I'll be participating in a panel on "How do schools foster innovative teaching?" at each of two conferences of the Independent Curriculum Group: Friday, January 15 in NYC, and Thursday, January 28 in Philadelphia.The ICG is a coalition of schools that de-emphasize APs and prioritize their own educational missions. Appropriately, Mark Salkind (my visionary boss… Continue reading Independent Curriculum Group
Tag: Teaching
Teaching in the Long Period
I added a page on Teaching in the Long Period (an edited version of a recent blog post on this subject.)--Henri
Book Recommendations
A correspondent asked for book recommendations -- where do I get ideas? Actually, I get most of my ideas at conferences, in The Mathematics Teacher, and sometimes on the Web -- not so much from books any more. And of course, most importantly, I get ideas when trying to think differently about something I teach.Still,… Continue reading Book Recommendations
Web 2.0?
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am working on launching a math teachers' network, with the theme "Escape from the Textbook!". People have suggested these options for sharing files and ideas: edWeb, Google Docs, Google Groups, Google Wave, LinkedIn, Ning, ProjectSpace, WikiSpaces. My Web site is also available -- should that be helpful… Continue reading Web 2.0?
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
How One Learns
I've been catching up on back issues of The Mathematics Teacher. Great quote from October 2008, opening an opinion piece by Gregory Freeman and Lisa Lucius:"I learned to ride a bike at age six. The experiences leading to my first solo bike ride are still vivid memories. First, my father gave a wonderful explanation of… Continue reading How One Learns
Showing Work
From a correspondent: "I recently came across a math teacher that has a policy of providing a "zero" on any math homework assignment where the student does not show his/her work. The math teacher has informed the building principal that showing the work, i.e., the process is required for the student to learn math. This… Continue reading Showing Work
Teaching Proof
Last summer, I taught a workshop on "Hands-On Geometry", as part of the Center for Innovative Teaching. It was successful in some respects, but the participants were almost unanimous in letting me know I had not managed to get across the "authentic approach to proof" I had promised in the course description. Part of the… Continue reading Teaching Proof
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
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