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Teaching Interests
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making thinking visible, problem solving and literacy, mathematical tasks, promoting discourse in the math classroom, math reasoning, Equity and Access, math technology, fractals, ELPS, NCTM, Teachers Teaching with Technology, iPads, Foldables, Math Journaling, Graphing Calculators, Math Coaching, Lesson Study, TI-Nspire, differentiation, RtI
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ESC 12 Math Group
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Learn about the latest curriculum, instruction, and assessment information in Texas mathematics by visiting our ESC 12 Math Group Web Page! Use the group link in the right hand column of this page.
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Welcome!
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Welcome to my webpage! I'm a Texas educator passionate about improving student achievement in mathematics.I am interested in making math more accessible to ALL students, and I enjoy finding ways to use technology to reinforce difficult math concepts.
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About Me
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Education:
1992 - B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas in Austin
2011 - M.S. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a math focus from Baylor University
I am an ESC Region 12 Education Specialist for Secondary Mathematics under the direction of Director for General Education Services, Becca Bell. I served 12 years in the high school classroom, 8 years in Texas and 4 years in New Jersey. I've taught algebra, geometry, and pre-calculus, and I have an interest in improving math instruction through the use of technology. I'm a member and officer in the Central Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (CTCTM). I also hold membership in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.
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Favorite Math and Teaching Quotes
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A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. -G.H. Hardy
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. - Mark Van Doren
When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to determine what is most probable. - Rene Descartes
One learns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. - Sophocles
In the world of the future, the new illiterate will be the person who has not learned how to learn. -Alvin Toffler Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems. -Rene Descartes Mathematics compares the most diverse phenomena, and discovers the secret anaologies which unite them. -Joseph Fourier Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences. -Galileo Galilei
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