Comments on: CMC-North 2012 & MathRecap.com

By: Ethan Weker

Ethan Weker — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:28:06 +0000

I was able to go, and saw some outstanding speakers. Didn’t get to see you, but I did get to chat with you at lunch Saturday. Luckily, I’ve seen you speak a few times before, but when I mentioned to my homeroom students that I met someone who was in a TED talk, they all were excited that I’d met a celebrity and want to see your talk on Friday during homeroom.

I agree that it is a great conference. I’ve been to a few NCTM conferences, which were also great, but neither I nor my school have the budget for any such travel now, so CMC-North is all I get to attend these days. Every time I go, I find myself rejuvenated afterwards, and am always excited when I have something new that I can use immediately. That happened this time with Marla Mattenson’s talk, and specifically a way to structure students’ written reflection on assessments. I’m already trying it this week, and my students have been amazingly enthusiastic so far, even though it involves (ugh) writing.

By: Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:33:39 +0000

Thanks Dan!

This is a great idea and will definitely check out what you put together. For what it’s worth, I’m really interested in…all of them!

By: Tom Ward

Tom Ward — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:14:45 +0000

Great idea – Though I’m not in California, I’ll be posting about my experiences at NCTM Chicago this week. I have the lofty goal of a post-per-talk I attend, but will definitely be summarizing some high points at a minimum.

By: Randy Blackwood

Randy Blackwood — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:04:43 +0000

Just curious why you are going to waste an hour listening to Dan Meyer talk. Don’t you get enough of him on a daily basis? :) Have fun!

By: Elena Tomasetti

Elena Tomasetti — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:02:53 +0000

Great idea! I could not afford to go, so I’m really glad you’ll be sharing what you learned.