You are invited to an open online meeting of the "Escape from the Textbook!" community, conducted as a part of the Math Future weekly series. You can chat with community members, meet new colleagues, and brainstorm future live meetings for the group.My plan as it stands now is to start by explaining the idea behind… Continue reading Online meeting about Escape from the Textbook!
Tag: Presentations
My MA thesis
A few weeks ago, I attended a wonderful talk about the real projective plane by Bruce Cohen and David Sklar. This reminded me that 40 years ago, or so, I wrote an MA thesis at UC Berkeley on Topics in finite projective geometry. I just scanned it and uploaded it to my Web site on… Continue reading My MA thesis
But does it work?
I'll be speaking at a conference in New York City on Saturday, January 15, on a panel with three other teachers from the Urban School of San Francisco. The conference sponsor is the Independent Curriculum Group, a network of schools that are working to develop home-grown curricula and to de-emphasize APs.The conference will be held… Continue reading But does it work?
Upcoming Conferences
I'll be speaking about Escape from the Textbook! at two conferences of the California Math Council: Palm Springs (Nov 5) and Asilomar (Dec 4.) For the latter, I'll be joined by Carlos Cabana, now a teacher at Mission High School in San Francisco.I hope to see some of you there!--Henri
Retreat for Experienced Teachers
If you work at a CAIS* member school, you may be able to get your school to send you to The Classroom and Beyond, a retreat for experienced teachers. I'm part of the faculty for that program, which will take place April 18-20 in Palm Springs. The last retreat was in 2008, and was quite… Continue reading Retreat for Experienced Teachers
CAIS South conference
I'll be speaking at the California Association of Independent Schools conference, on March 8 in North Hollywood. Two presentations:The Geometry of Conic SectionsSpace: An Advanced Geometry Elective After Algebra 2If you teach at a member school, I hope to see you there!--Henri
ICG conferences
On January 15, I spoke on "Reimagining Math" at the Independent Curriculum Group conference in New York City. I also participated in a panel on "How Schools Can Encourage Innovation". There was tremendous interest in the Urban School math program on the part of many math teachers and school leaders. I handed out flyers for… Continue reading ICG conferences
Geometry of the Conic Sections
I posted a fair amount of material about the Geometry of the Conic Sections -- basically my December 5 Asilomar talk, supporting pages and documents, and more or less closely related material.Check it out, and follow the links, as there are quite a few new things to look at! Including Web pages, PDFs, images, and… Continue reading Geometry of the Conic Sections
Computers in math education
Last summer, as part of the Center for Innovative Teaching Tech Symposium, I gave a talk on the use of computers in math education. The audience was school leaders (administrators who focus on educational leadership), not math teachers, so I had to take a couple of steps back, and think about the question in terms… Continue reading Computers in math education
Asilomar talk
I'll be speaking about "the geometry of conic sections" at an upcoming conference*. Perhaps I'll see some of you there?I added the info to my Talks page, but have not yet uploaded all the corresponding materials. The site so far only includes the geometry of the parabola. I'll be adding bits about the ellipse and… Continue reading Asilomar talk
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