“What is your SDory, Diana Fisher?”

Dr. Diana Fisher is a retired mathematics teacher. She taught math and computer programming for over 30 years and System Dynamics modeling for over 20 years at the high school level. Since 2014, she has been teaching a series of online SD courses for teachers. She earned a PhD in Systems Science from Portland State University where she also taught environmental math modeling using SD. She also earned a Graduate Certificate in System Dynamics from WPI.Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep9-TranscriptVideos about the importance of teaching SD modeling in high school algebra classes:  https://youtu.be/xjGuZR4zehUhttps://youtu.be/sulh0klDk_gLearn more about Diana, her 3 sequential online SD courses that are 10 weeks each and run in the summer for those who want to teach system dynamics, her presentations and her high school student’s model presentations on her website ccmodelingsystems.com https://ccmodelingsystems.com/courses/Links to her books:Lessons in Mathematics: A Dynamic Approach    https://www.iseesystems.com/store/books/lessons-in-mathematics/andModeling Dynamic Systems: Lessons For a First Course  https://www.iseesystems.com/store/books/modeling-dynamic-systems/And information on publications:Lifetime Achievement Award (2011): Fisher, D. M. (2011). “Everybody thinking differently”: K-12 is a leverage point. System Dynamics Review. 27, (4): 394-411.Fisher, D. M. (2017). Reorganizing algebraic thinking: An introduction to dynamic system modeling. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 14(1). Article 20. Available at: http://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol14/iss1/20.Fisher, D. M. (2018). Reflections on teaching system dynamics modeling to secondary school  students for over 20 years. Systems Journal Special Edition: Theory and Practice of System Dynamics Modelling, 6(12).  Available at: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/6/2/12/htm.Fisher D.M. (2020) Algebra students build stock/flow models to study non-linear, dynamic feedback system problems. In: Stillman G., Kaiser G., Lampen C. (eds) Mathematical Modelling Education and Sense-making. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Cham.Dr. Diana FisherMade learning environments richerWith CC-STADUS and CC-SUSTAINThrough which she helped trainK-12 educators in systems modelingTo facilitate student-centered learningAnd autonomy and curiosity in students.Focus on incremental improvementsWhen you first start teachingAnd remember to be gentle with gradingHelp students define the problem scopeAnd their models pass the units checkTo tackle problems that are complexBut most of all inspire in them hopeThank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, [email protected], if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/And the sign up link for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailForm