There is no one way: effective teachers constantly broaden their repertoire, and learn to make choices that may not come naturally. The Art of Teaching worksheet may help. It is a companion to "Nothing Works", an article and a talk (outline) in which I present some of my techniques. I focus on some of these in a presentation on "Serving Our Strongest Students" (slides).
- Documents I have written for the Urban School Math Department:
- Heterogeneous Classes
- Group Work
- A presentation on teacher collaboration (slides):
- 2003 version, for independent school leaders
- 2008 version, for math teachers and math department chairs
- 2010: Expanding the collaboration through the Escape from the Textbook! network.
A one-page list of useful books and resources for math teachers, reflecting my interests and quirks.
An argument for a tool-rich pedagogy.
An article on teaching in the long period.
- Articles I co-authored with Jonathan Howland, the Dean of Faculty at Urban:
- Depth vs. Breadth, The Urban Community, April 1999
- Teacher Collaboration, Independent School, Spring 2003