The phrase thinking classrooms has stormed the field of math education in the past year or so. From networking events to classrooms, book talks to conferences, that phrase keeps surfacing! So, what’s all the buzz? Institutional Norms Versus Classroom Norms The book Building Thinking Classrooms by Peter Liljedahl quietly hit the market in Fall 2020. […]
Daniel Krill
Dan Krill is a father, educator, and songwriter. He double-majored in math education and philosophy, then earned his master’s from UW-Madison in math education with an emphasis on learning sciences. He has taught secondary and post-secondary math for over 20 years. He currently works as a 5-12 math/science coach in south-eastern Wisconsin.
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The Nightmare of Initiatives in Public Education
“I think the task of philosophy is not to provide answers but to show how the way we perceive a problem can be itself part of the problem” – Slavoj Zizek. I’ve probably asked my coworkers 1000 times if they’ve seen Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Not just because it’s a great movie but […]
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Active Learning: Nothing Can Stop The Flow!
We’ve all been there. That moment when you’re completely absorbed in the experience. You’re in active learning- the zone. You’re somehow calm, focused, and intense all at the same time. You’re like Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol, “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I […]
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My relationship with AI…It’s complicated!
It has been over 2 years since ChatGPT launched, arguably bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. AI has rapidly evolved into a large collection of tools that address almost every aspect of teaching and learning. They can grade papers or provide individualized feedback, correct grammar, generate ideas for lessons, write standards-based assessments at every […]
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Teach with humility; Achieve the impossible in teaching expectations
It seems to me that being a modern-day teacher is more challenging than ever before. On average, 15% of students nationwide receive IDEA services for individualized education plans (NCES, 2023). In addition, national movements to improve outcomes for struggling learners (eg. multi-tiered systems of support) have vastly shifted the roles and responsibilities of the traditional […]