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renegotiating the didactic contract

Sunday, August 31, 2014

PRECALCULUS: Transformations of Functions Speed Dating

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I know I am going to take some grief for this statement, but I have learned it to be the truth. There are some things that, once discovere...
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Friday, August 22, 2014

WEEK 1 - PROJECT 'MAD MEN' -- Classroom Rules PSA Skits

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Leonard Bernstein once said, "To achieve great things, two things are needed — a plan and not quite enough time." I decided to put...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Edwin Moise on postulates considered as self-evident truths

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My favorite book I've read this summer has hands-down been Edwin E. Moise's, Elementary Geometry From An Advanced Standpoint  (yes, ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

"The organism moves towards health" — reflections on TMC14

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Everybody is writing blog posts about feeling like a fraud after an amazing experience at Twitter Math Camp 2014. Impostor syndrome. I feel ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

TMC #14 GWWG – Annotated References: the research on explicit teaching of exploratory talk

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OK, last summarizing post before I have to get packing. Here is the background research on ‘exploratory talk. Once again, please note that...
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Monday, July 21, 2014

#TMC14 GWWG: Talking Points Activity – cultivating exploratory talk through a growth mindset activity

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This activity is the one I am most excited about bringing to #TMC14 and to the Group Work Working Group. My intention is to blog more about ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

TMC #14 Group Work Working Group Morning Session – The Game Plan

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There is so much that we could focus on that I felt a strong need to narrow things down. TMC morning sessions seem to work best when they ar...
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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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