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November | 2014 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. Monthly Archives: November 2014. Systems of Equations Update. A few days ago I posted about the puzzle-based lesson we did to introduce solving systems of equations. I was filled with optimism and convinced that this was going to be the best thing I’ve done all year. That optimism was rather premature. Continue reading →. This entry was posted in Algebra 1. And tagged Algebra 1. November 8, 2014. Systems of Equations Introduction. Blog at W...
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What’s Math Got To Do With It? Reflections and Thoughts, Part 1 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. What’s Math Got To Do With It? Reflections and Thoughts, Part 1. I recently finished reading Jo Boaler’s book What’s Math Got To Do With It? I’m going to use quotes from the book and expand on them with my own thoughts. I’m going to cover the introduction and first two chapters in this post, and I’m planning follow-up posts to cover the rest of the book. Part 4 (in progress). Introduction: Understanding the Urgency. And Why Do We. 8221; (p&...
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First Days of School | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. First Days of School. No, I’m not going to quote that Harry Wong book at you. Actually, my thoughts on that book could constitute a whole other blog post. I’ll restrain myself. I just finished my plans (by plans I mean flipcharts) for the first week of the school year in both of my classes. Does this seem early to you? This means that I am reporting back to school two weeks from yesterday. Wow. All right, enough dilly-dallying. We don’...
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Noah’s Ark | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. One of the things I started my Algebra 1 Support classes off with on the first day of school was Fawn Nguyen’s Noah’s Ark problem. What did I do? They finally realized that they did lots of thinking. They did lots of talking. They did not do very much writing, and they did no calculation or plugging of numbers into formulas. When asked what I did while they were working, this conversation happened in all my classes:. Me: “Did I? More silenc...
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January | 2015 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. Monthly Archives: January 2015. I Love My Job. 7:30 am – Arrive at school to begin preparing for the day, which starts in an hour. Since I’ve been at my school for a year and a half now, most of the rest of my department knows better than to talk to me in the mornings at this point. If they do it’s short and to the point. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. January 17, 2015. A Function of Time. A Student of Teaching.
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July | 2015 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. Monthly Archives: July 2015. This could be a 2500-word post. I’m going to try to keep it short, because it’s late and I’m tired. 8221; So I’m really glad I went to TMC after a good school year, because I was ready to learn about how to continue improving. What I Learned That I Want to Use This Year. Number talks (I learned about this before TMC but was able to cement the concept in my mind during a flex session). Next Year – TMC16. Blog at ...
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melomania | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. 8220;I Like This, Miss! Something interesting has happened while my Algebra 1 classes have been working on Noah’s Ark and Barfing Monsters. He wanted to stay so he could keep working on that problem! 8221; I said, “Not every day, but I’m hoping we can do a lot of these kinds of problems.” He nodded, and said, “Even if we don’t, can you still give me problems like this all year? I want to do them! Obviously I said yes, so now I need to find ...
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What’s Math Got To Do With It? Reflections and Thoughts, Part 3 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. What’s Math Got To Do With It? Reflections and Thoughts, Part 3. I recently finished reading Jo Boaler’s book What’s Math Got To Do With It? And I need a way to reflect on what I had learned and consider ways to implement her research in my own teaching. This is Part 3 of a (probably) 4-part series. Ok, let’s be honest – I never wrote it). Chapter 5 – Stuck in the Slow Lane: How American Grouping Systems Perpetuate Low Achievement. 8220;Stu...
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May | 2015 | …Except Math Teachers
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8230;Except Math Teachers. Because 3×7=21 no matter who you are. Monthly Archives: May 2015. Letter to the Arizona Superintendent. We adopted the Common Core Standards when they were rolled out, and then changed to the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards, which are basically the CCSS with a different name and a 4th year of high school math standards added.]. Do I believe that the Common Core State Standards (or AZCCRS) are the silver bullet that will fix our educational system? Yes We need to ...