Do the impossible
Posted in algebra 1 on Feb 21st, 2009
One of my Algebra classes is working on linear equations, and I just made a few additions to my supplements to the text book that we’re going to work through this week. ws-3types.pdf, ws-lineareq-skillspractice.pdf, and ws-linearequations-3typesreview.pdf are some of the most recent ones.
Posted in everything else on Feb 21st, 2009
I spent the day watching 6th, 7th, and 8th graders calculate cube roots, fractions, and proportions at light speed in the regional Mathcounts competition. Next time I’ll try to get kids interested and run it as more of a club prior to the date; it’s more fun when you feel like you’ve trained for a [...]
Posted in algebra 1, class design, geometry, technology on Feb 14th, 2009
I stayed home yesterday because of and woke up again today with a sore throat. So, being the fish that I am, I swam around on the internets for a while. I don’t remember how I stumbled on it, but I ended up at Kirby Urner‘s 4d solutions and read through quite a bit of [...]
Posted in smart board on Feb 8th, 2009
Wednesday morning, 8:15am: explained the activities to my sub and went to math meetings down the hall. End of the meeting 11:20: I’m asked if there’s anything I need for my classroom. I say no, but if there’s an extra smart board laying around I’ll take it. 11:21am: Other math teacher has a smart board [...]
Posted in algebra 1 on Feb 1st, 2009
After stumbling onto some good problems last week, and having a conversation with a parent who suggested a strategy like this, the gears upstairs have been turning and trying to plot out ways to start each chapter/unit with a large problem. Something that would fit under the “problem solving” umbrella. All this has to mean [...]
Posted in technology on Feb 1st, 2009
The title is yanked directly from this video I’m intrigued.
I don't speak for my school district.
