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Bugs Jump Really High #tmwyk

1 Apr 20231 Apr 2023
"Mama! Bugs can jump so high!" I turned my head quickly, expecting to see a large insect launching itself into the air. Nothing. It turns out, five year old N…
in the classroom

Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in Graphs

2 Jan 2023
This blog post was originally published on SlowRevealGraphs.com Last week, a middle school social studies teacher and I co-planned a slow reveal graphs lesson to launch a project about current events…
curriculum

How do we measure change in data?

25 Nov 2022
This blog post was originally published on SlowRevealGraphs.com How do we measure change over time? The y-axis can be so deceptive. Change the scale a little, and a small change looks…
education

Pushing the Edge: Podcast with Greg Curran

6 Jan 20216 Jan 2021
I am supremely honored that Dr. Greg Curran invited me as a guest on his most recent season of his podcast, Pushing the Edge. Greg is an incredibly thoughtful and…
in the classroom…

Notice, Feel, Wonder, and Act: How Can Data Inspire Us to Help?

7 Dec 20203 Apr 2021
"Is this another sad graph?" Serafina wrote to me in the zoom chat. We had just started our Slow Reveal Graph routine. At this point, students could only see a…
education…

Using Videos to Reflect on Practice, Student Identity, and Agency

29 Nov 20203 Apr 2021
I hate watching myself on video. I squirm. I flinch. I last, I don't know, a maximum of 9 seconds...? And now I have to teach in an environment where…
education

Crime and Punishment: A Tale of Changing Beliefs

26 Jun 202028 Jun 2020
"Man is what he believes."-Anton ChekhovWhat happens when those beliefs are unintentionally racist -- and never examined? This is a story of how I changed a belief I once held…
education…

Blindspots

5 Mar 202026 Jun 2020
---originally published on slowrevealgraphs.com -- In January, I chaperoned a field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. We took in the larger-than-life portrait of George Washington and troops crossing…
curriculum…

“Why is the math teacher here for social studies?”

16 Jan 20196 Feb 2022
I slipped quietly into Room 304, trying not to distract the fourth graders, who were finishing up a writing assignment. I set up my laptop to project to the white…

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