The Myth of the Digital Native

Attention, Administrators: I have some news. The term “Digital Native”, while creative, isn’t an accurate representation of young students. Because I liked being included as a “Digital Immigrant” (an equally cute term), I bought into the...

The Case for Merit Pay

It’s most often tenured teachers who have the most surprised reaction when we talk about this. It often starts when our conversations steers close to the issue, and I drop this bomb. “I’d happily give up Tenure for Merit Pay.” Eyes widen. Jaws...

La Cucina Matematica

This weekend, the lovely and talented John Stevens and I led a training at Maricopa County for a room full of jovial educators. Click here to read all about it, and my page with links to the downloads is also here. If you’re interested in hosting this training...