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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Discovering Matrices

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I wasn't sure if my Accelerated Algebra 2 kids would be able to "discover matrices", but I wanted to try. I have taught matr...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

How I stifled creativity in math class....

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I didn't mean to, really, I didn't. Last week, in our 20 minutes after block, I had the Algebra 2 kids take out the big whiteboard...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Desmos.com Review

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I borrowed the idea from Bob Lochel to have my Accelerated Algebra 2 students write a review of Desmos.com's online calculator.  We onl...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Noticing and Wondering

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I have two classes of Accelerated Algebra II, mostly sophomores.  One big class, one small class.  I showed them some equations and asked th...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Disney Project - one of my favorites

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Last year at this time, I created a Disney project for my Accelerated Algebra 1 9th grade classes.  It went better than I anticipated. My sc...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

Barbie Bungee - Why did I wait so long?

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I think I have been reading about the famous Barbie Bungee for about 2 years now.  I don't know what I was afraid of - lack of time, mos...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Taco Carts, Marshmallows, Venn Diagram Elephants, and Name Tags

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Not necessarily in that order. It is Thursday and it has been a great week.  I thought I would share. First, we did whiteboarding with D...
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