What the Function?

My favorite class as an undergraduate student in math was designed as guided discovery. My professor gave us tons of examples, scaffolded...

This year, one of my major goals was to develop assessments that would force my students to transfer their knowledge in creative ways....

This year, my school switched to a schedule in which every class meets five days a week for 45 minutes. This schedule increases seat time...

Critical Friends Groups (CFG) are collaborative work groups for teachers. It is the ultimate in what I like to call "grassroots PD":...

Every Christmas my sister and I mix up a batch of gingerbread. The colorful men and women bring a splash of personality to the cookie...

Devon (*Name changed) was the kind of student that every teacher dreams of having. He attended study hall every week, whether he was on...

Klingenstein also provided me with a network of amazing teachers and people to connect with. Every morning we had "morning meeting" after...

One idea about how people learn that has resonated with me throughout the institute is the idea of metacognition and how it can help...

As I discussed in my previous post, creating more authentic assessments in order to promote transfer is one area where I see myself...

A few weeks ago I came back from a life-changing experience: The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers. It was so...

When technology and the internet make raw information so readily accessible, we as teachers need to shift our focus from teaching content...

Yesterday I led my first official professional development as Curriculum Coordinator!! I felt like make faculty member had been...

I just listened to a fabulous episode of "Principally Speaking", a podcast that I often listen to which is geared toward budding...

I am sitting in the airport, contemplating my willingness to pay for a croissant and egg sandwich (which happens to cost three times as...

I am so excited to share with you the end of the year summative assessment that I am doing with my precalculus classes! Because of the...

Some of them came out looking great! I just wanted to share a few... and here's the link if you actually want to see their Prezi:...

One of my roles at Wasatch is to lead the Authentic Assessment committee. This is really fulfilling work and it seems like we have made a...