Kanchan Kant

Upwards and Onwards…

The school year is halfway done and I have taught more than 100 days of in person school. I never thought this would be an achievement. But amidst the uncertainty of the pandemic, every little success is worth celebrating. Today, I am also celebrating my decision to be the Assistant Department Head for our mathContinue reading “Upwards and Onwards…”

Unprecedented v/s New Normal

I have probably heard ‘new normal’ in the last 3 months as many times as I have heard ‘unprecedented’ in the last 13, and it is scary. The world went through an unprecedented time in the last 1 year and forced all of us to change the way we interact with people, do our jobs,Continue reading “Unprecedented v/s New Normal”

Talking about January 6th

What kind of week it has been… I am neither the first nor the last person to feel this way. It is difficult for me to put into words the emotional rollercoaster this past week has been. The week started with the anxiety of teaching from the school building for the first time in 10Continue reading “Talking about January 6th”

My experience so far…

I am 8 weeks into Remote Teaching this year. I have to admit it has been an adventure…I have heard many people say this and I have to admit, it feels like the first year of teaching (and since my first year of teaching was not that far back, that is saying something!). As daunting asContinue reading “My experience so far…”

BELIEF…

Happy Father’s Day! A few weeks ago, a student came to my office hours (distance learning!) and asked me for help with a problem. She told me she is stuck and doesn’t know what to do. I asked her to try the problem right then. Miraculously, she solved the problem. She said, “Ms. K, IContinue reading “BELIEF…”

Looking Forward…

As I sit in my makeshift office, instead of jumping around in my classroom, trying to plan activities which can engage my students from afar, I can’t help but think about how my students are dealing with this isolation and fear. I am sitting in front of my computer trying to come up with aContinue reading “Looking Forward…”

What do you think of mathematics?

Is it easy for you or hard? Do you think it is important and why? Is it procedural or creative? Is it logical or intuitive? Is it abstract or concrete? Is it something you want to learn or something you have to learn? These are the questions I wanted answered when I asked my studentsContinue reading “What do you think of mathematics?”

Are application problems the only way to make math engaging?

Every time I say to a group of math teachers that I want to make math more engaging in my classroom…inevitably the first suggestion has been to incorporate more real world applications. Great idea but what about the content areas which don’t have grade appropriate application problems…like complex numbers. Complex numbers or imaginary numbers areContinue reading “Are application problems the only way to make math engaging?”

New Year…resolutions…?HOPES!!!

As the year is coming to an end, I have been thinking about steps I am going to take to improve my teaching practices, to help all my students and to grow myself as an individual. Being a classroom teacher does not leave me with a lot of time and energy to think…I am hopingContinue reading “New Year…resolutions…?HOPES!!!”

Make Math Moments Virtual Summit (Part 2)

Here are some more takeaways from Make Math Moments Virtual Summit. Please feel free to take a look at part one of my takeaways here. 4. Let me start with the session with Jennifer Withall. She is a pioneer of concepts based mathematics. She believes that information without intellect is meaningless. She is a greatContinue reading “Make Math Moments Virtual Summit (Part 2)”