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What do trees, pies and lemonade stands have in common? In a recent Math 2 class, students used all three to communicate information about patterns during their “Carousel" activity. To begin the activity, groups of 9th- and 10th-graders in Bree Pickford-Murray’s class approached whiteboards around the classroom with markers in hand. Their first step was …
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Painters and poets experience a similar process. Something internally or externally sparks an idea. The idea threads through materials or words. The materials or words are edited, revised, and worked through a journey of additions and subtractions. A composition is generated. The composition is then interpreted and reinterpreted by an audience. It felt like a …
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