I have not blogged much about my own teaching with technology in the past couple months. Instead, I have tried to write about others who I admire and what they are doing to help move mathematics education into the 21st century……This is because I have been on medical leave for a broken foot. I was successful for a short while teaching with the Mobi from a stationary spot in each classroom, but I was still having to walk to three different buildings and my foot was not healing. My doctor advised me to go on medical leave and let it heal. I have missed my students terribly, and am disappointed not to be able to try the new online projects I had planned for the semester. It was hard not being able to do any training this past semester as well. I have been given a doctor’s release to go back to teaching again in the spring, and I am excited to dig my heels back into teaching and learning with technology!
I do have other exciting news to share as well (besides getting to start teaching again in the spring): AMATYC Project ACCCESS invited me to serve as a Consulting Colleague (mentor) for the 2011-12 Project ACCCESS Fellows! They even sent me the contact information for the Fellow I will be directly advising on her project so I can get started today! It will be amazing to be in a cohort of established teachers who will be mentoring, along with Fellows who are new teachers wanting to learn more about the scholarship of teaching at a 2 year college. The Fellow I am mentoring is working on a project to include technology, like the Livescribe smartpen, into her Hybrid college courses to help her students. I feel so honored to be chosen to assist in guiding her progress, and help her to evaluate her project.
To learn more about the AMATYC ACCCESS program, go to the link: AMATYC Project ACCCESS .
to learn more about the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges, go to: AMATYC
I can’t wait to get started and to share the experiences I have in working as a Consulting Colleague in this amazing program!
