Read  Alfie Kohn's article on competition and take an educated position - for or against.

Go to the Learning Theories Website , find a theory that would be useful in supporting your approach/philosophy of teaching mathematics, describe it briefly, and explain why/how it is specifically useful.

Watch Dan Meyer's video and answer the following question?
(a) Can the ideas in this video help you to be a better teacher?  Please explain why or why not?
(b) Can you come up with a more challenging interesting type of question like the "Tank Filling" one presented by Dan?  Give an example

Practicum 1 -  Stories

Write about an interesting, surprising or inspiring story you experienced in your practicum. Provide enough detail so we can really understand what happened.

2013 Fall - Assessment

After watching my video tips on assessment 

• What did agree with and why?
• What did you not agree with and why?

Question 3: How can we change the Math curriculum and classroom so that it is more relevant to 21st century students or do we need to change at all?

Question 2: What 2 theories do you like/agree with from the Learning Theories website and why?