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”
Category Archives: Pandemic
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”
February 25 Day 354: Crowdsourcing Topics for Short Math Videos
The #TacomaMath work group of the STEAM Learning Network is working to positively change the mathematical culture in my city of Tacoma. We’ve employed various strategies throughout the pandemic, see July 25 Day 139: #TacomaMath. Starting this month, our workgroup has been creating Math Around Town recordings—one per week—suitable for school age children. No longer thanContinue reading “February 25 Day 354: Crowdsourcing Topics for Short Math Videos”
February 24 Day 353: Origami Butterflies
I wanted to make the first informal MAA Board of Directors meeting special. In the past when we met in person, after a full day of work, we would share a meal and get to know one another better. Those moments of community, making connections with interesting people, is a tremendous perk of serving theContinue reading “February 24 Day 353: Origami Butterflies”
February 20 Day 349: Florida Celebration
I want to give a shout out to all of the executive officers in the MAA Florida section meeting. They were the test subjects for all the virtual spring MAA section meetings to come. The background. The pandemic has stressed everyone. Several members of the FL MAA executive committee resigned this year because they didContinue reading “February 20 Day 349: Florida Celebration”
February 15 Day 344: Peer Reviews
Even though our teaching circumstances remain “extraordinary,” run-of-the-mill tasks still need to be completed. It is the time of year to scramble and complete peer reviews in preparation for the ridiculous process of merit review to come (see May 3 Day 56: Not Even Close To Normal.) Thanks to leaders who streamlined the process for thisContinue reading “February 15 Day 344: Peer Reviews”
February 12 Day 341: Friday Melt
I was hoping for snow last night. Not because I was wishing for a snow day —our new found technical competence will make that unlikely unless the internet is down—but because there is something magical about a pristine sound-dulling blanket of snow. Unfortunately the flakes were small and the accumulation in Tacoma was minimal. ItContinue reading “February 12 Day 341: Friday Melt”
February 7 Day 336: Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More
For many warriors of the classroom coronavirus battlefield, Spring semester is about to commence. Whether you are in person, hybrid, or remote, whether you started 5 weeks ago or will do so this week, you might be facing the coming work with a little trepidation. Remember, you are not alone. Despite the isolation, despite theContinue reading “February 7 Day 336: Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More”
Math Belongs to All of Us 