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Galileo’s Ramp: Project Based Learning at a Distance
While at the California Mathematics Conference North conference at Asilomar last weekend, a memory (or was it a fever dream?) from the year 2020 flooded back to me… I spoke “at” CMC South once! While CMC North is hosted at the gorgeous Asilomar Conference Grounds, CMC South is in… — read more
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Takeaways from The CMC North Conference at Asilomar
Each year, the California Mathematics Council hosts a NorCal conference for Math teachers at Asilomar, near Monterey, CA. It’s a stunningly beautiful place to nerd out with hundreds of other Math teachers for the weekend. This was my third time attending the conference, but my first since 2019, so… — read more
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3 Lessons from 3 Months Teaching in Prison
Hey, I’m back! As I mentioned in my What I’m Up To This School Year post, I have been teaching a college Intermediate Algebra course to people incarcerated at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. I just wrapped up my first semester there, and wanted to share Three Lessons from Three… — read more
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Skidmarks
Here’s a quick one: In this week’s Intermediate Algebra class at San Quentin, our lesson was on radical functions, and we had to solve this word problem. I read aloud: If the length of the skid marks is d feet, the speed s of the car in miles per… — read more
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My Favorite Places to Find Math Lessons
Eventually, I will start posting lesson and project plans on this blog. My goal with those is to contribute to a vibrant community of free lessons and classroom content. As I embark on this journey, I want to take a moment to call out some of my favorite blogs,… — read more
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Why I Don’t Answer Student Questions
Okay, that’s obviously an exaggeration; I answer lots of questions every day. One time a student asked me “If I put on my sock inside out, does that mean everything in the universe except my foot is in my sock?” I mean… wow. The only thing I could say was “yes…… — read more
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What I’m Up To This School Year
After seven years teaching 7th & 8th Grade Math at Synapse School, I am taking some time this school year to explore a diverse array teaching opportunities, while also reconnecting with some of my personal passions. I am extremely lucky to be welcome in so many school communities, so… — read more
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The Gene Mile
The other day, I was engaging with one of the great works of 21st century art: season 9, episode 20 of Bob’s Burgers. The episode is titled The Gene Mile and in it, the Belcher siblings scheme to avoid running the mile for their middle school P.E. class. Well, Gene and Louise do.… — read more
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