Math@Work

As teachers, we continually try to make connections for students on how their learning translates into a real-life situation.  Which brings me to a new article I read today, Math@Work - Discover Math Where You Might Not Expect It.  Richard Byrne wrote this article on his blog called Free Technology for Teachers.  He shares that there is a new video series out by Scholastic called Math@Work that shares how math is used in the fashion design industry.  Bryne states that while not every student is going to have an interest in fashion design, it could spark an interest in students to find other careers that involve some type of math skills.  I think this is a great way to show the relevancy of why we learn math, and how it can found in careers that we might not realize.  It would be so neat to showcase a math-related career either weekly (too ambitious?) or at least monthly (more manageable to start).


Here's a sneak peak:

Math@Work Web Series: A Sneak Peek from Tim Gunn. YouTube.  Uploaded on 5 Nov 2013.

Click on this link to view the Premiere Episode of  Math@Work.