Math ( and other) Curriculum Makeover

I watched a really interesting video recently entitled Maths Curriculum Makeover. It was a 12 minute presentation by Dan Meyer, A US high school maths teacher.  In the video Meyer promotes the need for what he calls "patient problem solving" in developing reasoning skills in students.  He demonstrates how thoughtful instructional design supporting inquiry-based learning, and the use of multimedia can produce more engaged students who are better prepared for solving real-world problems. He lamented the usual tendency for teachers to "give problems to students", rather than involve students in the formulation of problems.  He also issued a sobering reminder that "we are going to retire into a world that our students will run," but that's another issue!

The video is entertaining as well as instructive and thought-provoking.  Take a look and leave a comment on whether it stimulates any thoughts around teaching in your discipline.