Reflections of a High School Math Teacher

I teach High School Mathematics and I love my job. I like to learn new things to become a better teacher. This is a record of my journey.

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Mental Math and More Than One Way to Solve a Problem

Try this for your opener next time you have class. Or better yet, at a social event. This is fascinating. No calculator, no talking, and...

Sunday, November 29, 2015

How Do You See the Shapes Growing?

I was at the ICTM Math Conference 2015 in Tinley Park IL and Jo Boaler @JoBoaler was the keynote. It was fantastic. Here is a question she...

Saturday, October 31, 2015

What I Learned at ICTM 2015 in Tinley Park IL (Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference)

I loved going to ICTM 2015 in Tinley Park IL this year. I went with some colleagues from my school district and that always makes it more ...

Monday, September 28, 2015

World Record Distance for Throwing a Fish at a Stop Sign

What is the world record distance for throwing a fish at a stop sign? Hey, I don't think this stuff up. But one of my stude...

Monday, August 31, 2015

Easy Digital Collaboration: Padlet

I have been using Padlet.com for a couple of years now. This year it is especially nice because we just went to a Chromebook for each st...

Friday, July 31, 2015

The FIRST THREE DAYS of Class

The First Three Days of Class Parable of the two golfers Click Here Student Partner Interviews Plac...

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