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= The Digital Math Portfolio of a New Generation! =

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Content Knowledge Pedagogy Technology Reflection Resourcefulness Organization Community Entertainment
 * Curriculum Expectations
 * Curriculum Sample Problems
 * Lesson Plans
 * Anticipated Questions
 * Teaching Strategies/Activities
 * Teaching Philosophy
 * Technology Examples
 * Software
 * Instructional Videos
 * Class Reflections
 * Reflection Essay
 * Reading Summary
 * Resources
 * Wiki Links
 * Organized Lesson Plans
 * Strategies
 * Examples of Assistance
 * Volunteer Experiences
 * Just some fun math stuff

This is a story. A story about a man. A man with a dream. A dream about an infinite loop. An infinite loop about this. This is a story.

Now this is a story about Chris Nelan. A not-as-young-as-he-used-to-be bright fellow who found the aspect of teaching a desire he could not live without. He types this in third person not because he is full of himself, but because he strives to look at himself from the outside in order to improve the inside. He designs this portfolio in order to build a resource for both himself a those he invites to share in the knowledge he has gathered. He wishes to find a better understanding of the world, not only in the school system, but in the entire world. His learning is not just something that he adds to, its something he molds, modifies, stretches, and twists as he lives in his day to day existence. His learning continues.....

An Introduction to Wonderment
Life is filled with wonder, curiosity, interest, inquiry, questioning, inquisitiveness, and various other terms that all mean wonder (ref: thesaurus.com). As a teacher, my plan is to strive to encourage my students, family, friends, colleagues and anyone around to open their eyes to the idea that anything in this world can be interesting if you know what to look for.

" Teaching is less about giving the information to people and more about letting the people discover it for themselves ." - Chris Nelan (2010)

I will draw myself back to this page whenever I begin to question what I should be doing in my classroom. I will read this sentence aloud, display it over my blackboard, create a bumper sticker out of it, and maybe even leave it as my answering machine message. That one sentence will help me understand what my role is in life. I am not a dictionary of information, ** I am an interpreter of knowledge //.//**