In my last post , I promised a series on lean manufacturing and its application to teaching. Mea culpa. While I have learned and applied much more from lean manufacturing than what I wrote in that post, I found it more difficult...

The history surrounding the hymn "A Mighty Fortress is our God" by Martin Luther.

This talk will introduce techniques to battle the age-old problem of unmotivated students in math class. You will hear stories from the history of math, applications of math to daily life, and hands-on methods of math...

Last summer, I had the privilege of working at my father’s business just as he was starting to put significant effort into implementing an approach called “lean manufacturing.” As its name suggests, lean manufacturing attempts to...

In the middle of the school year, it can be good for us to step back and think about why we teach. Early in my teaching career, a friend asked me why I teach. I described the feeling of satisfaction I get when I successfully...

Why do I try to change my students' lives? Drawing on his experience in the classroom, John Mark describes four things that happen when we make our relationships with students about ourselves: We will burn ourselves out. Students...