This school year, I'll be teaching only 17%, and I won't have any other responsibilities at school. This will open up time for other things. I may expand my Web site, take on more consulting jobs, or get involved in new math education projects. Do let me know if you want to hire me, or… Continue reading Semi-Retirement!
Tag: ProfessionalDevelopment
Workshops in New York in August
I will be leading two summer workshops for teachers in New York City, Aug 13-17.The early-bird registration discount (15% off) is being extended to June 25.VISUAL ALGEBRAI have offered this 3-day workshop, and various parts of it, many, many times. It's about intelligent use of manipulatives and technology, plus a parallel axes representation. Also: three… Continue reading Workshops in New York in August
Early Bird Discount
About three months ago, I mentioned my summer workshops for teachers and summarized how they will differ from their previous incarnations.Brief recap:- Hands-On Geometry, June 18-21 in San Francisco- Visual Algebra, August 13-15 in New York City- Re-imagining High School Math, August 16-17 in New York CityThe workshops are sponsored by the Center for Innovative… Continue reading Early Bird Discount
Perplexity
On January 11, Internet celebrity and Stanford grad student Dan Meyer worked with the Math Dept at the Urban School, plus a handful of members of Escape from the Textbook! He presented his thoughts about how to design and present modeling problems, but in fact his ideas have broader applicability.I had already seen Dan's TED… Continue reading Perplexity
Dan Meyer live stream
The Center for Innovative Teaching is hosting two events with Dan Meyer on January 11 at the Urban School of San Francisco. Both events are sold out, but they will be streamed live (and archived) at: http://www.livestream.com/urbanschoolFrom 12:00 noon to 2:30 (Pacific Time), Dan will be working with the Urban School Math Dept and a… Continue reading Dan Meyer live stream
Everything I Know
On December 1st, I was a guest presenter at the UC Berkeley School of Education, for a student-initiated course about teaching practice. My past experiences in working with preservice teachers (at NC State in 1992, and at USF in 2006) had been rather unsuccessful. Both times I taught a course for undergraduates who were future… Continue reading Everything I Know
Sense-Making and Algebra 2
I gave a talk at the NCTM Institute on Reasoning and Sense-Making. The topic was "Making Sense in Algebra 2." It was an updated version of an old talk titled "Seeking Depth in Algebra 2". For the occasion, I updated the Algebra 2 page on my site. In particular, I posted the new version of… Continue reading Sense-Making and Algebra 2
My Summer Plans
Where you can find me this summer:June 20-22: Independent Curriculum Group conference, San FranciscoBuilding an Innovative Curriculum: Strategies for Teachers, Departments, and Schools (Scroll down until you see this text)I'll participate, and perhaps present something on teacher collaboration. June 22-24: Center for Innovative Teaching, San FranciscoIntegrated Technology Symposium 2011 for School Leaders: Digital Tools & Practices… Continue reading My Summer Plans
Presentation Saturday
I'll be presenting a six-minute talk on "Kindergarten manipulatives in high school" after the main-stage TEDxSF event simulcast this Saturday, April 9, at the Urban School of San Francisco.There may still be some tickets available. Click here for more info.--Henri
Online Presentation
My online presentation about Escape from the Textbook! was recorded. You can be watch / listen to it by going tohttp://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/EscapeFromTheTextbookIn addition to introducing the Escape! concept and community, I gave as an example my approach to teaching arithmetic and geometric sequences (starting with iterating linear functions,) and series (emphasizing algorithms over formulas.) You can… Continue reading Online Presentation
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