Karl Fisch
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Karl Fisch has been a teacher for twenty-one years. He has taught middle and high school math and is currently Director of Technology at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, USA. He invites you to join the conversation at The Fischbowl.

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Do you Believe in Algebra? (VIDEO)

Posted October 29, 2010 | 21:27:58 (EST)

Let me clarify. I'm not asking do you believe in algebra in the same sense as do you believe in the tooth fairy (full disclosure: I do not). I'll posit that algebra exists. Rather I'm asking if you believe in algebra as a separate course/curriculum that we should teach in...

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A Conversation with my Students

Posted October 20, 2010 | 15:47:31 (EST)

I had a conversation with my Algebra class about a month ago. I realized that I hadn't done a good job of conveying my thoughts and beliefs about the class, of sharing my passion, of explaining why I setup class the way I did and what I was expecting from...

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What Should Students Know and be Able to do?

Posted October 11, 2010 | 14:04:30 (EST)

I'm a teacher. A parent. A citizen. Those are the lenses I view teaching and learning, educators and students, education and school through. That doesn't make me an expert, and I don't have all the answers, but I think I have some good questions, so let's get started with one...

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A Fundamentally Different Place?

Posted October 4, 2010 | 02:28:56 (EST)

I'm honored to have been asked to contribute to the Education section of The Huffington Post. I'm going to focus mostly on the impact technology has -- or should have -- on education. I'll talk about learning. And students. And teachers. And technology. And how best to do this thing...

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