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RIM Summer 2008. You’re So Quotable! “Quotable Quotes”. ALOHA!. Welcome to our Aloha island. Where we “Understand” what we mean!. Ariann.
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RIM Summer 2008 You’re So Quotable! “Quotable Quotes”
ALOHA! Welcome to our Aloha island. Where we “Understand” what we mean!
Ariann “I thought that the techniques not only got the students thinking and exploring, but additionally engaged the learners into the lesson. Wow! What a terrific day!”
Beth • “Arrays raise! • I haven’t had a raise in ……?”
Bill • “All students have something important to say.”
Cari “It’s like BTSA.. without the paperwork.” “My brain hurts now.”
Carla • “ I believe I would start by stating how fortunate I feel to have been able to be a participant in such an incredible journey.”
Carol H. “I have already told a few colleagues that I am learning how to teach differently and the ‘eye-opener’ is student engagement and critical thinking.”
Carol S. “If you see something you like, think about what you were doing before that.”
Cathy • “I know it’s going to take a lot of time and practice so small baby steps.” • As I am learning, it all comes together.”
Celeste • “I need to hurry (back), I don’t want to miss a second.”
Chrissy • “I’ve taught that so many times and never noticed that.” • “That’s better than asking how big your unit is” • “He took one step backwards to figure out what he did right” (talking about John’s thinking stealing a quote from another”
Cindy • “Did you see my use of space? I’m totally MIFF’in!”
Dan “That’s the deconstruction!”
Danielle • “You gave us a little boost when you were going to turn our world upside down.”
Deb • “Whoa…. Not very rec on my tangle”
Ellen • “My challenge will be to …...keep finding ways to ask questions that will lead more of the students to arrive at the answer on their own.”
Eric • “Bring on September”
George • “Small question, HUGE response!”
Janel • “I’m just trying to figure out the ‘why’”
John • “Maximize the happiness”
Joe • “We have this great buffet of incredible strategies in front of us.”
Judy • “I have many ‘a-ha’ moments when I am teaching”
Julie “That is a little bit Rain-man for me.”
Ken “The more math we do, the more I learn about teaching.” “Let ‘em back in the saddle again ready to ride the range.”
Kim • “ooooooo lights! That was enlightening!” • “Is Lola going to be happy now?”
Kristen • “You’re not done! You’re not a turkey; you’ll never be done!”
Laurie “Start with baby steps. “I want to do more questioning a-la-Rick, Scott, Deb, Lola, Kim.”
Lisa • “How many of you are seeing me put on all my hats today?”
Lola “How many people think I have a problem?” • “Like lobsters coming out of my ears.” • “Caret-ization!”
Lori S. • “O.K.l et’s do this!” • “It’s a tree if you bend it!”
Lori Y. “Holy Cow!......this is BIG!!”
Marianne “It must be my cool, clever thing.!”
Michael F. • “I want to create an environment where students feel safe to ask questions!”
Michael G. “I am sometimes accused of answering a question with a question.”
Mitch “These patterns are so cool”
Natalie “I think this should be a credential class.” “ I am learning so much from the geniuses around me.!”
Parneet • “Inspiring!”
Patti • “Having other people to listen to, to bounce ideas off of, to talk it through with really helped me get through the tough times.”
Rick • “Our area argument is more sophisticated. That’s a horizontalness question.” • “I am going to change my question..I hope I have the answer.” • “We need to teach math like we do instead of like we know the answer.” • “A great way to lead is to see where the crowd is headed and walk out front.” “Pennies….. that makes sense!”
Rona • “It was like you were a herding dog and I love my herding dog.”
Scott • “When things aren’t going well in the classroom, it’s because what I want. I’m not valuing enough.” • “Rick is the Wizard of Ahhhhhhs!”
Tom L. • “You don’t have to make up any problems....there are already many problems in the world” • “Don’t try them all, start with one” • “Research says…..”
Tom M. • “WOW….if I was able to boost their self esteem in mathematics….” • “ I don’t move in mono-space.” • “I get locked into my math comfort zone.”
