JOAN'S WORLD OF MATH

Welcome. I'm Joan Kessler and have been teaching Secondary and College Mathematics for over 30 years. It has been and continues to be an incredible journey starting with chalk, blackboards, and ditto machines, transitioning to markers and whiteboards and beginning LMS's, and now incorporating the most amazing classroom and distance learning technology, all with student success as my primary goal... I have always created my own innovative lessons with hands-on activities, notes, and relevant assessments for my students to enhance the curriculum and challenge my students. As a pioneer in online education I created one of the very first interactive online College Algebra courses in the US. Not only were my online students engaged, I created similar digital lessons and activities for my classroom students, engaging them simultaneously in math and technology. This led to one of the most memorable times in my life when I was invited to China in 2000 to receive an award and speak about..