Monthly Archives: August 2011

From Cool to Helpful, #1: The Plinko Applet

Posted on August 19, 2011 by roughlynormal

So I have been reading some of  Dan Meyer‘s  series of “What can you do with this”   posts.  Cool Stuff, to be sure. My efforts will be less ambitious, but still helpful, I hope.  If you don’t live under … Continue reading →

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Dear Santa: I want great online data software.

Posted on August 8, 2011 by roughlynormal

As the final days of the summer wind down for me,   I am starting the “prep time”  that all teachers go through before classes start. I get very ambitious and idealistic, and try to stay that way for as … Continue reading →

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PCMI: what is it all about?

Posted on August 2, 2011 by roughlynormal

You may be hearing a lot about PCMI from me and other bloggers.  What is PCMI?  The Secondary School Teachers program at PCMI  is the deepest, most transformative professional development experience I’ve ever seen for math teachers. Seriously.  Imagine 3 weeks … Continue reading →

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August 1: My reflections on Orlando’s NCTM Institute on Reasoning/Sense Making.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by roughlynormal

Correction:  I referred to Lisa Henry as Lisa Meyer in an earlier version of this post.  My error, and apologies to Lisa!    This is a long post:  hopefully future ones will be briefer! I just returned from Orlando FL, … Continue reading →

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