Tag: math
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 9: What comes next?
How (not) to get your PhD Part 9 (of 9): What comes next? What opportunities are available once you’ve passed your defense and completed your dissertation? Is there anything about my story that is applicable?
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 8: Committee… Assemble!: Prelims, Quals, your defense and the moving of mountains
In the penultimate post of this mini-series, I discuss your doctoral committee, prelims, quals, IRB, and your defense. What they are and why getting these things to line up make it seem like a miracle anyone gets their PhD.
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 7: Let’s Talk About Your Dissertation: the thing that people just don’t want to do
Writing your dissertation may be the most challenging thing you have to do to get your PhD. This post explores what a dissertation actually is and how to ensure you get the thing done.
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 5: Classes, Coursework, and You
It wasn’t until I was in my doctoral studies that I realized how much my day-to-day life was going to be changed by it. I’m starting to think I’m not great at looking ahead. My and my family’s routines and rituals that offer comfort and connection were temporarily scrambled.
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 4: Do you like to write? You better.
Part 4 of “How (not) to get your PhD”. You’ll be doing a lot of writing in your doctoral program. It would behoove you to like writing, or at least tolerate it.
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How (not) to get your PhD Part 3: What is a Math Education Doctoral Degree (and what it isn’t)
The information in this post is the biggest “I wish I’d known this…” of this entire blog series. I’m a bit reticent to follow up Part 1 with this post because I don’t want to overly focus on post-graduate job opportunities. Part 9 will also focus on post-graduate opportunities and my goal in Part 1…
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Explainer Post: A Year’s Worth of Illuminating 5th-to-6th Grade Warm Ups
A year’s worth of math warm ups intended to help students and teachers get kids ready for middle school math.
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We’re about to get a lot of dubious research on A.I. in education
Education journals are calling for papers on AI, but educators have barely even had access to it. So what kind of research on AI are we going to see in 2024?
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Experiencing novice-ness through tabletop games
It’s important as seasoned Math teachers we remember what it’s like to experience new content. Modern tabletop games might be the best way to create those experiences.
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