Sunday, October 23, 2016

Graphing Stories Meets Estimation 180: A Love Story

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On Friday we started our Functions unit, and as always, my go-to is to start with Dan Meyer's Graphing Stories . After they pick up a ...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Scaffolding Proof to Cultivate Intellectual Need in Geometry

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This year I'm teaching proof much more the way I have taught writing in previous years in English programs, and I have to say that the s...
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Algebra 1 inequalities unit - notes on a conceptual and problem-based approach

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My Algebra 1 inequalities unit is now the unit with which I am most satisfied, including a solid conceptual launch and framework, some serio...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Katamari and Speed Demons and Not-Knowing

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I want to keep track of how I am learning from my speed demons and katamari in Algebra 1. I want to be clear about two things. Not all spe...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

More on katamari and speed demons #MTBoSBlaugust

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Gotta squeak this one in under the #MTBoSBlaugust wire. :) In the world of meditation retreats, what I've come to think of as "Em...
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Week 3 — Talking Points — Desert Island Thinking #MTBoSBlaugust

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When I arrived at Princeton, I had been placed with three other roommates in a Gothic dorm suite. I was proud of the things I had accomplish...
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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Week 1 - "very much like being shot out of a cannon" #MTBoSBlaugust

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Week 1 is in the can and I wanted to blog one of my best ideas from my first week back. I should start out by saying that Week 1 was very ...