Tuesday, October 7 – Buying Stuff in Vancouver

  • Attendance
    • Sit where you want
  • Bjorn fur
  • Whiteboard math
  • Textbook Chapter 2.1 (p. 54) – Wages and Salaries
    • Review questions 1-10 from homework
    • Discuss question 10 in class
  • Break: Visual occlusion in driving
  • Return Assignment – Rethinking Math
    • New policy: break at 40 minute mark
    • Long division is almost never used
    • Fractions: multiplying is important, dividing is almost never used
    • Multiplying decimals: use a calculator, or estimate
    • Real-life projects – any suggestions?
  • Share marks spreadsheet with each student
    • Discuss competency-based assessment
  •  Wrap-up
    • Ideas for real-life projects