Success story in the making, make that made already . . . Entry #133 21 Dec 2018 10:15 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments As Director of SIMIODE I fully intended to keep a quality running blog of ideas and stories related (somewhat at times) to our goal at SIMIODE which is to support faculty who wish to use modeling to motivate and teach differential equations. I have not made an entry since August 2018. So much for...
Ant Tunnel Building -- The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness Entry #129 19 Aug 2018 2:33 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments It has been too long since we shared in this Blog. It has been a very busy summer with 2.5 months on the road for vacation (one month in Lake Superior beach front house in the cool of June, one week at SIAM ED18 meeting in Portland OR and some family visiting there, two weeks at Manhattan...
Conference Board of the Mathematical Science Report Due Out Soon Entry #126 13 Feb 2018 2:09 pm Brian Winkel 0 comments CONFERENCE BOARD OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Every five years, the Conference Board of Mathematics Sciences (CBMS) sponsors a national survey that collects data about curriculum, pedagogy, enrollment levels, graduates, and faculty in undergraduate mathematical sciences departments in US...
Great Comments on Modeling Scenario Offered in Comments Tab of Modeling Scenario Entry #125 10 Feb 2018 12:49 am Brian Winkel Comments off Bill Kerbitz, from Wayzata High School in Plymouth MN, recently commented on a Modeling Scenario, 1-001A-T-MandMDeathAndImmigration, What is most interesting is what Bill found as unintended consequences of working with this material and we are pleased to share them with you in...
Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching Entry #124 07 Feb 2018 10:49 am Brian Winkel 0 comments TED Talks. We have all been there, watched them, realized the clock moved way too fast as we watched, but always we come away inspired and informed. I commend this one to you. It was given by Dan Finkel (see below for details on Dan). Five Principles of Extraordinary Math...
Breathless Classroom. . . Entry #123 07 Feb 2018 12:22 am Brian Winkel 0 comments My son is Dr. Doan Winkel, Director, Muldoon Center for Entrepreneurship, John Carroll University, Cleveland Heights OH USA. He is leading a session at the 4th Annual California Entrepreneurship Educators Conference, Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, San Diego State University, 12...