Comments on: Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/ Documenting the trials of a compulsive innovator Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:21:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Looking Within and Reaching Out: The My Hero Project (Part 1) | In Pursuit of Purpose http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Looking Within and Reaching Out: The My Hero Project (Part 1) | In Pursuit of Purpose Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:13:43 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-15 [...] whom my students could help through microlending (for a complete discussion of this project, see Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance).  I felt that it was time to explore the possibility of contacting and perhaps even collaborating [...] [...] whom my students could help through microlending (for a complete discussion of this project, see Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance).  I felt that it was time to explore the possibility of contacting and perhaps even collaborating [...]

]]> By: Lorraine Orenchuk http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Lorraine Orenchuk Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:14:24 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-14 Jen, Your blog is both innovative and touching. Your gentle spirit for raising your sons seems accurately juxtaposed with your machete wielding teacher's spirit. So many of us feel that way, the 'gold' hidden by weeds or years of boredom. I love what you are doing for your kids - it is great teaching for them and a real benefit for the world. The ripple effect with a face. I heard about Kiva last summer and wrote about it on my blog. I went back to school ready to use my classroom as a place for change. It wasn't as productive for me, I teach high school and I wanted my students to 'own' the idea and choose their projects. It didn't fly, but I think I was too soft. Instead, I loaned to Kiva on my own, put a link on my school web-page, and started plotting for the next group of students. Your ideas and honest awareness have inspired me. Your passion for teaching and caring for the earth and its inhabitants is inspiring as well. Thank you for what you do, I look forward to more entries on your journey. Jen, Your blog is both innovative and touching. Your gentle spirit for raising your sons seems accurately juxtaposed with your machete wielding teacher’s spirit. So many of us feel that way, the ‘gold’ hidden by weeds or years of boredom. I love what you are doing for your kids – it is great teaching for them and a real benefit for the world. The ripple effect with a face.

I heard about Kiva last summer and wrote about it on my blog. I went back to school ready to use my classroom as a place for change. It wasn’t as productive for me, I teach high school and I wanted my students to ‘own’ the idea and choose their projects. It didn’t fly, but I think I was too soft. Instead, I loaned to Kiva on my own, put a link on my school web-page, and started plotting for the next group of students. Your ideas and honest awareness have inspired me. Your passion for teaching and caring for the earth and its inhabitants is inspiring as well. Thank you for what you do, I look forward to more entries on your journey.

]]> By: Carolyn Foote http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Carolyn Foote Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:42:42 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-12 Jen, Amazing work, and I plan to share it with our high school math department. Quite an inspiration! Jen,

Amazing work, and I plan to share it with our high school math department. Quite an inspiration!

]]> By: jwhiff http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-11 jwhiff Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:20:49 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-11 Thank you. I would be more than happy to answer your questions! Thank you. I would be more than happy to answer your questions!

]]> By: pmacoun http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-10 pmacoun Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:54:11 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-10 Hi Jen, I teach math 7 at an IB MYP School that tries to incorporate a global focus into our lessons. Thank you for sharing your experiences using Kiva in your math classroom; these are just the kinds of links between learning and the real world that I am trying to make in my class. I am going to try and do something similar with my grade 7's and might be back in touch with questions. Hi Jen,

I teach math 7 at an IB MYP School that tries to incorporate a global focus into our lessons. Thank you for sharing your experiences using Kiva in your math classroom; these are just the kinds of links between learning and the real world that I am trying to make in my class. I am going to try and do something similar with my grade 7’s and might be back in touch with questions.

]]> By: bgilgoff http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-8 bgilgoff Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:43:42 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-8 Wow. Jen, not only an incredibly moving and thoughtful blog post, but just an incredible example of excellent, thoughtful teaching. Thanks for sharing this with us. Wow. Jen, not only an incredibly moving and thoughtful blog post, but just an incredible example of excellent, thoughtful teaching. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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