STEM Education – Teaching Re-Imagined

Critical Thinking

As a child of the 80’s and 90’s school was beginning to stress critical thinking in education…. but as a teacher from 2002 on critical thinking has been one of the main focal points. But why? I think one of my favorite memes that advocates for critical thinking is one where you have people tryingContinue reading “Critical Thinking”

Hidden Figures

This is an updated older blog post of mine from another site… With everyone at home watching movies…. In all my years of teaching I have had the hardest time showing a movie or clips in class. I’m a math teacher and technology teacher (now) — there hasn’t been movies that are about math/technology upliftingContinue reading “Hidden Figures”

Does the “new normal” have to be permanent?

Earlier today, I watched as the Governor of Texas change the setting of my classroom… again… We started this school year,optimistic that we would have a “normal” year. We were fresh eyed and full of ideas. We had survived the year with Harvey in 2017-2018- full of half-days in shared classrooms and campuses (“new normal”)Continue reading “Does the “new normal” have to be permanent?”