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Building Community
I have given talks on building community in my classes, because I believe that it is a resource for learning that is not used to the fullest extent in all classroom settings. So much of what we know about learning Read more…
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Ole Miss School of Education back in Birmingham!
The picture associated with this post is from Kelly Ingram Park, a major site for civil rights action in Birmingham. It depicts a common scene of aggressive action taken against peaceful protest. For the second year in a row the Read more…
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Avett Brothers…tonight…finally
Over three years ago I came across a video of the Avett Brothers (@theavettbros) performing a “Tiny Desk” concert at the offices of NPR. The quote of the video was when Bob Boilen asked Scott Avett if he swallowed an Read more…
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Video games and literacy
At the University of Wisconsin, I was lucky to interact with the Games, Learning, and Society group, who look at video games as a way to unlock what works with learning. In that group is Constance Steinkuehler (great name), who Read more…
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‘Back to School’ with This American Life
A quick recommendation for anyone associated with education (aka all of us) to listen to the “Back to School” show from This American Life. Some of what is discussed (and supported by research) challenges are assumptions about success, achievement, and Read more…
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Presenting on Common Core in Bulldog Country
I gave a presentation in Starkville, MS about innovative methods for teaching to the Common Core State Standards. I was excited to give this presentation because in previous years I have had the pleasure of interacting with many experts in Read more…
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50 Years of Integration at Ole Miss
This year marks 50 years of integration at the University of Mississippi. To commemorate James Meredith’s enrollment in 1962, a year of events have been planned (see http://50years.olemiss.edu). It is an exciting time to be on campus and I look forward Read more…
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The Curriculum Vitae
For those that have found this corner of the internet and have been paying attention to the updates from this website may be interested to hear that I have found myself in a great job in Oxford, MS. I am Read more…
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Final Post from PME-NA
The North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, also known as PME-NA (#OleMissAtPME) wrapped up today. I presented my poster Teaching Mathematics as Agape: Articulating an ideal relationship between students and mathematics. I have Read more…
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PME-NA Poster Presentation in Reno, NV
I presented a poster at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) in Reno, NV titled Teaching mathematics as agape: Articulating a relationship between students and mathematics. Here Read more…