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#Made4MathMonday – Math practices poster and more
I made something! I haven’t been very ‘makey’ lately. Focusing a lot on teaching college students, observing college students in the classroom, and then observing more. But, we got a new classroom on campus at the beginning of the semester, and we needed decorations. I looked all over for some good, high quality posters of…
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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…
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Contacts & Conferences
As I get into the summer, I have a couple of out of town conferences I am attending. One is next week at the Silver State AP Institute and another is TwitterMathCamp 2013. One thing I have run into at out of town conferences is I have been asked for a business card with my…
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#Made4Math–homework research
Homework, to give, nor not? How much to give? How much is too much? What purpose does it serve? What is the purpose in assigning it? I will be honest, I don’t have answers to these questions, but I do have some research, some documents downloaded that may help you shape your own answers to…
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#Made4Math–Reading & writing in Math
Last week I posted research and articles on vocabulary in math, this week I have a topic of reading and writing in math class, including some mathematical poetry. Sounds interesting, right? Is Some Mathematics Poetry by James Henle This paper offers six different versions of mathematical poems, both traditional and modern. I really liked the…
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Made4Math–Vocab in Math research
I think like most teachers, I read a lot. When I say I read a lot, I mean a freakin’ lot, and I save articles that I think will have an impact on my teaching either now or later. This means I have an folder with a couple of hundred research reports and articles. Over…
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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…
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Exeter, WCYDWT and a project begins
Where to start. I have been thinking and working with the Exeter materials quite a bit in the last 3 months. I have come to see the value in the methods and the questions, and the way the questions cycle from lower levels to higher levels. But I have to say I don’t see the…
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#Made4Math–My classroom!
After spending a hectic week planning and organizing for the department, I finally got to work on my classroom in a serious way on Friday and Saturday. It all came together and my classroom is ready. So in the spirit of sharing, here is what my classroom looks like to the learners entering my room…
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An experiment with a new Addon for Powerpoint
Well, this is new to me, at least. I have used powerpoints in class, but this add-on allows you to do some different things with the software. I hate to compare this to Prezi, but clearly that is the only comparison to be made. It is called pptPlex, and is a free add-on from Microsoft.…