Monthly Archives: March 2021

March 11 Day 368: Spring is Near

I know Spring is practically here when the sun shining in my eastern window is a nuisance during my 8 am morning zoom call. It got more pronounced for the next 20 minutes: With the start of Daylight Savings Time this Sunday, the glare will be an issue at 9 am instead—slowly creeping back toContinue reading “March 11 Day 368: Spring is Near”

March 10 Day 367: An Afternoon in the Sun

Mostly I leave the house for three reasons: To go for walks or make Math Around Town recordings; To pick up take-out food; or To shop for house and food supplies. There are some days when I barely leave the second floor, let alone actually go outside. Today was different as I attended to longContinue reading “March 10 Day 367: An Afternoon in the Sun”

March 9 Day 366: Top Ten So Far

To celebrate the completion of a full year writing for this blog, I thought it might be worth revisiting the ten most popular blog posts as measured by the number of visitors. 10) October 1 Day 207: We Gather Together. I had just started experimenting with the gather.town platform and held my first wildly successful drop-inContinue reading “March 9 Day 366: Top Ten So Far”

March 8 Day 365: Kanban

And so completes the first transit around the sun during the time of coronavirus. I never imaged a year later, we would be here—still remaining distant and not quite sure what the future holds. At the end of the day, it can be hard to see what actually gets accomplished. Being a visual person IContinue reading “March 8 Day 365: Kanban”

March 7 Day 364: Home Stretch

I am prepared for my last week of Winter quarter 2021—except for writing the final that needs to be distributed on Thursday (and performing the oral interviews one week later). I’ve checked off some big To-Do items from my list and am waiting for responses before I can finish them completely. I am thoroughly readyContinue reading “March 7 Day 364: Home Stretch”

March 6 Day 363: COVID Practices Part I

Exactly a year ago today, the University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce announced classes would be offered remotely for the final week of Winter Quarter 2020. We had three days notice to adjust. The initial plan was a deep clean, a few weeks of remote engagement, including a “soft start” to the Spring quarter,Continue reading “March 6 Day 363: COVID Practices Part I”

March 4 Day 361: Crashing

The end of Winter Quarter is in sight. This week’s classes are done (except for the grading) and next week’s classes will be one day of collaborative work, followed by a final day of presentations. Then its another week until the final (yes, it will be oral—you should have guessed that by now.) For theContinue reading “March 4 Day 361: Crashing”

March 3 Day 360: Success!

Sometimes, things work out better than imagined. Now that the talk has been given, I am a Desmos Teacher convert. So much so, that I am wondering how to incorporate it into future talks (and classrooms activities) when we return to in-person interactions. The planned activities went smoothly. Each person individually selected an item thatContinue reading “March 3 Day 360: Success!”