Flipping for Video: An Update

The past several posts I have been writing about my forays into FLIP video moviemaking. I am working with teachers and students in a couple of schools as they explore the possibilities of integrating video into content learning. It has been a several months since I...

Blogging Revisited

I’ve recently been revisiting several blog posts and resources that I wrote in the last couple of years. My renewed focus on writing in math class is a result of reading several articles (Learning from Weblogs, Reducing Gender Achievement Gap, & Talkback Project)...

Using the iPod Touch to Develop Number Sense

I have the distinct pleasure of working with Bate Middle School in Danville, Kentucky with their iPod Touch Literacy Program. They are piloting for the second semester the use of iPods with middle school students to increase opportunities in classroom instruction to...

Mathematics Literacy and the Role of the Principal

The new Common Core Standards should help promote deeper student understanding of mathematics concepts and processes.  In applying these standards to the classroom, teachers will need to expand their pedagogy in ways that help students learn mathematics at a deeper...