Category Archives: General

Do I Really Sound Like That?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Derek Smith

by Derek Smith Last quarter I had a video consultation through the TA Development Program on campus. Every new teaching assistant must sign up to have a section recorded. The consultation consisted of a one-on-one discussion, with the DVD used … Continue reading →

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I Just Have One Question For You….

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Tom Wright

by Tom Wright Interviews are a funny thing. Every interview is such a different animal – every school is so different, every interviewer has such a different style, everyone responds so differently to the same sorts of statements….and yet, the … Continue reading →

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Math is not linear!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Tyler Clark

by Tyler Clark Some time ago I came across Prezi, a rather neat presentation software. Its effects go beyond that of Microsoft PowerPoint. They have a search feature on their website and I of course (being a math junkie) searched … Continue reading →

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Innumeracy

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Brian Simanek

By Brian Simanek One key Statistic often used to evaluate the status of failing schools is illiteracy rates.  Of course it is commonly accepted that all children beyond a certain age should be able to read.  However, receiving far less … Continue reading →

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Spaced Math Repetition

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Derek Smith

by Derek Smith Yesterday I was in Denny’s entertaining my nieces when they showed me a math game on Nintendo DS. The game reminded me of an article I read in Wired a while ago about an application called Super … Continue reading →

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