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...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Interactive Lesson on Relating Ratios to their Proportionate and Equivalent Forms

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This lesson worked really well last week for all levels of classes because it scaffolded the thought process needed to find equivalent ratio...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Introducing the Concept of Rate

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This week, I finished up working on helping my students to understand basic ratios through a variety of activities. Yesterday, I introduced ...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

The First Week Went Great! We Began the Ratios Unit...

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We began the Ratios Unit this past week and I am excited to say that it went well. What a great start to the year, I have nice students that...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Exploring the Number Line

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  As I research the Common Core Curriculum, I am realizing more and more that a lot of the curriculum revolves around students being a...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Not Quite Ready for Summer to End... but Starting to Gear up for the Next School Year!

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Even though it is always a little sad to see the summer come to an end and leave the days of having all day to do things with my girls, the ...
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Common Core Student Sample Write-ups

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In an effort to help students transistion into the Common Core Curriculum, I have started working with them on how to organize their thought...