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Transformative Teaching

Dec 15, 2016

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in CGI Mathematics, College teaching, Professional development, STEM teacher education, teacher education

Today I had occasion to remember one of the best adult teaching experiences of my career. I was working as an adjunct at Cal State Northridge while I was ABD. I taught a combined math and science methods class for prospective bilingual teachers. My experience teaching elementary mathematics was using the Montessori method, pretty much…

what is teaching anyway? (complicated argument 2)

Oct 18, 2016

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Vickie

in democratic student-centered education, learning through discussion, STEM Education, teacher education

Yesterday I ranted about politics, the reason being that education is crucial to our continued existence as a semi-democracy. The specter of a fascist, conspiracy-theory driven regime in Washington is so beyond horrifying to me. I noticed today that a group of teachers of the year have broken their own rules about remaining neutral in…

a complicated argument

Oct 17, 2016

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Vickie

in social justice, teacher education

It’s going to take many posts to make the argument about why teacher education is “failing.” See my post from yesterday The first thing I want to say is that I respect one of the impulses that drives people to support Trump, that is, the feeling that corporations are completely in control of government. This…

First Donald Trump, Now This

Oct 17, 2016

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Vickie

in social justice, teacher education

My good friend Charles texted me that he had read about how Finland has much better teacher education, and the NY Times had an editorial stating that low quality teacher education in the US is the cause of well, I don’t know, monumentally STUPID people? (That’s not exactly what the Times said. That’s what I…

Category: teacher education

Transformative Teaching

what is teaching anyway? (complicated argument 2)

a complicated argument

First Donald Trump, Now This