Category: CCSS

  • (h,k) form – setting the stage

    I begin the class with a “what do you notice?” “what do you wonder?” session. This is probably the 5th or 6th day of class, and sets the stage for the entire rest of year. What do you notice? What do you wonder? I document all the noticings and wonderings, and then we discuss the…

  • NV Legislature speech take 2

    I always tell my speech and debate competitors that a good speech takes multiple drafts, and this speech is no different. After sleeping on it overnight, and re-reading it today I realized that my speech was fighting itself in the wording, so I rewrote some key sections. I like this version much better. I really…

  • Speaking to the NV Legislature

    Tomorrow I am speaking to the NV Legislature on the Assembly Bill 303 (pdf text) that would eliminate the end of course exams that I don’t like, but would also eliminate the Common Core State Standards from all NV schools. Can I complain for a second on how difficult it is to give a 3 minute speech?…

  • Connecting Alg 1 through Stats & Calc – Lesson ideas

    My goals: Construct a consistent vocabulary of problems that can begin in Algebra 1 and extend through to Calculus, Statistics, and all courses in between. The problems must have the potential to be engaging to learners. The problems must hit at least 4 of the eight Mathematical Practices & high school math standards (CCSS). My…

  • CCSS Math Resources

    I am soon to be embarking on a new direction / undertaking in my professional career, and in doing so will need to seriously delve into the realm of research and resources. Starting this summer, I am beginning a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Reno, NV in the Math, Science, Technology and Society…

  • Peg Cagle–Pedagogical Judgment & Instructional Choices

    Peg had a very busy Friday at NCTM Las Vegas, giving 3 different presentations in 1 day. The first was for newbies to the NCTM conference, the second was the resource presentation I already posted about, and then there was this presentation entitled: Pedagogical Judgment & Instructional Choices for Building Mathematics Classrooms. I thought this…

  • APStats & Alg2: Using simulation to evaluate an experiment

    This is a two part lesson, an experiment and simulation that together meets the CCSSM S.IC.B.4-6 and explains AP Stats concepts as well: This exercise is one we did at the SilverState AP Institute with Josh Tabor, but the nice this is that if you do the first part it fits in Alg 2 nicely,…

  • SBAC–CCSS Questions

    Nevada is one of the SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) states, and the SBAC has released some questions on their website in a way that shows us how the test will look and work when it is fully released. Guess what, I can’t get it to work at school. Why? The district is standardized on…

  • This is how democracy ends–My thoughts & resolution

    I started out to write a post about my frustrations and fears last week, and deleted it over and over again. I just couldn’t get what I wanted to say correctly on the screen, nor could I collect the facts and links that led me to the conclusions I was making. I had previously said,…

  • CCSS in Excel–complete standards

    My friend Anthony created a blog post the other day saying he was looking for the CCSS in Excel format instead of PDF format. He did all the work to create the file he needed, which made me feel a little bit bad. You see, I have had exactly what he needed for the last…