Some blogs have a “kitchen sink” approach to collecting blogroll links, and I often come to them when I’m looking for something new (JD2718′s is good) but I approach my blogroll with a “museum curator” standpoint, which means sometimes I have to rotate the exhibits. I have put in a fresh batch of 7 and added the old links to the annotated blogroll. (If yours has been left out, please don’t interpret it badly. This is just a selected assortment out of many very good blogs.)
I also have added a “puzzles” section, which is mostly filled with Nikoli-style puzzles. If you don’t know what Nikoli-style means, please try the links: you are missing an entire world! I would recommend starting with Grant Fikes. One the blogs (Mokauni’s) is in Japanese; save it until you are fully comfortable with the standard puzzle types.
I would also like to take the opportunity to mention I am taking a leave of absence next year to join the faculty of the University of Arizona. I will be working with elementary and middle school teachers teaching them how to teach mathematics, and developing an online curriculum to do the same.
Filed under: Mathematics, Personal, Puzzles
[...] Jason Dyer: I am taking a leave of absence next year to join the faculty of the University of Arizona. I will be working with elementary and middle school teachers teaching them how to teach mathematics, and developing an online curriculum to do the same. [...]
Congratulations, Jason, that sounds like a fun year ahead! Where are you teaching now? (I couldn’t find an ‘about Jason’ post.)
Pueblo Magnet High School, home of the Warriors (hence the blog title).
If she’s still around, look for Ginny B. She was with the CRRMT last I heard (two years ago?). She’s one of the best, most caring teachers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.
She’ll be someone I’m working with.
I still try to channel her when I teach Geometry or I deal with a particularly challenging student. Good luck in the fall!
[NB: former THS (without the "M") Badger, myself!]
Kitchen sink, eh? I do throw out dead links, but that’s culling, not curating.
Congrats on the new gig; always good trying to make a difference.
Jonathan
Thanks for the puzzle links. Since I first read this, I’ve been spending all my free time going through Grant’s archives.
I’m so glad you wrote that, Kate. I had passed right over that part of Jason’s post, and came back just now and looked. I think I’ll print some from that first blog on the list, for my next airplane ride. They look fun.