Reminder: I will be teaching two workshops for teachers this summer, as part of the Center for Innovative Teaching (CIT) at the Urban School of San Francisco. See below for more details and links.The last day to take advantage of the 10% discount for early registration is June 4. You have three weeks (though some… Continue reading Summer Workshops: Early Registration Deadline
Tag: Presentations
Space update
From Washington, DC, right after the NCTM national meeting.By Saturday afternoon, the convention center was a ghost town. I gave my talk on Space to a room where fewer than five percent of the 400 chairs were occupied. I had succeeded in shortening the talk, and didn't need to rush quite as much as I… Continue reading Space update
Space
I added a fair amount of material to my Space page, in time for my presentation about the course this week at the NCTM National Meeting in DC. (If you're attending the meeting, my talk is Saturday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m., in Room 202B in the Convention Center.)--Henri
Abstract Algebra, follow-up
I added a paragraph to the Abstract Algebra Teachers' Guide, just in time for my NCTM presentation in DC. I'll be speaking on my Space class, and expect at least some of the participants in my workshop to head to that page on my site.The talk is Saturday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m., during the… Continue reading Abstract Algebra, follow-up
The Final Frontier
I updated the page on my Space post-algebra 2 advanced geometry elective. I added a fair amount of additional details based on this year's iteration of the course.I also gave a talk about the course today, which suffered from a bit of a tech meltdown at the end, as I had trouble going back and… Continue reading The Final Frontier
Speaking at CAIS
I'll be speaking about my Space class at the California Association of Independent School meeting in Oakland in March. I added a mention of that to my Talks page, and to my résumé.I'll give the talk again at the NCTM meeting in DC this April.See you in Oakland, or DC!--Henri
Teacher Collaboration
I posted a new version of slides on teacher collaboration on my Teaching page.I had created the original version with Jonathan Howland (Dean of Faculty at the Urban School) about five years ago, for an audience of independent school leaders. Today, I presented a (slightly) new version to a group of math teachers and department… Continue reading Teacher Collaboration
Upcoming Talks
I'll be speaking on "Teacher Collaboration: A key to improving math instruction" at the California Math Council's Asilomar Conference, Saturday Dec 6.I've presented at Asilomar almost every year since the mid-eighties. It is often the place where I present new talks before taking them to other, more distant meetings. This time, however, I'll be adapting… Continue reading Upcoming Talks