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renegotiating the didactic contract

Sunday, June 22, 2014

TMC #14 Group Work Working Group Morning Session – Annotated References & Framework

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I'm having a lot of fun planning the Group Work Working Group morning session for Twitter Math Camp 2014, and it's time to start sha...
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Monday, June 9, 2014

Growth Mindset Quote of the Week

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Many of you have asked about my growth mindset quotes of the week. I have a spot on my board where I write the Quote of the Week. I date it ...
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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Writing apologies for racist classroom actions

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About a month before the end of school, I wrote my first apology note for colluding with racism in the classroom. I know this note will not ...
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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Why INBs are a tool for equity and social justice

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Childhood trauma is real and it affects students in the math classroom. As David Bornstein said recently in the New York Times, “over the pa...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Compound Inequalities Treasure Map

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Never underestimate the power of novelty to help you engage certain students. I just spent the last hour and a half-long block period with...
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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Stalkers and dreamers

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I've talked about this before: there are those who learn by stalking — step by step, one day at a time, one skill at a time, little by l...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Attending to Precision: INBs and group work (Interactive Notebooks)

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I love new beginnings, but I am only so-so with early middles. Now that kids have started their INB journey, we've arrived at that cruci...
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Math teacher, writer, Buddhist, NPR commentator, Desmos Fellow. Focusing on gifted edu for culturally & linguistically diverse students. I would like for math teachers to feel less alone.

"Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed. This is an ancient and eternal law." -- Buddha, Dhammapada

INQUIRY & TEACHING INTERESTS:
multicultural gifted edu; equitable exploratory talk in math (esp. Talking Points); intrinsic motivation & flow with an emphasis on joy (à la Dan Pink's Drive); developmental psychology of secondary math students; sparking engagement through authentic understanding; restorative practices.
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