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Clinical Interviews in the Virtual Space (Using Flipgrid)

2 Apr 20212 Apr 2021
One of my favorite things to do as a math specialist is clinical interviews. During a clinical interview, I sit down with a student -- one-on-one -- and ask questions…
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…

Using Screenshots & Photos to Reflect on Practice

28 Nov 20203 Apr 2021
Back in the Before Times, I took hundreds of photos of student work. "What do you do with all of those photos?" students would ask. I am a student of…
education…

How Are Students Representing Their Ideas During Remote Learning?

27 Nov 20203 Apr 2021
I come from the Marilyn Burns School of Student Work Samples -- which is to say I prize student work that fills a large, blank page. (#TeamBlankSpace) Marilyn Burns, one…
games…

Johnny Upgrade

29 Sep 20203 Apr 2021
If you've never played Johnny Upgrade before, you should know that it begins with music. Epic music. Like anthemic, sweeping, about to vanquish the villain at the 11th hour music.…
five practices…

Which Shape Covers More: Orchestrating a Sixth Grade Math Debate

27 Sep 202022 Jun 2021
First, we must mourn for the loss of the Way We Used to Teach. I love my work. If I let you scroll through the photos on my phone, you'd…

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October 12, 2023
ATMNE Conference
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“Cultivating Student Ownership of Mathematical Language and Ideas” (with Louisa Connaughton)

October 27, 2023
NCTM Annual (Washington DC)
“Counting Collections as Context for Liberation” (with Kassia Omohundro Wedekind)

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