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Random Thoughts
October 27-29, 2009
A great day for me is sharing my passion with students….. am having that kind of week. Spent three days in schools in Albany, Oregon teaching lessons K-5. Great schools, teachers and students! I am always reminded that procedures do not mean understanding. Students eager to get involved with mathematics. My hats are off to the classrooms that allowed me in!
November 2-6, 2009
Spent Monday and Tuesday in Fresno and Camarillo, California working with wonderful private school teachers. Then flew to NCTM Regional in Minneapolis. Super conference…. met so many teachers seeking out best practices in math. Very impressive!
Am pretty excited to offer new class next month in Texas. The class is called, “Roadmap to Mathematical Success.” This topic is what I think about constantly. How do we take student performance and guarantee success? Are we offering the balanced approach to the content of mathematics? What about math fact fluency? How do we make sure that they understand place value? These questions haunt me… I wonder sometimes if we have curriculum leadership to make a plan not only for a district but follow through at each school site.
Do you have topics that you wish I would address here? Please email and let me know.
Mathematically yours,
