Korea 2012: ICME12 and MCG7

Korea 2012

8 – 15 July 2012, Seoul, ICME12
16 – 18 July 1012, Busan, MCG7

The Role of Student Motivation in Developing and Assessing the Acquisition of Higher-Order Thinking Skills

13 July 2012, ICME12
17 July 2012, MCG7

The slideshow presentation on using the writing of Original Problems to inspire creativity and encourage higher-order thinking.

The research paper by Vince Matsko and Jay Thomas on the writing of orginal problems.

The problem statement for the Original Problems writing assignment.

An essay on mathematical creativity.

A brief discussion of problem writing, in general.

A brief discussion of problem writing involving pentominoes.

A link to the presentations from the Riga 2010 conferences.

Creativity in Mathematics Education: Discussion Group 2

10 July 2012, ICME12
14 July 2012, ICME12

A link to the Discussion Group 2: Creativity in Mathematics Education website.

Teaching Mathematics as Art: Discussion 1

12 July 2012, MCG7

Discussion 1: Mathematics as Art.

Paul Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament. The presentation is largely based on this interesting and thought-provoking essay.

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illinois mathematics and science academy