass this onto students and professors I know.
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, Math You Use?Hi Michael,
Since I conducted the experiment with Professor Logue, let me respond to your questions. a) The syllabi were the ones regularly used for introductory stats at the three colleges where we did this […] -
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, The Climate March MathThanks for your comment, Marina! I agree that estimating numbers is such an important activity/skill to have (and it’s fun to do so!). Once you estimate, you want to know the actual number; that’s human nature. […]
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, The Climate March MathThis may be a better link to the NPR piece:
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, The Climate March MathI heard a “numbers expert” from FiveThirtyEight.com talking about this topic on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday this morning . The use of social media for crowd-counting is an interesting idea. […]
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, The Climate March MathMilena, I agree. The basic concept is fairly simple and I’m sure students in remedial courses can tackle this problem. Yes, keep us posted. I’m very curious to learn how it goes!
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, The Climate March MathThat sounds like a great idea, Hunter. How about taking students to the Thanksgiving parade this year and having them experience different densities? (Probably not a good idea!)
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This past Sunday, did you see hundreds of photos from the People’s Climate March posted on your friends’ Facebook and kick yourself for having a lazy afternoon on your couch (as I kind of did)?
The New York Times reported that, on September 21, approximately 311,000 people participated in the March in New York City. The article said that the number was “… provided by 35 crowd spotters and analyzed by a mathematician from Carnegie Mellon University…”
There seem to be at least a few different ways of counting crowds, many of which use a basic “area times density” principle. They include the classic technique developed in the 1960s called the Jacobs Method, and updated, more accurate methods such as Yip and Watson’s.
While 311,000 was more than enough to make me wonder why I didn’t join this historic event, the event’s organizer claims that nearly 400,000 marched. There is no way to know whether this discrepancy comes from simple errors, or public relations motives. Or is there?
Professors: Do you think you can use this topic in any of your math classes? If so, in which course and how?
(Photo courtesy of Professor Jonathan Cornick at QCC, who was one of those Facebook friends)
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, Calculus Boot CampI’m sure these students will be more ready to tackle Calculus by the end of the summer. Looking forward to a follow-up!
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Mari Watanabe-Rose (she/her) commented on the post, What's the Point of Math?I agree, Sarah! How would your students respond if the same question was given to them? While some of them should respond cynically, “Meh, no point,” others might come up with good answers.
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