The document summarizes what was learned from presentations at the Mathosphere conference on Star Wars Day in 2012. It lists several math education blogs and websites that were featured at the conference, including those by John Scammell, Dan Meyer, Timon Piccini, Kate Nowak, Frank Noschese, Mimi Yang, Geoff Krall, Nat Banting, Shawn Cornally, and Sam Shah. It encourages attendees to visit these resources for lesson ideas, projects, teaching strategies, and conversations about math education. The document concludes by thanking attendees and providing a link to Blair Miller and Chris Hunter's blog about reflections on the conference.

1. Function
of Others
What Weʼve Learned
from the Mathosphere
Blair Miller &
Chris Hunter
STA Convention
Star Wars Day, 2012

5. The Giant Gummy Bear from John Scammell

6. Dan Meyer on Real-World Math
dy/dan

7. Dan Meyerʼs 3 Acts of a Mathematical Story
Act One
Introduce the central conflict of your story/task
clearly, visually, using as few words as possible.

8. Act Two
The protagonist/student overcomes obstacles,
looks for resources, and develops new tools.

9. Act Three
Resolve the conflict and set up a sequel/
extension.

10. Act One
Any questions?
Act Two
Coke Activity
What do students need to know to
solve this? planning activity
1. show image
Act Three
2. directions (q, info, reveal)
How will an answer be (and show Timon’s site)
3. discuss revealed?
What is a possible extension?
Pop Box Design from Timon Piccini

11. Grab a partner.

12. How many squares does the diagonal pass through?
Develop a rule.

17. • lesson ideas
• projects
• teaching strategies

18. More than resources…
Itʼs about conversations
• summarize
• reflect
• respond

19. Featured Blogs
(in order of appearance)
John Scammell “Zero-Knowledge Proofs”
Dan Meyer “dy/dan”
Timon Piccini “Mr. Piccʼs Mathtabulous (And More) Site”
Kate Nowak “f(t)”
Frank Noschese “Action-Reaction”
Mimi Yang “I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down”
Geoff Krall “Emergent Math”
Nat Banting “Musing Mathematically”
Shawn Cornally “Think Thank Thunk”
Sam Shah “Continuous Everywhere But Differentiable Nowhere”
http://sqworl.com/rj4spi

20. Blair Miller
@millerblair
Chris Hunter
@ChrisHunter36

21. reflectionsinthewhy.wordpress.com

22. If nothing has interested you so far…
Mr. Vʼs Class

23. Thank-you!