Reflection, listening, learning, and action. I have been a member of the Tacoma STEAM Learning Collaborative Action Network for the past three years. We are dedicated to expanding equitable access, interest, experience, and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) for all Tacoma students, particularly girls, students of color, and those impacted byContinue reading “June 9 Day 93: Reflection”
Author Archives: Jenny Quinn
June 8 Day 92: Reading on a Small Screen
Have you noticed how people regularly apologize for typos and other errors in email responses sent from mobile devices? I feel like maybe we should be sending apologies for reading the original message on the mobile device as well. I mostly skim messages on my phone. When I receive something that deserves close reading, reflection,Continue reading “June 8 Day 92: Reading on a Small Screen”
June 7 Day 91: What Day Is it?
I woke up thinking it was Monday…and panicked. My husband assured me it was only Sunday. There was still time to get all those tasks done before the start of a new week. It’s late and I’m still working at it. Monday marks the beginning of final exams. We are trying an oral final inContinue reading “June 7 Day 91: What Day Is it?”
June 6 Day 90: We Are Math Club
What does Math Club do at its last official meeting of the academic year? Nominate a slate of officers for the coming year. Plan a “drive by” celebration to: congratulate the graduating seniors; announce the results of the officer election; distribute math awards; and see friends at-a-distance-but-in-real-life for the first time in too long. ThinkContinue reading “June 6 Day 90: We Are Math Club”
June 4 Day 88: Multiples of Eleven
Today was the last class meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. It has been 88 days since the first remote class was taught on March 9 and 66 days since the first (remote) day of Spring Quarter 2020 on March 30. Eleven days from now I plan to submit my final grades. Yet today wasContinue reading “June 4 Day 88: Multiples of Eleven”
June 3 Day 87: What’s Next 2020?
No really. What else can happen in this mixed-up, crazy, upside-down world? According to my husband, there are a fair few asteroids that will pass pretty close to the earth this month. Now wouldn’t that be the icing on the cake? The highlighted asteroid, 163348 (2002 NN4), is large (estimated diameter 250m-570m). It will beContinue reading “June 3 Day 87: What’s Next 2020?”
June 2 Day 86: Amplify Their Voices
I am listening. I am learning. I see your pain, your fear, and your burden. Black Lives Matter. I must do better. And I’m still sorry. https://www.nctm.org/News-and-Calendar/News/NCTM-News-Releases/A-Statement-on-George-Floyd,-Breonna-Taylor,-and-Ahmaud-Arbery/
June 1 Day 85: Puzzles and Play
I have four more days of remote teaching this quarter, not including final exams. It has been a long haul since this journey began March 9 but I see the finish line within my sights and I can keep pushing through to the end. It can be hard to concentrate through isolation and the currentContinue reading “June 1 Day 85: Puzzles and Play”
May 31 Day 84: See It Now? AKA Zooming Out
On May 29, I posted beautiful and strange images, asking if you could identify them. Find the results below. Each gallery starts with the original image and adds one or two more images to show the original subject more clearly. All pictures were taken with my iPhones over the years.
May 30 Day 83: I’m Sorry
Originally, I was planning to write this post about the cancellation of MathFest 2020. It was the right decision for all kinds of reasons and I am sorry its loss. Yet it seems so insignificant compared to the events in Minneapolis. I keep flipping to the news—alternately feeling outrage and guilt but always sorrow. IContinue reading “May 30 Day 83: I’m Sorry”
Math Belongs to All of Us 