Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Catching Up!

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I just realized the sad fact that it has been since August that I wrote my last blog. Shame on me! I have decided to fill you (the reader) i...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Making Sense Out of Multiplication...

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It seems as though the longer I teach, the more it seems that students just really have difficulty using the multiplication algorithm. When ...
Friday, April 11, 2014

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Applying Plotting Ordered Pairs: Mathica Monster Activity Mathica Monster I was trying to figure out how to make an engaging lesson t...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Reflecting Ordered Pairs Across the Axes: A Hands On Activity Using Mirrors

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It has been a while since I have written a blog entry. (Snow days and state testing has backed a lot of my lesson planning up). I am very ex...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Teaching the Concept of Dividing Fractions to Middle Schoolers Can Be Done Successfully!

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At the end of a few beautiful and restful snow days, I am getting ready to go back to work today. (It has always been a well known fact that...
Monday, December 23, 2013

A Common Core Conceptual Approach to Explaining the Distributive Property

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Hello. It has been a while since I have blogged, but I had to inform you about a great way for students to discover the distributive proper...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Today I Attended an Inspirational Teacher's Workshop with Dan Meyer

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I know, a workshop on a Saturday that I did not even get paid for... crazy right? In my 10 years of teaching this was probably one of the be...