Monday, May 30, 2011

Unmediated Experience, part 2 —
another use of primary texts in the math classroom

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While gathering problems for my logarithms and exponential functions unit from some of my favorite textbook sources, I noticed that John Nap...
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Getting students writing and reflecting in math class

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I used this idea in Algebra 2 during our polynomial graph sketching unit to support their conceptual understanding of end behavior, and it w...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Unmediated Experience — part 1
the case for using primary texts in the math classroom

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Because I was a literary historian before I became a math teacher, it bothers me to see how little direct contact our math students have wit...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Rough Guide to the SBG Rubric

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I've been wrestling with the question of whether or not to include a 3.5 in my 4-point rubric, but the problem is, I keep coming up with...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Rancho Gordo Christmas Lima Beans with Porcini Mushrooms, Stelline, and Too Much Garlic

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Christmas Lima Beans with Porcini Mushrooms, Stelline, and Too Much Garlic Steve Sando's book, Heirloom Beans , and his Rancho Gordo ...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Plum Chutney

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Plums are the zucchini of the summer fruit world. When we ended up with our first overflow of Santa Rosa plums this summer from Frog Hollow ...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Plum Upside-Down Cake with Santa Rosa plums from Frog Hollow Farm

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Here's what we did with last week's giant harvest of Santa Rosa plums from Frog Hollow Farm . You can find the recipe on Epicurious ...