Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread mokurai
On Fri, July 1, 2011 1:41 am, kirby urner wrote: On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:03 PM, moku...@earthtreasury.org wrote: On Wed, June 29, 2011 7:15 pm, mary.do...@comcast.net wrote: I teach 6th grade math and Python was suggested as a way to apply pre-algebra concepts in a programming context.

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread David Handy
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:41:45PM -0700, kirby urner wrote: On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:03 PM, moku...@earthtreasury.org wrote: On Wed, June 29, 2011 7:15 pm, mary.do...@comcast.net wrote: I teach 6th grade math and Python was suggested as a way to apply pre-algebra concepts in a

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread mary . dooms
Thank you to everyone who has responded to my inquiry. I truly appreciate your willingness to help. Our math curriculum addresses the Illinois state standards, however within the next 3 years we will be moving to the Common Core. A breakdown of the curriculum is below : Advanced math (1

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread Litvin
Mary, I think elements of Python programming would fit very nicely with fractions, probability and all the number sense topics you listed (as well as problem solving strategies). Gary Litvin www.skylit.com At 09:43 AM 7/1/2011, mary.do...@comcast.net wrote: Thank you to everyone who has

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread kirby urner
@David: thanks for the autobio, starting in Hillsboro where I was talking about the police jumping into Linux to improve their relations with youth culture. It was an experiment. Saturday Academy was where the police turned for instructors, which I where I came into that story, via George

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread mokurai
On Fri, July 1, 2011 9:28 am, David Handy wrote: I've written a beginning Python programming book (an updated attempt at the BASIC from the Ground Up that got me started), I've taught short, free seminars here in North Carolina and Virginia, and am doing what I can in my spare time to tutor

Re: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-algebra

2011-07-01 Thread mokurai
On Fri, July 1, 2011 9:43 am, mary.do...@comcast.net wrote: Thank you to everyone who has responded to my inquiry. I truly appreciate your willingness to help. Our math curriculum addresses the Illinois state standards, however within the next 3 years we will be moving to the Common Core. A