However, Art finds that he always migrates back to the 9-12th grade classes. His great love is geometry and he is working very hard to make certain that as the transition is made to an integrated curriculum, geometry is not forced into the role of the poor step-child to algebra. Art continues to explore new topics in mathematics at the University of Washington and is always looking for ways to bring them back into his classroom. He is a lead instructor at the summer Northwest Mathematics Interactions at the University of Washington, teaching teachers how to incorporate more hands-on experiences as part of real mathematics. NWMI is the northwest outreach of the Park City Mathematics Institute where Art assists in the classroom and the computer lab.
Art also presents at local and national mathematics conferences.
I have about six students who speak another language other than English at home. But most of my kids are in the middle to lower range of mathematical ability. There are 24 kids in the class that was video taped. The superintendent and the math curriculum developer are encouraging us to be on the front line of the reform movement. The building has a more traditional outlook, and is having a harder time implementing and supporting the reform movement.