Thanks for a great 2015 everyone!

Edited By Carl Oliver @carloliwitter

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A lot of work from a group of dedicated volunteers goes in to making the online Global Math Department presentations and newsletters. Thanks to all of the following people for serving as a host or booker for each week’s talks, helping to organize a tweetup or as a newsetter writer or editor.

Adrienne Shlagbaum	Jonathan Claydon
Andrew Gael	Julie Reulbach
Andrew Stadel	Justin Lanier
Andy Gael	Kate Nowak
Ashli Black	Kent Haines
Audrey McLaren	Leigh Nataro
Carl Oliver	Megan Hayes-Golding
Chris Robinson	Megan Schmidt
David Wees	Michael Pershan
Dylan Kane	Nik Doran
Graham Fletcher	Paula Torres
Heather Kohn	Rachel Kernodle
Hedge	Sahar Khatri
James Cleveland	Sharon Vestal
Jenise Sexton	Wendy Menard
Jessica Bogie

Thanks for making 2015 a great year, and here’s to making 2016 the best ever!

The Global Math Dept Board
Ashi, Carl, Dylan, Jessica, Michael

2015 Year in Review

The first talk of 2015 was Amazing Geometry Activities with Justin Aion and Laila Nur on January 6th. Unfortunately, the video of the talk was lost. This sometimes happens due to our dependence on free services 🙁

Date	Talk	Newsletter
Jan 6	Amazing Geometry Activities link
Jan 13	#makemathsocial with CueThink link	1st Official GMD Newsletter of the New Year link
Jan 20	The Why and How of Computational Thinking link	This Week at Global Math – 1/20/2015 link
Jan 27	Assessments That Promote Depth and Retention of Learning link	This Week at Global Math – 1/27/2015 link
Feb 3	Common Mistakes on AP Calc Exam from an AP Reader link	This Week at Global Math – 2/3/2015 link
Feb 10	Project-Based Learning for Mathematical Practices link	This Week at Global Math – 02/10/2015 link
Feb 17	What Does It Really Mean to Look For and Make Use of Structure? link	This Week at Global Math – 2/17/2015 link
Feb 24	Starting Your Journey Toward National Board Certification in Mathematics link	This Week at Global Math – 2/24/2015 link
Mar 3	Challenging Minds: Enhancing mathematical learning of African American students through games link	This Week at Global Math – 03/03/2015 link
Mar 10	What It Means to “See” Your Students: Responding to the Needs of Diverse Youth link	This Week at Global Math – 3/10/2015 link
Mar 17	Interesting Things found by the MTBoS link	This Week at Global Math – 3/17/2015 link
Mar 24	Capturing Student Thinking – Now what? link	This Week at Global Math – 03/24/2015 link
Mar 31	Which One Doesn’t Belong? link	This Week at Global Math – 03/31/2015 link

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Shira Helft and Rick Barlow’s talk ‘Math Fights and Middle Bits’ was the most viewed talk of 2015, thanks in part to a plug on Dan Meyer’s blog. This is just one of the reasons why talks in May and June were the some of the most viewed talks of the year.

Date	Talk	Newsletter
Apr 14	Desmos link	This Week at Global Math – Report from NCTM link
Apr 21	Favorites from NCTM link	This Week at Global Math – 04/21/2015 link
Apr 28	“What is the MTBoS and How Do I Join?”: Reflections From NCTM link	HEY! YOUR GLOBAL MATH NEWSLETTER IS HERE! link
May 5	Math Fights and Middle Bits link	Global Math Newsletter! Yay! link
May 12	Beyond Beauty link	This Week at Global Math – 05/12/2015 link
May 19	Open the Middle link	We’re Gonna Make It! link
May 26	My Flipped Classroom link	Reflecting on the year with the Global Math Department link
Jun 2	Growth Mindset: Laying the Foundation for the Revolution link	This Week at Global Math – 06/02/2015 updated link
Jun 9	Spiraling Deeper with Activity Based Learning in Mathematics link	Join the Summer Math Party! link
Jun 16	Shadow Con – Transforming the Conference Experience link	Summer Math Photo Challenge link
Jun 23	My Favorite link	This Week at Global Math – 06/23/2015 link
Jun 30	What Makes Problems Complex? link	Conference Bonanza! link

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Number Talks were a popular topic for talks as well as in newsletters in 2015, largely due to one of 2015’s most popular Math Ed books “Making Number Talks Matter.”

Date	Talk	Newsletter
Aug 4	Twitter Math Camp 2015 Recap – My Favorites link	Global Math is back tonight! link
Aug 11	What To Do On the First Day of School link	Ready or Not, School is here! – Revised slightly link
Aug 18	Lesson Study In Action link	Global Math Tonight! link
Aug 25	Problem-Based Learning in Math: Clarifying Misconceptions and Understanding Differences link	Summer comes to an end link
Sep 1	Social Dynamics and Math Discussions link	Welcome to September! link
Sep 8	Introduction to Number Talks for Grades K to 12 link	Let’s Talk Numbers! link
Sep 15	Warm-Ups = What Are They Good For? link	So Many Resources! link
Sep 22	Open House/Back To School Night link	What are your goals for the year? link
Sep 29	Mathematics & Music link	Welcome fall (or spring, depending on your hemisphere)! link
Oct 6	Mathematical Modeling link	Modeling, Number Talks, and more link
Oct 13	Socratic Seminars in the Math Classroom link	This week at the Global Math Department link
Oct 20	An Update on Initiatives from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics link	Coming to you live from Global Math Department…it’s NCTM! link
Oct 27	On-Ramps to Mathematical Thinking for Students with Learning Disabilities Through the SMPs link	Fall is learning season for teachers! link

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The last talk in 2015 was John Scammell asking the question “What Does Formative Assessment Look Like In Math Class?” on December 22, 2015

Date	Talk	Newsletter
Nov 3	Be Your Own Professional Development link	Candy Fun, MTBoS Love, and a Building Community link
Nov 10	High Fives and Trust: Why Relationships Must Come First link	Global Math Department Requests the Highest of Fives and Your Attendance Tonight link
Nov 17	Seeing Stars: Using Art to Spark Investigation in Math Class link	Learning from Sea to Shining Sea link
Dec 1	Tools for Customization: What Does Customized Learning Look Like? link	The First Global Math Department of the Last Month of 2015 is Tonight link
Dec 8	Twitter Math Camp: History and 2016 Preview link	Food For Thought link
Dec 15	Designing Systems of Teacher Learning Around Student Work link	Hour of Code, ESSA news, and more! link
Dec 22	What Does Formative Assessment Look Like In Math Class? link	This Week: A Very Merry Global Math to You and Yours link

And for a preview of next week’s talk ‘PCMI: The Experience’, try to work through problems 2-8 of this problem set. Don’t forget to read the directions!

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