Also I suggest that you use the wiki for permanent content, perhaps under http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/JTech.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:33 AM, robert therriault <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Linda, > > This is a very exciting initiative and I have a housekeeping suggestion > that may help with communication. > > Much of the process of setting up JTECH seems like it fits the chat forum > better than the programming forum, although there will undoubtedly be areas > that are programming intensive. The trick is to keep the JTECH content > available across forums. In my mail app on my Mac I can set a rule that all > messages with specific content, say JTECH, are put in one folder. So all > you need to ensure that a JTECH posting in any forum get put in the correct > folder is to include JTECH in the text. Essentially we get to use JTECH as > a tag. This would allow the posting to be sent into whichever forum is most > appropriate (I think chat allows a much wider discussion of approach to > education than programming would) and still allow the receiver to aggregate > into one area. I suppose it would also allow you to ignore these emails > based on the tag, but why would you want to miss the fun? > > Others may have suggestions, this impromptu tagging is something that > occurred to me during prepping for my presentation at the J conference > because it allows us to develop a little more leverage to the structure of > the forums. It does require the sender to tag appropriately, but I wouldn't > be surprised if there were a way to have JTECH send template that would > make this easy as well. > > Thoughts? > > Cheers, bob > > On Aug 3, 2014, at 8:13 AM, Linda Alvord <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's the plan: > > > > It is a collalorative effort between eager grandparents (or parents or > > friends) and a bored and anxious shild getting ready for 1st grade. > > > > OVERVIEW OF PLAN > > > > Responsibilities for the Adult: > > > > 1. Install J on an available device from www.jsoftwere.com > > 2. Connect to a printer so that you can print pages from J > > 3. Meet with the child in as many sessions as possible as long as both > > are interested. > > 4. A worksheet will follow with explanations to follow in the next > > message. > > 5. Wear a watch (or phone) to the session > > > > Responsibilities for Child: > > > > 1. At the beginning of each session the student will complete as much as > > they can of the worksheet. > > 2. Student will check their worksheet and assign a number correct. > > 3. Student will experiment in a J terminal to explore addition problems > > > > Colaborative effort: > > > > 1. Adult and Child (mostly the child) will discover how the > workshop-sheet > > is designed. > > 2. Enjoy the session and discuss whatever comes up. > > 3. Follow wherever this session goes and hopefully there will more. > > > > > > The worksheet follows in the next email. > > > > Linda > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda > Alvord > > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 10:42 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Jprogramming] August preparation for J Teche > > > > A plan for education: > > > > > > > > Tama Traberman, Larry Taylor and I spoke about making changes in > education. > > Following that I am motivated to develop JTECH. It will envolve the > > programming forum to and and mold the ideas that form the foundations of > > mathematics education. > > > > > > > > So August is preparation for GRADE 1 at J TECH . In September we will > get > > ideas that would support the curriculum that is planned for students in > that > > grade. October will be plans for GRADE 2 and so forth. > > > > > > > > Since I am in the US, I am showing the newly developed :"Core Curriculum > > (quite controversial) but at least a starting place. > > > > > > > > Grade 1 Overview > > > > Operations and Algebraic Thinking > > > > * Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. > > * Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship > > between addition and subtraction. > > * Add and subtract within 20. > > * Work with addition and subtraction equations. > > > > Number and Operations in Base Ten > > > > * Extend the counting sequence. > > * Understand place value. > > * Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add > > and subtract. > > > > Measurement and Data > > > > * Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units. > > * Tell and write time. > > * Represent and interpret data. > > > > Geometry > > > > * Reason with shapes and their attributes. > > > > Mathematical Practices > > > > 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. > > > > 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. > > > > 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. > > > > 4. Model with mathematics. > > > > 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. > > > > 6. Attend to precision. > > > > 7. Look for and make use of structure. > > > > 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. > > > > > > > > I will send my plan for August in my next email which should be > available > > soon. > > > > > > > > Linda > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
