A job interview slide deck. Part of the requirements of the application was to give a 10 minute presentation answering the question on the first slide.

1. A Question
What qualities, s
kills, and
experiences do
you have that
will enable you t
successful Divis o be a
ion Wide Senior
High Math Supp
ort Teacher?

2. Leadership

3. Mentorship

4. Scholarship

5. Passion
it’s about the difference YOU can make

6. A Question
at qualitie s, skills, and
Wh
nces do I have that
experie
ld enable m e to be a
wou ide Senior
s uccessful Division W
Support T eacher?
High Math

14. Life Long Learner

16. My Prejudices
Why don’t students do
better in mathematics?
John Allen Paulos

17. Why should we care about mathematics?
job skills, needs of science
and technology

18. Why should we care about mathematics?
job skills, needs of science
and technology
essential understanding to
be a responsible citizen

19. Why should we care about mathematics?
job skills, needs of science
and technology
curiosity
beauty
essential understanding to
play
be a responsible citizen
and transcendence

20. Why should we care about mathematics?
curiosity
beauty
essential understanding to
play
be a responsible citizen
and transcendence

21. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(1) mathematics = computation

22. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(1) mathematics = computation
pattern recognition

23. Year were you born
a little magic ...

24. Year of a significant event in your life
a little magic ...

25. Your age
a little magic ...

26. Years that have passed since the significant event
a little magic ...

27. Year were you born
Year of a significant event in your life
Your age
Years that have passed since the significant event
a little magic ...

28. Year were you born
+ Year of a significant event in your life
+
Your age
Years that have passed since the significant event
a little magic ...

29. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(2) it’s strictly hierarchical

30. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(2) it’s strictly hierarchical learning is networked

31. In job interview for Math Resource Teacher.
Pls shout out where you are & impact of
twitter on you as a learner and/or educator.

32. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(3) no place for storytelling

33. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(3) no place for storytelling
contextualizes learning

34. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(4) exclusivity: few people can understand math

35. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(4) exclusivity: few people can understand math
accessible to
everyone

36. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(5) it’s a numbing discipline, lacking lustre or beauty

37. Why don’t students do better in mathematics?
5 misconceptions about math
(5) it’s a numbing discipline, lacking lustre or beauty

39. thanks

40. credits
Darren Kuropatwa Magic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edublogger/851589900/ http://flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
Take My Hand Hierarchical church leadership
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bliss_trevize/836782486/ http://flickr.com/photos/theabbott/870309562/
i want you Rapt with the storyteller
http://flickr.com/photos/tripulante/363217704/ http://flickr.com/photos/heandfi/2479240973/
John Allen Paulos Odd man out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Allen_Paulos.JPG http://flickr.com/photos/lisanorwood/1046416640
One Of These Buttons Will Get Me Out Of Here Blue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cayusa/431036565/ http://flickr.com/photos/lisanorwood/1045562729
watching and waiting (365.339) E8_graph
http://www.flickr.com/photos/splityarn/3003081525/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjheiselman/2200566670/
portrait 8 Natural Fractal Mosaic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/minivanmafia/188108984/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/2912488625/
math «?», Robert Stadlerʼs question mark
http://flickr.com/photos/akash_k/125489887/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/