John Hernandez

60 teams, a 36-hour ticking clock, and all the chaotic energy of coding, debates, and lack of sleep that characterize a Hackathon. Unlike most teams formed by students from the same school and class, our team was Frankensteined a week before the competition with three young gentlemen from different cities and campuses, who were unfamiliar with each other and had diverse expectations for the event. Spoiler Alert: it turned out to be a key for their success! Robot me wanting to systematized as...

Figure 1 Have you ever wondered why some rows at the movie theater fill up super quickly or have a different price? Or why did Sheldon (in The Big Bang Theory TV series) start changing seats and doing soundproofing before the movie started? See the video below. Since they don't have Sheldon's superpowers, my G10 students used math to find the best row given the cinema characteristics: screen size, the distance between rows, inclination angle, etc. Keep reading to find out how they did it....

Yes, I now upload videos on YouTube, too! Check the channel, John Hernandez Edu. Are you a teacher? Let's discuss what works for you, or let me know if you have taken this approach before and how did it go. Teaching is something that, for me, constantly evolves. The methods we use to instruct our students to help them be future-ready must remain relevant for their present and next stages in life. The integration of technology in the classroom is something that most international schools take...