I was not familiar with the acronym T.P.O.V. either until a couple of weeks ago when I was introduced to it at the NCTM’s Reasoning and Sense Making Institute. It was the presentation by Timothy Kanold that introduced the phrase, “Teachable Point of View”, and he brings it up in his book in Chapter 1: [...]
I admit it, I read the funny pages first thing on Sunday morning. Okay, maybe I should first admit that I have a daily subscription to the newspaper and read it cover to cover every day. But, on Sundays, I read the comics first. Yesterday’s Doonesbury was an instant classic in my mind, worthy of [...]
I don’t often post political issues here, but I was doing a bit of reading this morning and felt the need to consolidate some of the posts as well as express some opinions on the issues. Of course, we all read the news, and know of the constant and abusive attacks on teachers and education [...]
Okay, these are two totally different thoughts on tech and presenting. One is from Laura Bergells from her blog “Maniactive” or “More than Powerpoint” entitled “How do you earn attention when presenting.” Laura tells a tale of a presentation she went to where the presenter was rude, arrogant and all together a jerk about tech. [...]
I have really been struggling this year with my electronic organization. Firstly, I am in charge of web development using the Angel LMS for the group of teachers creating and teaching our Advanced Algebra Applications 5-6 course. It is a new course, and the only course in the US that teaches the math it does. [...]
I have been rather silent in my blogging the last several months mainly because I was so overwhelmed that I had to not do something, and blogging was it. You see, 5 years ago this month I ran for my local school board. (I know, I know, why do you care but there is a [...]
From 15 April to 6 May, ASCD is offering a free ebook, no subscription or membership required. The title is: “EBOOK Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership” and the link to it is here. I downloaded it yesterday to both of my computers. It looks to be a [...]
Well, as a blogger, so far this year I have been less than stellar. I still have 1/2 the year to improve on this though. The year has been eventful so far, and is shaping up into a good year. My experimenting with powerpoint and podcasting in my Algebra classes has been successful, although to [...]
I finished reading “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman about two months ago. Wow. It really makes you think about our place in the educational system. I have a whole bunch of quotes noted on the back cover that I can use later. The most striking quote I picked up on in the book [...]
I had a very Ah HA! moment today. I was doing a lesson on graphs, and had the annual reports from GE and Citibank as examples of why graphs matter. As I was passing them around and discussing the different graphs present, a group of Hispanic learners were looking at the pictures of the Board [...]