Tag: first day

  • Day 1- Starting the conversation

    Day one of my Knowing and Learning class will be about the syllabus, the 4 major assignments, and starting the conversation regarding what it means to Know something or Learn something. There are going to be 4 major assignments. Two interviews, a midterm, and a lesson plan for the final. The first interview is a…

  • Alg 2 & recording my classroom

    Can I tell you how much I love my learners! A sophomore girl walked into my classroom this week with these shoes and and said, “Mr. Waddell! Look what I found this summer!”  How awesome are Calculus Toms. If you know or have any influence at Toms, tell them to make them again! I am…

  • Day One of AP Stats and Honors Alg2

    My goal this year is to blog more. As in, blog almost everyday. The secret to writing better is to write more. Therefore, I am going to write more as practice for writing. It is something I need to do as a professional. Here is to the effort. —– I don’t give out the syllabus…

  • Made4Math – A new school year/classroom

    This is my first “Made 4 Math Monday” post of the year, and it is probably one that I would be most proud of and is my biggest achievement. It is my Classroom, ready to rock and roll for learner tomorrow, Monday, 11 August 2014! Here is what greets them as they walk in the…

  • Growth mindset in my classroom

    I have been thinking a lot about growth mindset lately (really, what teacher is not.) But I have really been trying to come up with positive, constructive ways to model and use it in the classroom as a way to change the learners beliefs. One way I came up with using it is to have…

  • First day of school – a new approach

    I am trying a new approach to my first week of classes. Instead of the usual first day where we hand out syllabi, and go over policies and procedures, and bore everyone, including me, to death I am trying something completely different. First off, I am keeping my room set up in groups. I have…

  • First day of class in my room

    It is time to start thinking about such things! First, room arrangement. This year I am expecting to have between 30 and 37 learners in each class. In the past, I have had my room arranged in a large, double sided U. This allowed for maximum conversation and collaboration, as well as random number usage…