Friday, September 27, 2013

Linear Patterns in Algebra 1

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I've been working with my Freshmen on linear patterns for the last couple of weeks.  I've been really amazed by how well they've...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

IB Math SL - Functions

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I'm teaching IB Math SL for the first time this year.  For those unfamiliar with the IB program, it is a two-year program that covers pr...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Exponential Curve, Phase II

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I haven't posted anything for a couple of years now, and I think I'm finally able to start up again.  I'm at a very different pl...
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Friday, August 05, 2011

Where have I been?

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I've been putting off writing this for a long while, but it's finally time.  Since January of 2010, I have gone through some life-ch...
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Sunday, April 04, 2010

Some fun(ish) worksheets

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I'm going to try to get my box.net materials updated over this coming week.  In the meantime, here are a couple of decent worksheets tha...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Difficult News

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I haven't posted for a while now, and I wanted to let people know why.  My younger sister passed away suddenly about five weeks ago.  Sh...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Algebra 1: Systems of Equations

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We are finally getting to move beyond basic graphing and finding equations of lines.  It was a long slog, but the skills tests show that the...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Language and Retention of Math Concepts

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I've been thinking lately that one of the reasons my students have such difficulty with long-term retention of mathematical concepts is ...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Both Flattering and Disturbing

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Students in our Numeracy support class have been working on plotting points to help them with graphing in Algebra 1.  The students just fini...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Algebra 1: Representations of Linear Equations

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Increasing my students' representational fluency has been something I've been working on for a while.  Our second semester started ...
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