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About Tim Pope

Tim Pope no longer works with Key Curriculum Press. His posts and biography have been preserved for the archives. After ten years in the classroom teaching a myriad of subjects and spending a couple of years as a principal on the Navajo reservation (oh, the stories I can tell), I have spent the last seven years doing math professional development at the Dana Center and now at Key Curriculum. My focus now is on helping schools and districts implement Key resources.

We Were All New Teachers Once

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tim Pope

I just returned from the Texas math conference (CAMT to those of you in the know).  It has always been one of my favorite events as it gives me a chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues and … Continue reading →

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Without Motivation, Standards and Assessment Are Worthless

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Tim Pope

I think all of us who have ventured into a high school classroom have faced the challenge of working with students who, for whatever reasons, are not motivated in class.  There are some reasons for this that go well beyond … Continue reading →

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A Summer Reading List for Teachers

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Tim Pope

All of my children just finished school and, with the exception of my 4 year-old, came home with their summer reading list.  With that in mind, I thought I would offer a few suggestions for my colleagues based on my … Continue reading →

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Change done right with the Common Core

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Tim Pope

I spent the better part of last week with a district that is beginning its implementation of the Common Core standards.  I want to share some of their story because I believe it is a fine example of using the … Continue reading →

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Musings of an NCSM/NCTM Attendee

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Tim Pope

I am a fan of Twitter, but apparently the math education community in the US is not.  The #ncsm11 tag had about five active tweeters.  I stopped looking at the #nctm11 tag after two days as the overwhelming majority of … Continue reading →

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What about pseudo-data analysis?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tim Pope

There was a time when education was a politician’s refuge.  When a candidate wanted to look caring and populist, they would go to a local school, take some photos, and proclaim that children are the future (preferably sung along with … Continue reading →

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An iPad for Every Student! What a Deal! (maybe)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Tim Pope

As an iPad and general Apple geek, I was intrigued to see a recent proposal made in Georgia.  Apple would provide an iPad for every middle school student for $500 a year.  Included in the price would be necessary wi-fi, … Continue reading →

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Creativity in the Classroom: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tim Pope

I recently joked with my colleagues that, for my next blog post, I was going to do a Google trend search and connect math to whatever the top topic for the day was. However, finding the mathematics behind winter school … Continue reading →

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I Believe That iPads (?) Are The Future…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Tim Pope

As someone who works in the publishing world, I am frequently asked what I believe is the future of technology in education. Will every student have a laptop? Will students read textbooks on smartphones? Or is the latest gadget du … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Superstudents?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Tim Pope

I’ll admit it: I had to struggle to watch the documentary film Waiting for “Superman” with an open mind. I’ve had the privilege of working with many dedicated and intelligent educators, and if the systemic challenges of public education could … Continue reading →

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