If you’re using equation editor a lot, you’ll want it on your task bar, so you don’t have to either copy and paste or go in through insert object to get an equation. This used to be easy, but it’s a little tricky in Word 2007. This web site will show you how. Finding a […]
These are some of my favorite people to follow–they say insightful, thoughtful things about teaching math. Kate Nowak teaches high school math in New York. She has a lot of good ideas for teaching math concepts well. Some of them use computers in a direct way, others don’t. Dan Meyer is the star of the […]
I really enjoyed the experience I had while in my placement. It was a lot of fun but I also learned a lot. I think that it is important for us as beginning teachers to experience many different classrooms and different teachers. I think Tony and I were lucky because we were able to observe […]
1. Give an example of a math topic that a computer demonstration would help teach, and describe how you would use the computer. 2. Explain how to get the exact value for sin(60 °). 3. Explain how to put (a random point I think of) into polar coordinates). 4. Explain the difference between a histogram […]
EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE should watch this video!! This past weekend I saaw this on ABC news. It brings up some very valid points. I would like to agrue both sides: firing based on seniority and firing based on results. For years firing has been mostly based on seniority, with the exceptions of some firing taking place […]
Looking back on my field eperience at St. Croix Central H.S. I am extremely greatful that I was placed with my cooperating teacher, Tricia Rogers. She had a very relaxed environment and was open to any ideas to help address the homework or unit content. I learned a lot about classroom management when doing a […]
Since our Field Experience practicum just ended, I spent some time earlier and thought about my observations at Meyer Middle School. Overall, I really enjoyed my cooperating teacher and many of the great things that she taught me/things that I learned just from watching, but one instance has stuck in the back of my mind […]
So the praxis and the completion of the math block are the things keeping me from student teaching right now. I just got done taking the praxis ii about 15 min ago and figured I would grab a delicious beverage and figure out what are the odds of me passing. There are 50 questions on […]
Today while I was at Meyer Middle School, while the teachers met for their daily team meeting, the big issue that was discussed was a group of 4 students, in this case they happened to be boys, that were consistently being disruptive in class. Not only are they deterring from their own learning, but they […]
LeeAnn’s last post about the ken-ken puzzles got me thinking about other kinds of math games that might be good for students to look at and play with both inside and outside of class. A middle school math teacher recommended this one that she uses with her students quite often. Some of the games are […]