Author's posts
Mar 16
Spring 2021 Websites
Miya Christiansen: https://miyaswebpage.wordpress.com/ Brianna Gorsuch: https://mathwithmissg650681653.wordpress.com/ These are the Spring 2021 Math 304 students.
Feb 27
A few notes on making web sites
Tools for making webpages (web sites). WordPress. (blog) Posts – more timely, often shorter, specific to one topic. Have categories and tags. Pages – often more long-term. Could be more lengthy. (Pages do not have categories or tags.) Can use blocks or not use blocks To edit, append /wp-admin (there is more than one editing …
Feb 08
Instrumental and Relational Understanding
Good article on instrumental and relational understanding. Focus on Relational Understanding
Feb 07
Putting Synthesis back in Bloom.
Benjamin Bloom published his taxonomy in 1956. In 2001, the categories were revised. Synthesis was taken out and Creating put in (among other smaller changes). Erik Francis points out (article link below) the importance for learner to synthesize and puts it back in. Creating is kept. Now there are 7 levels of understanding. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/return-synthesis-connecting-critical-creative-thinking-francis/
Nov 01
An angle inscribed in a semicircle
Hereis a tweet with a nice proof of the theorem that is the namesake of this website https://twitter.com/professorbrenda/status/1323095111954288640?s=21
Oct 12
3 Great WIU Graduates Teaching MS Math
These guys are teaching math and helping students in many ways. Read the full story here (from WIU website). Read the full story here (from McDonough County Voice Newspaper).
Jul 12
Tostitos fiesta bowl – some of the best highlights of all time
https://twitter.com/drolsen314/status/1282391894664851456?s=21
Jun 29
Leadership is clarity, transparency, support, and trust
Leadership is clarity, set goals & purpose. Cast a vision transparency, Communication support, Do you have tools trust, and empower them to be creative, and failure is OK. Q: What are the key aspects of #leadership in a primarily remote workforce? #AskCitrix A: Remote leadership relies on a few things – clarity of vision and …
Apr 13
Nathan Karsjens website
Nathan Karsjens website is https://mednathan.wordpress.com/ Nathan is a mathematics major in secondary teacher education at Western Illinois University (and a Leatherneck football player).