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1. Modeling Scenario material coming in from summer workshops

   Entry #32

   13 Dec 2015

   12:15 am

   Brian Winkel

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   We are beginning to realize the great wealth of terrific materials which will be forthcoming from our one-week Developer Workshops held during the summer of 2015, one at Carroll College, Helena MT and one at Virginia Wesleyan University, Norfolk VA, as well as from our MAA-PREP workshop held at...

2. Two exceptional pieces from NCTM journal on technology and modeling

   Entry #31

   09 Dec 2015

   9:37 am

   Brian Winkel

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   I just got my copy of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) December 2015/January 2016 issue of MATHEMATICS TEACHER. Two wonderful articles grabbed my attention and I kept bouncing back and forth between them. I commend them both to you (and give a full citation below) and...

3. What mathematics folks often do on breaks. . .

   Entry #30

   27 Nov 2015

   8:41 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   When a break in the steady demands of teaching, committees, students in the office, administration, hall conversations, etc. comes over a holiday break mathematicians often have a feeling of mindfulness about things that have been set aside in the rush of the semester. We consider questions to...

4. Break in the Action

   Entry #28

   24 Nov 2015

   6:19 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   It is the Thanksgiving break in America and many faculty are taking family and friends time or just taking a break from the academic structure. We hope that it is a refreshing time for all and that they can do some reflecting on things personal and things professional. Some faculty carve out...

5. Can we teach differential equations in a modeling first approach?

   Entry #27

   19 Nov 2015

   9:20 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   At SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations we BELIEVE students can learn differential equations using mathematical modeling to motivate, introduce, and develop understanding and skills. But is that true? Our informed answer is a...

6. SIMIODE At Joint Mathematics Meetings 2016

   Entry #26

   18 Nov 2015

   10:20 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   SIMIODE at The Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle WA USA, 6-10 January 2016 SIMIODE will have a strong presence at the JMM. Come join us at these events and activities and read about our work in our meeting flyer from your registration packet, SIMIODE Exhibit Hall Booth As we did at MathFest...

7. Welcome to "What's Happening in SIMIODE" our Blog

   Entry #25

   18 Nov 2015

   10:12 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   We welcome you to our Blog in which we will share news of SIMIODE, past, present, and future, and encourage you to comment. SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations is developing a rich set of teaching and collaboration resources for...