"TRAVELIN'joe"

An article I wrote about Zika was published in the Association of American Schools in South America.

"After visiting family in Wisconsin over winter break, I returned to Venezuela temporarily abandoning my 8 month pregnant wife. Due in February with our first child, sh...

I would like to reflect on a quote from Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally by Van De Walle, Karp, Bay-Williams, (2012).

I am new to teaching physics this year and absolutely love it. [Physics experiments are much less finicky than...

My math methods class at the University of Wisconsin-Stout heralds the idea of problem-based learning as a method of instruction for math

Although I like to think of my classroom as collaborative and student-centered, my approach to teaching mathematics could be descri...

After reading "The Common Core Math Standards: Are they a step forward or backward?" I took the opportunity to reflect.

The discussion to the question about math wars struck different and sometimes opposing chords with me. There were topics and quotes that really reson...

Over fall break my wife and I went to the Galapagos. There will be more posts once the pictures make it to the computer. 

Before even getting to Ecuador we had a few adventures.

What not to do

1. Make sure that you call your bank to let them know you are traveling.

2. Do...

Coro is a wonderful town that screamed Antigua, Guatemala. Like Antigua, Coro is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Founded in 1527, it is the oldest city in the west of Venezuela and alledgedly the site of the first mass in South America. Some 600 buildings are historic, c...

At many schools, teaching to learning styles is purported on soapboxes as a key component to quality classroom instruction. But where is the evidence for that?

However, according to a recent opinion editorial in the New York Times citing a 2009 paper, the idea tha...

I am starting my blog in October of 2015, but am back-dating many posts to reflect the date of the actual event. I have a sporadic collection of photos and thoughts that I want to collect and highlight in one place, while I hope to update this blog on a regular basis.

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