Author Archives: Andres Marti

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About Andres Marti

I was a public high school math teacher in the Bay Area for 13 years, most of them at Arroyo High School, a comprehensive high school in San Lorenzo, but also a year at Leadership High School, a charter school in San Francisco. During that time I focused on supporting all students to take and pass Algebra 1, but I also taught computer programming and a Sketchpad-based course on geometry in art. For the last eight years, I've been a development editor and mathematics product manager at Key, where I have worked on textbooks, software, and professional development courses.

Math Ignite Talks—Giving Teachers a Voice

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Andres Marti
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Time sure flies when you’re busy… not sure how we got to April already! Next week, we’ll be at NCSM and NCTM in Denver, presenting in workshops, demonstrating our software in the McGraw-Hill Education booth, and organizing yet another fast, … Continue reading →

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A Swan Song for Sweet Karen Coe

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Andres Marti

Today I leave for my first proper vacation in a year and a half. Last time I took such a vacation, Key sold its high school textbooks to Kendall Hunt and transformed from a publishing company to a educational technology … Continue reading →

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Orange and Black: To the East Coast and Back

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Andres Marti

Halloween colors have already been donned by plenty of folks around here lately. October has been an exciting month for those of us in the Bay Area, and a busy one for us here at Key. There’s been so much … Continue reading →

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Using Technology Training to Explore Meaningful Mathematics

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Andres Marti

Today is the first day of the pilot of our newest online course, “Teaching Advanced High School Math with Sketchpad.” This is the eighth online course we’ve developed at Key Curriculum, and like all of our courses, the primary focus … Continue reading →

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The Flipped Classroom

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Andres Marti

Today I get to introduce you to our next guest blogger, Andy Martinson, which seems appropriate given that we not only share the same initials, but significant chunks of both our first and last names! In any case, Andy is … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Reflections on the ISTE Conference

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Andres Marti

If you’re the kind of teacher I was, you may never have heard of ISTE—the International Society for Technology in Education. I’d never heard of them either. Every year, ISTE puts on a very large, well-organized, and international gathering of … Continue reading →

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Standards for (Mathematical) Practice

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Andres Marti

Today I present Dr. Donna S. Leak, Superintendent of Rich Township High School District in Illinois, and her talk at the Key Ignite event during NCSM in April. In her presentation, “The Will to Transform—The Action to Succeed,” Donna describes … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Freedom

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Andres Marti
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If you’re around my age, you clearly remember the famous Elton John song. I can’t help but think of “Philadelphia Freedom” whenever someone mentions Philadelphia. It’s an involuntary response that shoots straight out of my unconscious. And since today is … Continue reading →

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Who survived the Titanic?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Andres Marti

Exactly a century ago, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage. Most people know the story better than me, or at least the Hollywood version of it, as I’ve never seen the movie. (On the … Continue reading →

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Look Before You Leap: iPads in Education

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Andres Marti

Happy leap day everybody! Over the last month, I’ve stumbled across a number of online articles and blogs about iPad integration in the classroom. The contexts and specifics vary widely: Yesterday I read about McAllen Independent School District and their plan … Continue reading →

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