March 2018 – Nicole L. Fonger

Making sense of experience.

What is at the intersection of mindfulness and mathematics?

Seeking connection.

Meaning involves… Creation. Interpretation. Connection.

Guided by a sense of purpose.

I create. I express. I meditate. I am.

To harness the creativity.

And propel it forward and out.

To give life to ideas.

Grounded in love.

Writing and mindfulness.

Writing is a practice that must be cultivated through dedicated practice.

Keys to playing the publishing game.

Today I sat down to write and found myself sketching out ideas for how the ground the revision of a paper. I found myself then re-reading an article on publishing by 3 amazing women in #mathed that further inspired my learning Here is what I am learning about playing the publishing game… Contribution. You have somethingContinue reading “Keys to playing the publishing game.”

Where do teachers find good math resources?

I asked google this query “math websites for teachers to use in the classroom?” and this is what they told me: In doing some reasearch, I learned that some of what they show is “programmed” into the way Google runs it’s queries. Their goal is to find the sites that help answer the question thatContinue reading “Where do teachers find good math resources?”

Caught in the middle.

Do you see that? Do you see how I was stuck, and how I turned to writing as a release and way to make sense of my experience?

Advocating for what matters.

It is time to take a stance. To let your voice be heard. What matters to you? Be aware of it. Share your ideas with others. And do something about it.

As a teacher.

May 23, 2016 I find myself in the role of a teacher. I have learned to find beauty in all that I see. Yet when others are faced with dissatisfaction, with fear or with anxiety, they are clouded, unable to see. Pulled from the presence. How then, do you teach others to embrace love.Continue reading “As a teacher.”