My Prob & Stats students have been working on Venn Diagrams and set notation for the last few days. After grading their quizzes yesterday it was clear that my students were in different places and there was no common misconception. I was planning on testing this Friday so that my students could enjoy the long… Continue reading Helping Students Take Ownership of Learning
I’m super excited about these group sorting cards that I just created! I find that when you give students playing cards for groups that they will try to trade to be in certain groups. To combat this I made my own group sorting cards that help place students into different groups. Using these cards I… Continue reading Student Grouping Cards
This will be a short post of how I plan to manage and keep track of my parent contact this year. To get started I have created a Google Form with a link and QR code that will go home with all students on the first day of school to gather parent contact information. I… Continue reading Communicating with Parents
One of the biggest struggles in the classroom is keeping the attention of the students. With social media and modern technology students are accustomed to being entertained and everything moving quickly. I am not against technology by any means, but I do believe that student’s “needs” to feel connected through technology greats a great challenge… Continue reading Giving Students Breaks in Class to Increase Engagement
This year I am starting at a new school so when I first walked into my classroom I did not know what to expect. I did not know about the size of the room, furniture, technology, resources and more. Needless to say I was ecstatic when I walked in to my room! It was very… Continue reading Going Out on a Limb: Classroom Setup
For those of you that do not know, I am obsessed with whiteboards. I find that they add so much functionally to the classroom, promote collaboration, trial & error, practice and more! In my previous school I painted all of the student desks into whiteboards. (Click here to read more) In college… Continue reading DIY Mobile Whiteboard
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