“The term professional learning community has become quite commonplace in education circles. The term describes a collegial group who are united in their commitment
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Challenging Your Students: Convinced at 34,000 feet
Conference excitement starts as early as the plane ride. It is always fun to stand in the boarding line or sit next to a fellow
OKMath Quotables: Math of the World
“There are two versions of math in the lives of many Americans: the strange and boring subject that they encountered in classrooms and an
OKMath Quotables: Curious Mind
Replace indifference with curiosity. Replace consumption with creativity. Replace competition with collaboration. Replace isolation with conversation. Michael Fenton is one of a few folks out
OKMath Quotables: Perplexity
Capture Perplexity Share Perplexity Resolve Perplexity While Dan Meyer’s presentation starts with a focus on technology, he explores tools that help him create great learning opportunities for
OKMath Quotables: Existence and Usage
It is not by knowing the Pythagorean theorem that free exercise of personal reasoning power is assured; it is in having rediscovered its existence and
OKMath Quotables: Here and Now
The mind is never passive; it is a perpetual activity, delicate, receptive, responsive to stimulus. You cannot postpone its life until you have sharpened it.
Math Teaching Practice 2
[This post is a part of series on the Eight Mathematics Teaching Practices. If you haven’t had a chance to get to know the Eight
OKMath 2014 Survey Responses
Here’s how I like to explain it… I had this crazy idea to send out an enormous survey and somehow there were over 100 crazy
Math Teaching Practice 1
[If you haven’t had a chance to get to know the Eight Mathematics Teaching Practices, start with an introduction here.] One of the things I
Math Task PDOyP
When we did our initial launch of PD On Your Plan (PDOyP…all the cool kids are are pronouncing without the Y) for Elementary Math with the
Principles to Actions: An Introduction
This week I had the great honor to present at the 2014 Oklahoma CareerTech Conference for STEM Education held at OSU-Tulsa. I was asked by
Oklahoma Math Teacher Bloggers To Check Out
Want to start reading and stealing ideas from middle school and high school math teachers here in the state of Oklahoma? You’ve come to the
Connecting With Other Math Teachers
Do you ever feel isolated as a math teacher? Are you in need of new ideas for your math classroom? Perhaps you are the only
Teaching in the Age of the MTBoS
My Biggest Take Away from Twitter Math Camp 2014 Here’s what you should know: there is a subset of math teachers who operate just a bit