Do you have an awesome math lesson? Do you like handsome cash prizes? The Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching offers a top prize of $25,000…and the 2019 winners have just been announced by the National Museum of Mathematics! Congratulations to Nat Banting, this years winner and a fun and inspiring twitter follow. I’m really looking forward to hearing more about dice outcomes auction somewhere down the road. On the link above you can read about past winners and learn about how to apply for 2020.
I applied for the Rosenthal Prize back in the spring. At that time I looked back at old blog posts for lessons which seemed to be of interest and use to teachers, and chose one which has generated many positive comments: the 35 Game. The original post describes the game and how to leverage the results to build need for compound inequalities: https://mathcoachblog.com/2016/01/07/the-35-game-for-compound-inequalities/
I was thrilled to find out later in the year that my lesson was chosen as a Finalist for the award, but then the hard work begins. There is quite a lot to submit for this prize including:
- A complete lesson plan
- A video of the lesson in action
- 3 recommendation letters
Every year the “35 Game” seems to get many blog hits and comments from teachers who use it. I am hoping that sharing my lesson plan write-up with the math community will provide guidance and usefulness to those teachers who enjoy this lesson. Any feedback you have is appreciated!
Thanks to my friends and colleagues Dennis Williams, DJ Fromal and David Weber for their willingness to provide recommendation letters. I work with inspiring and wonderful educators!
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