Using Systems Thinking to Teach Basic Math

[Roy Greenhalgh]

Alex

Try looking at http://www.clexchange.org.

This is the site of a group of teachers and lecturers in the US and Canada
who a) adopt Systems Thinking in all of their work with students, and b)
move on to causal loops and simulation models.

Their site is stuffed full of worked examples and lesson notes.

Simply terrific!!

Roy Greenhalgh
From: Roy Greenhalgh <rgreenh@attglobal.net>

[Lambros Karavis]

Hi Alex,

There is a book published last year by Diana M. Fisher called
"Lessons in High School Mathematics: A Dynamic Approach" which does
exactly what you want. It is a teachers guide and comes with student
lessons using Stella on a CDROM. It can be purchased from HPSInc.

Regards,
Lambros.
From: Lambros Karavis <lkaravis@karavis.com>

["Francisco Serra"]

See http:www.hps-inc.com. Under the education sub heading, you can find a
product on maths that may be what your looking for.

F.Serra
fserra@ualg.pt

[Alex leus]

I have volunteered to tutor high school students in Algebra I & II and
Geometry. I would very much like the students to start using a system
thinking approach as soon as possible. Are there any materials out
there that I can utilize to accomplish this task. Do you have any
suggestions of where to start etc.?

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
Alex Leus
From: Alex leus <leusa@tds.net>

["Jay W. Forrester"]

You should obtain:
Fisher, D. M. (2001). Lessons in High School Mathematics: A Dynamic
Approach. Hanover, NH, High Performance Systems, Inc.

From a system dynamics viewpoint, Fisher treats Algebra I, Algebra
II, Pre-calculus, and Calculus.


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Jay W. Forrester
Professor of Management
Sloan School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room E60-156
Cambridge, MA 02139
From: "Jay W. Forrester" <jforestr@MIT.EDU>

[Lees Stuntz]

The Creative Learning Exchange was founded to encourage the use of system
dynamics in K-12 education. We have some curricula on the web (
http://clexchange.org) for High school level math. Diana Fisher has
published a book with HPS on utilizing SD in math, available from the High
Performance website. (www.hps-inc.com)

You are welcome to call me or e-mail me with any questions.

Lees Stuntz
Director
Creative Learning Exchange.


Lees N. Stuntz
Creative Learning Exchange Phone- 978-287-0070
1 Keefe Road Fax- 978-287-0080
Acton, MA 01720 e-mail- stuntzln@clexchange.org
http://clexchange.org

[Nancy Maville]

Dear Alex,

We publish a math book written by Diana Fisher which uses a systems thinking
approach to teach Algebra and Calculus. This may be a useful resource for
you and your students. To learn more about this book please visit:
http://www.hps-inc.com/education/HSMath.htm

Best regards,

Nancy
From: Nancy Maville <nmaville@hps-inc.com>