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Comment on My summerlist: conferences, travel, reading & goals by Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:07:52 +0000

Thank you Line, I am glad I was able to inspire. The institute looked good, and I was upset that I hadn’t heard about it until I read closer and realized it was for middle school.

Have fun and enjoy your summer too!

Comment on My summerlist: conferences, travel, reading & goals by Line

Line — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:32:11 +0000

Hi Glenn! Your #summerlist has inspired me to do the same. I have already been accepted to the District’s Summer Mathematics Institute for grades 6-8. I’ve signed up for some of the teacher professional development courses on Coursera. No real travel plans, but my goal is to ride my bicycle from Reno to Verdi Nature Center at least once this summer. As far as my reading list goes, the institute will be giving us books to read, but a couple from your reading list sound very helpful. It’s been a tough year for me. I’m looking forward to it ending and the short summer (however busy it may be) beginning. I look forward to reading your updates as well. Take care!

Comment on Diigo Links (weekly) by Sue VanHattum

Sue VanHattum — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:19:09 +0000

>How can I use this in class? I see some good possibilities here.

Glenn, I’m eager to see your thoughts on this. It seemed to me that it would work well for subjective fields, where the idea is to analyze, but there isn’t one right answer. As a math teacher pointed out in the comments, there will be a student who is sure of their answer in math, and others will believe them.

Comment on Diigo Links (weekly) by Sue VanHattum

Sue VanHattum — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:03:30 +0000

Thank you, Glenn. You dig up such great stuff.

Comment on #MyFavFri – Learners teaching themselves Completing the Square by Amy Zimmer

Amy Zimmer — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:49:08 +0000

Totally gonna steal I mean use this when I get an opportunity. Beautifully done! Amy

Comment on #MyFavFri – Learners teaching themselves Completing the Square by Sue VanHattum

Sue VanHattum — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:34:19 +0000

If you had posted this one week ago, I would have used it in class. I will offer it to students who don’t pass the circles portion of the test on Tuesday. (And I’ll definitely use it next semester. Thanks!

Comment on The Exeter Series by Mark Fertel

Mark Fertel — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:25:42 +0000

I am enjoying reading your Exeter posts. I am the math dept chair of a suburban Chicago high school. Would you be able to send me the problem set commentaries that you used to have a link to on your website? Thank you so much!

Comment on MyFavFriday–My pens by Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:04:10 +0000

Line,
I order the refills through Amazon right now. I haven’t really shopped for cheapest, just use the low price to get free shipping whenever I need to bump up a purchase. They are really awesome ink. Very smooth and clean writing.
I think teachers are naturally pen collectors. I have so many cheapies in my room that most people would think are great pens, but I just give them away. Plastic body, no thank you!

Comment on MyFavFriday–My pens by Line

Line — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:39:56 +0000

I have the same Rotring Quad-point pen! And I had the Niji – it’s since long gone. (I used the Niji during my engineering coursework and career.) So Monteverde refills, eh? I’ve been using Staedtler with only minimal success. I’ll have to try the Monteverde. Do you order them from jetpens.com or do you get them locally? Other favorites in my collection include a Parker Jotter pen and pencil set with custom knurled grip and a Monteblanc Meisterstuck roller ball pen and pencil set. Thanks for sharing!

Comment on This is how democracy ends–My thoughts & resolution by Line

Line — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:01:40 +0000

Add to that (“… that I suck at my job because of some imaginary achievement bar that no one on the planet can actually achieve.”): We’re not going to tell you where that bar is exactly (because we don’t know ourselves) and just to make things interesting, we’re going to change that bar at will AND not tell you. [Sorry for the diatribe, but that's how I feel about the district targets, anyway.]

I, too, have found a lot to like about CCSS; it’s the implementation that is lacking. Your Example 1 and Example 2 are cases in point. Consequently, I am most interested in studying your project upon completion. Please keep us posted.

So no response from the powers that be on your email? Hmmm … disappointing, but not surprising.

All in all, I still strongly believe that teaching is the best job that I have ever had. Keep fighting the good fight and sharing your thoughts with us! Our Learners depend on it!