Connections
This is connected educator month so I’m going to share my story of how I connected with an educator online and used his ideas in my classroom. Get this: that Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Math
Letting Go
I have to credit Cohort21 with forcing me so far outside my comfort zone as a teacher that risk-taking in my lessons has now become part of my comfort zone. Continue Reading →
Inspiration
I collected so much inspiration this summer, and started the school year by acting on as much of it as possible. Here are a few websites that made me excited Continue Reading →
Cool Math Stuff
I had the great privilege to attend a workshop last week led by the famous-amongst-the-nerds visionary math teacher Dan Meyer. He presented a very accessible framework for bringing more application to Continue Reading →
Final Reflection
I have been meaning to post something here for weeks! All my recent teaching inspiration has been so… old school. And old school inspiration deserves special mention on a site Continue Reading →
Looking Ahead
We should spend every Face to Face session for Cohort21 at MaRS…. this has been a day of inspiration. My action plan remains as stated in my previous post, The Continue Reading →
The Journey…
It’s hard to write an action plan when you are already busy putting the plan in action! (uh oh, I just saw a little connection to unit plans in that Continue Reading →
If it Ain’t Broke…
In my previous life (you know, before I became a teacher and didn’t have one anymore…) I was a software consultant. Many times since then, when working with school leaders Continue Reading →
Chicken or Egg?
I was bored in class this week. Bored with my students, bored of their tired expressions and their disinterest, bored with their teenage behavior. They were bored too, it was Continue Reading →