Have you ever been a part of a process that just fascinated you? That’s the only way to describe my summer project. With this one project, I learned so much. I was approached by Robert Kaplinsky (who I’ve known for several years) to plan and produce a Grassroots mini-workshop on the use of Clothesline Math. Wow! This was going to …
Lessons Learned
Seeing the best of humanity during my toughest time taught me a few life lessons.
Zapped
Getting superpowers and dancing.
Chemo (Pt 3)
Losing control over your body. It’s not pretty.
Surgery and Support
Despite fear, I was given strength
Fighting the Good Fight
Nobody asks for this obstacle.
How to Make a Conference Worth Your While
It’s conference season. To date, I’ve been to 2 conferences (Northwest and CMC-South) and am packing up to head to CMC-North in Pacific Grove, CA. It’ll be a 5 hour drive up north, but it’ll be worth it when I see the gorgeous ocean and the scenic views. Oh…and all the learning that my brain can soak up. For the first time in …
100s Task
Hello 2019-2020 school year. And with a new year, come fresh faces in our classrooms, new beginnings, and a year to explore mathematics. Some teachers have their usual beginning of the school activities. I usually like to look around and research fresh new ideas to try out especially for my math curriculum. One activity that I tried out was the 100s task by …
Paul Lockhart’s Lament
During the first days of summer, I usually catch up with my guilty pleasure TV shows and get a few projects around the house completed. However, I found myself jumping into my first book “A Mathematician’s Lament” by Paul Lockhart. It is sold on Amazon, but I also found a PDF here. Someone on Twitter had posted a quote from …
NCTM 2019 San Diego
It’s Monday night and my head is still reeling from all that I learned, experienced, and witnessed at NCTM San Diego. Whenever I go to such a big conference, I just act like a sponge and soak it all in. NCTM is a place where we all learn from each other. I haven’t been to the NCTM Annual conference since …