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Showing posts with label Creating Balance in an Unjust World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creating Balance in an Unjust World. Show all posts
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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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Writing Kids Notes

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So much is not going right in my new classroom, but some things are. One thing that is  going right is my off-stage strategy of writing kids...
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Sunday, December 8, 2013

A dented patchwork circle: new school, new impressions

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This was my first week in my new school, which means I've been going through a few simultaneous transitions: (1) from middle schoolers t...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Sometimes I teach, and sometimes I just try to get out of the way...

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We are in the midst of our giant 8th grade culminating assessment extravaganza — a multi-part project that includes a research paper, a crea...
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Reflection on wallowing after the "Two Faces of 'Smartness'" workshop at the Creating Balance in an Unjust World conference

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So yesterday I was at the  Creating Balance in an Unjust World   conference on math and social justice  in San Francisco with Jason Buell (...
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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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