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renegotiating the didactic contract

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Algebra 1 Systems of Inequalities - Dan Wekselgreene's Ohio Jones & the Templo de los Dulces treasure map

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Some of Dan Wekselgreene's early puzzles, lessons, and projects are truly love poems for Algebra 1 students. And I have loved his Ohio J...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Algebra 1 Inequalities – A minor 'How People Learn' unit

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Here's a perfectly imperfect model unit of how I use the How People Learn stages and cycles in a typical unit in my Algebra 1 class. I...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Betweenness and non-betweenness: absolute value inequalities and Patrick Callahan

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I felt a little nervous about having Patrick Callahan come to observe my classroom yesterday, but in the end, it was fun. I had asked one of...
Friday, January 15, 2016

NEW STRATEGY: having students introduce themselves to Talking Points by way of a deleted scene

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I wrote another one of my "deleted scenes" from various Hollywood movies as a way to get students to introduce themselves to Talki...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The concept of betweenness

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I am coming to believe that, much like the concept of substitution, developing a deep understanding of the idea of betweenness is a huge par...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

Seating charts for equity

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I can't imagine traveling to new lands and not wanting to try their cuisine. But there really are people who bring their own food with t...
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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Happy New Year! Ewok Logic Puzzle

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Here's your new emergency back-up sub plan . You're welcome. ;)
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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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