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Tuesday, December 13 • 1:55pm - 2:45pm
Instant Relevance, Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons

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Make your content relevant to build engagement. Instant Relevance is the idea of using today's experiences in tomorrow's lessons. We have reached a point where the question "when am I going to use this in real life?" has become a joke among teachers and students. With the technology available and constantly growing, teachers can change that question to one of wonder. "Where in your life did you get THAT from?" And this time, you'll have an answer.
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Denis Sheeran

Clinical Specialist, Mathematics Consultant, Montclair State University
Denis Sheeran is a faculty member in the Mathematics Department at Montclair State University, and is the author of two books for teachers, Instant Relevance, Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons, and Hacking Mathematics: 10 Problems That Need Solving. He teaches... Read More →

Tuesday December 13, 2016 1:55pm - 2:45pm CST
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