Category: Connection
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Shifting perspectives.
In my journey of becoming a mathematics educator, one lesson I’ve learned over and over, is that your perspective matters. In this series of sketchnotes I share how my perspective on what counts as meaningful mathematics learning and teaching has shifted over time.
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What is algebra?
What counts as meaningful algebra? Who is supported to learn algebra meaningfully? I’m excited to share a compilation of research and practice through the visual strategy of sketchnotes in a forthcoming book. Please reach out for inquiries about workshops and events. Fonger, N. L. (2024). Making algebra meaningful: A visual approach to math literacy for…
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Syracuse Truth Seekers June 10 2023 Lead Poisoning Prevention Event
Join us at the Nottingham H.S. Courtyard (3100 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY) on June 10, 2023 from Noon-2PM for a Youth-Centered Education and Advocacy Event focused on Lead Poisoning Prevention in Syracuse. What? We will have free food, music, and hands-on activities! Youth, teachers, students, and professors will showcase educational posters, maps, hands-on activities,…
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A Sense of Place.
Teachers, students, education leaders, and researchers in Syracuse, NY came together at Cafe Sankofa on May 7, 2022 for “A Sense of Place” event.
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The Antiracist Algebra Coalition.
In this post I answer 5 key questions: 1. What was the initial process of forming the Antiracist Algebra Coalition like? 2. How did my ideas become reality? 3. Did you receive support from any of your colleagues or the university? 4. What sparked your interest in starting “The Antiracist Algebra Coalition”? 5. What are…
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Being, Rain.
In a state of being, I notice. I breathe. I experience sensation in my body. I pause to listen to what I need.
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Cultivating Joy.
Cultivating joy means noticing when I’m joyful, and when I’m not. It means accepting what is, and living with an intention to cultivate joy.
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Learning to listen.
Learning to listen. To a calling, deep inside. Turning inward to notice. No longer hidden– A desire to connect. With higher purpose. Through expression. Through teaching. Through silence. Through sleep. My dreams bring visions of translations of Sanskrit verses Yet here I am–awakened to the sounds of babes Crying, whining, cajoling me back to awareness.…
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Rx. Breathe, nature, self-care.
Each of us has a story, has been stuck, has suffered affliction of one form or another. Our challenge then, remains an opportunity. See one another. Hold space for one another. Be. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.
Nicole L. Fonger 