Reflections of a High School Math Teacher

Conics are EVERYWHERE.  I just took a flip video and taped of a few clips of some conic sections around town and then put them in a 1 minute...

Here are some reasons why I'm THANKFUL for being a teacher! 1.  Every Day is Different  Actually every class is different, every stud...

I got this activity from my brother-in-law and really like it.  It is called "Sum of Three".   In essence you have students in gro...

Now I really like this one.  I like it because it is very easy to use.  It can graph my lines in color.  It can graph an inequality.  It is ...

1.  Have your students stand up. 2.  Have 5 "I am a..." questions ready to ask.  (I have given you a few examples below) 3.  Tel...

Mr. Sladkey’s top 10 tips for Math Class 1. Do the example problems from the book. Most math text books have examples that are complet...

Yesterday I made a math problem so that it took up one whole page of typing paper.  I cut it up into 6 equal pieces that were approximately ...