Professional Learning
“Hidden Figures” – Never on Our Watches
I watched “Hidden Figures” on a plane ride home after facilitating a recent workshop. I am not real comfortable blatantly crying on a plane, but this time it did not matter!! While the film made me realize I have never been so sure that the work I do and the profession I chose thirty-five years… Continue Reading
Learning Together
I facilitated an AIMS math/science workshop last week in North Dakota. During the day, one of our participants realized that she needed to spend more time helping her students find ways to learn together, rather than in isolation. Midway through our morning she said, “I need to get better at being collaborative, and now I… Continue Reading
Do You Have Creative Scientists in Your Classroom?
Students love to “do” science and be creative while engaged in the process. In order to be creative as they “do” it, they need know how scientists work. Students need to have an understanding of the practices that scientists use while working and be able to apply those practices in their classrooms. One way that… Continue Reading
My Time at the AIMS Mother Ship
Last week I was in Fresno, California,spending time at the AIMS Center for Math and Science Education. Most of my time is spent working remotely from home in Great Falls, Montana. I really look forward to my trips and my time at the AIMS mother ship. My time spent with office colleagues is so valuable.… Continue Reading
Students Lead Learning with Phenomena
This week I submitted two proposals to present at the 2018 annual convention of the National Science Teachers Association in Atlanta. I am hoping that at least one of them gets chosen for me to present. One of my proposals is about how students can lead the learning in the science classroom by having it… Continue Reading
Putting Myself Out There
I started teaching in August of 1985. Yes, that was a long time ago, but my passion for learning and education is as strong, if not stronger, than when I first started in this amazing profession. Last week I accomplished a long-term professional goal of mine, by presenting a session in San Antonio, Texas, at… Continue Reading
Professional Learning on Steroids
To sum up the 2017 NCTM annual conference in San Antonio, Texas takes only one word, AWESOME!! As I’ve shared before, I look forward to conferences. They provide opportunities for me to be laser focused on education, a time to reconnect and collaborate, an opportunity to be current, a time to meet other like-minded educators,… Continue Reading
NCSM Reflections
I’m in a Professional “happy place”. I am attending the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) conference in San Antonio, TX. Where do I start, and how do I ingest and digest all of the great sessions that I have attended? Being an attendee, I try to stay focused on what I have come… Continue Reading
Mathematics Awareness Month
I always knew that April was the month for mathematics! At least… I thought I knew that. Just for kicks and giggles, I looked on the internet to see what other things are claiming April as their month and I found lots! This is just some of the ones I found: Public Schools Month School… Continue Reading
It’s Conference Time!
Spring is here, and to me that means it is education conference season. Yea!! I’m in San Antonio, TX to attend both the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) annual conferences. It is an opportunity to connect with, learn from, and collaborate with colleagues from… Continue Reading
