"This lesson has easy to follow directions on a game to solve quadratic equations by factoring. It gets the students engaged and working together. It also has directions to making a flip book on quadratics, complete with examples that are…"
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Graph Paper FREE ... downloadable
this if great paper--- many optionsthe grids are not too dark so it is easy to see the pencil marks for my students who complain...but I have not graph paper I added this to my websiteunder seasonal…Continue
Tags: 2, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra1, PreAlgebra
Started Dec 17, 2011
Resources Pages
http://www.subtangent.com/maths/resources.php#starters This is a go-to page for printing out graph paper or isometric dot paperand…Continue
Tags: Geometry, PreAlgebra, Algebra
Started Apr 2, 2011
Wordsearch Openers
http://www.statisticsonline.org/subtangent/20-maths-wordsearches.pdf This is a nice collection. Something to leave…Continue
Tags: Geometry, Pre-Algebra, Algebra
Started Apr 2, 2011
Solving any Triangle Area / Angles / Sides
This is a program for the TI 83/84 + Solving Triangle: Area / Angles / SidesThis program will generate areas and missing sides and angles Name = Triangle : Menu ("WHICH CASE?”,”AAS”,1,”ASA”,2, …Continue
Tags: Sines, Cosines, Trigonometry, Geometry, of
Started Apr 1, 2011
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- Middle School Math, Algebra I, Geometry, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Go to page for classroom applications and ...steps to get from a to z
this site includes help for 83/84 and Nspires
General Info - Algebra 1 - Statistics 1
Algebra 2 - Trigonometry - Statistics 2…
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:24
BLINK
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Good book with some interesting potential applications for testing.
I was thinking of applying this to what we do immediately before we give a test.
How does that "set up" (if we do any)- impact our students to do their best.
BLINK is a fast read. It gives the science behind why Gibb's gut works on NCIS.
Does anyone have a ritual to get their students in a good frame of mind to test well.
For a…
ContinuePosted on March 30, 2011 at 9:11
Book readers / Kindles for Printed Texts
There are pilot programs going on. We will probably be seeing more of these in the future. I found this example on line Clearwater, Florida is trading in textbooks for kindles. The economics make sense.
There are many articles about this... this one caught my eye-- the math is compelling…
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Posted on February 13, 2011 at 22:15
Rethinking the Mathematics Curriculum
This echos my own opinion
Endless Algebra—the Deadly Pathway from High School Mathematics to College Mathematics
by NCTM President J. Michael Shaughnessy
NCTM Summing Up, February 2011
For some time I have been concerned about the mathematics that we are teaching our K–12 students and whether it will prepare them for the problems and…
Posted on February 12, 2011 at 9:15
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- At 11:55 on September 22, 2009,
Tamia Smith said… - KC did you read the article that we are suppose to read by this friday?
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