The TEDxUM organizing committee is now accepting nominations for the next installment of TEDxUM. This event will be even bigger then the first one. If you know of an idea worth spreading and someone to spread it, please follow this link and nominate someone.
I am a fan of Khan Academy. As a mathematics educator I am often told about people who are struggling or know someone who struggles with mathematics and they are looking to hire a tutor and I ask them to give Khan Academy a shot. I see Khan Academy not Read more…
Our time in Haiti has come to a close. Crazy to think how fast it went. Our last act was the Jericho Walk, where we were led by the leadership council up a large hill (mini-mountain?) that gave us a bird’s eye view over the Camp Marie community. The purpose Read more…
Today our first task was to head to Camp Marie and complete a service project. There was one problem. The people of Camp Marie completed the service project the day before. When I try to communicate the mission of 410 Bridge, I talk about how 410 Bridge helps communities help themselves. Read more…
I love basketball. And today when I saw a hoop located outside the community center where we were doing home visits, I knew that I would be shooting some hoops today. Before that we were welcomed to the community by the local pastor. This is a community where The 410 Read more…
How do you start a movement? That is the question of the day. I may not have the answer but I do have an answer. Today in Camp Marie we met with the leadership council and heard their story about a vision for the community. A vision of change, a Read more…
How do you show love for a community? Well in the community of Camp Marie it means helping clear a field. The field in question is a demonstration plot that will be used to help farmers teach farmers how to sustainably farm the land available to them in the community. Read more…
A while ago I was told I was going to Haiti. And now we are here. The Orchard and 410 Bridge have successfully brought myself and 14 companions to the island. Now, the logical question is, “What now?” Another logical question is, “What am I doing here?” I have to admit this Read more…
Link to Padlet for AMTE 2016 Presentation What a week! Start with an all day LessonSketch meeting where we were modifying our modules and considering how we will share them (more to come on that…). Next I had the pleasure to present with Anne Marie Marshall of Lehman College and Read more…
During the past few years I have had several posts about presentations that I have done regarding creating space for the improvement of practice. Specifically the work with teachers at Lafayette High School with Morgan Trevathan and Virge Cornelius. The article that details some of that work is finally published Read more…