Years ago, a colleague of mine suggested that I present at a local math conference. She had been witnessing some of the work that I had been doing in classrooms. Apparently the math ideas, lessons, and strategies were worth sharing. And so, I applied, spent months preparing for the presentation, and went off to my local math conference. I was …
Lots of Learning…
Instead of writing 3 different blog posts for the 3 conferences I attended in recent weeks, I thought it would be much more efficient if I summarized a few sessions that I learned from. First was the Northwest Math Conference that took place in Portland, OR. Jen Hunt – Making the Learning Stick. Jen summarized that kids need to stretch, …
Northwest Math Conference – Tacoma
I was fortunate to travel to Tacoma, Washington to attend and present at the Northwest Math Conference. I loved the theme this year which was “You Are Invited.” It seemed to be a very inclusive type of theme which was welcomed. It was at NWMC that I got to see two incredible, dynamic math educators present about how math …
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 …