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About Josephine Noah

I taught mathematics for 5 years in Berkeley and Oakland, California, before coming to Key Curriculum Press. Teaching with powerful curricula like the Interactive Mathematics Program and Paul Foerster's Calculus book had a profound impact on me and my students' experiences in the classroom, and led me to want to be a part of delivering powerful learning materials. I've been doing just that with Key Curriculum Press since 2002, first working as a development editor, and now as Product Management Director.

Moral of the Story: Pineapples Don’t Have Sleeves

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Josephine Noah
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I intended to start this blog post inspired by this article about “security breaches” of the California Standards Test (CST) standardized test. My thoughts about this article were in two directions: how do you ensure integrity of high-stakes tests in … Continue reading →

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Lifelong Learning

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Josephine Noah
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A number of things I’ve come across lately have made me think that there may be a revolution afoot in adult pursuit of learning in this country—adults truly acting as lifelong learners. And the internet makes this possible in ways that … Continue reading →

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Infographics–A Tool for Teaching “Graphicacy”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Josephine Noah

Recently a lot of infographics have been coming my way, mostly via Facebook, I confess. The first one that caught my eye was this: Created by Surfmeisters Surf Blog | Surf Videos | Flip Flops   Sharks kill 5 humans … Continue reading →

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Stunning Geometric Design Round-Up

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Josephine Noah

Recently one of our beloved colleagues moved on, and we were left with a gap—who would post our updates and tidbits on Facebook? I volunteered to be our interim FB poster, and boy am I glad I did. I asked my … Continue reading →

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iBooks 2–Does this look “Immersive, Engaging, and Interactive”?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Josephine Noah

Apple announced iBooks 2, with textbooks, today. They claimed at a press conference at the Guggenheim Museum that they’ve “reinvented the textbook,” and Apple’s press release claims they’ve created, “an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly … Continue reading →

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Shelfware

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Josephine Noah

I went to a workshop recently that mentioned the concept of “shelfware”–software you buy that ends up on a “shelf,” not used. Of course, these days that shelf might be virtual. This got me to thinking about iPad apps I’ve … Continue reading →

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Graffiti as Street Math?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Josephine Noah
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Last night, Key and our sister company KCP Technologies had an outing to the California Academy of Sciences weekly “NightLife” event–every Thursday night, the Academy opens to adults only with a theme of the evening, as well as opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Resources en Español

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Josephine Noah
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At the recent NCTM regional conference in Albuquerque, a local teacher stopped by the booth to ask about new features of Sketchpad 5. He then shared with me his website of video lessons for Spanish-speaking students, LaracosMath.com. Some of these … Continue reading →

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IWBs and iPads–Now What?!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Josephine Noah

Last week I talked to a Director of Mathematics and Science at a large urban school district. This school district has invested heavily in Interactive Whiteboards and class sets of iPads over the last couple of years. However, the director … Continue reading →

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Applied Math in Chem Lab

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Josephine Noah

I just started taking two science classes, Biology and Chemistry, in the evenings. This week I participated in my first chemistry lab since 1988, complete with safety goggles and a Bunsen burner. It was so exciting! In the midst of … Continue reading →

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