How to Trick Students...
That's the first part of my presentation topic last week at CMC South 2023 in Palm Springs. The whole title reads "Tricking Students into...
First Conference Presentation
I believe that teachers are lifelong learners. At the least, we learn from our students and from each other. Most of us attend...
Robotics Team Visit
Our robotics team, The Robodox, visited our class and we got to play with their big robot from 2016 FRC competition! Algebra students got...
Cycloid Lab in Calculus BC
In Calculus BC class we introduced cycloids via a project: students had to build a ramp that will guarantee that their toy car wins the...
Peeking in Other Classrooms
I like collaborating with other teachers, whether they are from Math Department or not. Sometimes I help judge work by our students from...
Calculus: Student Led Activities
In Calculus students take an active role in their own success. They are given multiple chances to teach a class. Sometimes they prepare a...
Kahoot.It! helps with Review
One of the new sites, or shall I say, apps, that I learned about this year is Kahoot.It! Simple idea to get all the students engaged....
Quadrifolds
In Algebra II classes we started the year with Trigonometry as it is a part of Common Core Curriculum now. To say that the students were...
Working on ChromeBooks
School year of 2015-2016 brought something new to our lives: the ChromeBooks! Every student got their own device, so we all had to learn...
Clubs
Every year you hear the same thing: "Can you be our club sponsor?" Many students come over to ask a teacher, but only several teachers...