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Experience First, Formalize Later for Algebra 1 Systems
In January 2020, a friend and I were able to go to a StatsMedic Pop-Up Workshop and see the lessons in action. It was a great Saturday. We were able to see the lessons in action, get some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra, Best Practice, EFFL, Teaching
Tagged Algebra, Classroom, curriculum, EFFL, planning, solving systems
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Classroom Calendar
As promised here’s the story/tweak/how-to on my latest creation, my classroom calendar. As always, scroll down to the, “how to,” section if you’d like to cut-to-the-chase. A few years ago, most of the math classrooms at my school were painted … Continue reading
Posted in #MTBoS, Best Practice, General, Teaching
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A Hack for Reflecting on Lessons
This week I stumbled upon a quick way to do a some reflecting on lessons that quick, easy, and I actually use. Want to skip to the hack? Scroll on down. My teaching schedule has me teaching Algebra the first three … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practice, Classroom, General, Teaching
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Reminding Myself that Great Teaching is Simple but Not Easy
This past weekend, one of my sons, two of his aides (B is quadriplegic and needs help getting around) and I had an amazing experience: we were able to go and meet over 100 people who B admires and who work … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practice, Classroom, General, Teaching
Tagged attention, Best Practice, student achievement, time
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