I&U Ep7: Want to become a happier math teacher?

Welcome to Episode 7 of Imperfect and Unfinished: Stories for Reflection and Teacher Renewal Where we’ve been… Where we’re going… I started this video series as a way for us to take a moment this summer to pause, reflect, and find ways that we can renew and rejuvenate the passion, the optimism we need to …

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I&U Ep4: What is your math story?

Welcome to Episode 4 of my summer video series—Imperfect and Unfinished: Stories for Reflection and Teacher Renewal Teaching is a cultural activity.  People within a culture share a mental picture of what teaching is like. We call this mental picture a script.  James Stigler and James Hiebert, The Teaching Gap Where we’ve been… Where we’re …

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I&U Ep3: What are your bests and worsts?

Welcome to Episode 3 of my summer video series—Imperfect and Unfinished: Stories for Reflection and Teacher Renewal Teaching holds a mirror to the soul. If I am willing to look in that mirror and not run from what I see, I have the chance to gain self-knowledge—and knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching …

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My First Interview About My New Book: The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher

Natalie Conway (@AOENatalie) interviewed me on her amazing podcast Adventures in Online Education by @syspresents. A huge thank you to Natalie for supporting my work and for having the courage to be my first interviewer. I encourage you to follow her podcast. Even if you are in the classroom full-time and don’t teach online, her …

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The Traveling Stoop

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -Joseph Campbell To go further, you must let go. And if, after letting go, you want to go further still, then you must continue the practice of letting go—again and again and …

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