tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post7344185026660507895..comments2024-01-14T18:14:23.866-08:00Comments on Delta Scape: Who will be the math education savior?delta_dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024582157985654525noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post-61294965293681726932015-12-04T09:09:57.951-08:002015-12-04T09:09:57.951-08:00This is so important to remember. There **IS** no ...This is so important to remember. There **IS** no savior, no silver bullet, no one-size-fits-all prescription that addresses every problem, every student, every teacher, every classroom. The most important thing for us all to remember is that the most effective teacher each one of us can be is the most authentic teacher-self we can bring to our own teaching. <br /><br />Authenticity is a powerful too. Dan's lesson ideas are based on his own deeply authentic relationship with his own mathematical understanding. When they resonate with my own understanding and my teaching, I use them. But trying to be somebody I'm not just makes me seem like a phony.<br /><br />At a time of yet more hysterical rhetoric about how to "save" math education from itself, I appreciate this valuable teaching reminder.<br /><br />- Elizabethcheesemonkeysfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post-13178676056153061102012-08-04T22:20:23.229-07:002012-08-04T22:20:23.229-07:00Trolling around for inspiration as I begin a new m...Trolling around for inspiration as I begin a new math teaching post after 16 years at my present school, and 27 years in,thank you for sharing these few words of wisdom. I love pen and paper, writing out mathematics is as satisfying for me as my love of cooking and my embroidery. I do most of my prose work long hand, and still write real letters. (that my 14 year old can't read because she was never taught cursive). I am inspired by the techie wizards that I will never become. Maybe there are still some old fashion learners or learners who engage through my warmth and enthusiasm. I am a reflective teacher and am still learning best practices, (I do not recycle year after year after year) and you are right, they have to work for the facilitator. Currently I love one-note and the tablet pc that allows me to share notes and examples on my webpage, and <br />i am loving the hands-on and creativity of IN notebooks. I don't seem to be able to Moodle my way through the curriculum, and I have had "learn Powerpoint" on my alternative evaluation form for the last 10 years. Sigh.<br /><br />Where can I learn about all that I am missing in the geekdom on Twitter and twitter camp. I think I can add useful tips and be helpful if anyone needs lesson ideas.<br />Cheers,<br /><br />Amy in Sebastopol, CAAmy zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960137549431994944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957896812820341397.post-9270656846094786532012-07-27T07:38:36.251-07:002012-07-27T07:38:36.251-07:00Your second to the last paragraph really rings tru...Your second to the last paragraph really rings true with me. I don't think I got to that point in my teaching until last year. I am still trying to improve and incorporate new things into my teaching, but I have found, as you, that it is imperative to teach as best fits who you are rather than to try to be someone you are not. <br /><br />Thanks for the link to our reflections from TMC12 and for supporting us as teachers who do the best we can as we are.<br />--LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928419408011193721noreply@blogger.com