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Collaborative Group Roles – How I Became a Fan
As the title suggests, I was not always a fan of group roles. I didn’t buy into the concept and often thought, I can see it working for other teachers but not for me. I’ve changed my tune. Here’s my … Continue reading
Desmos, Dilations & The Vertical Classroom
This is a story about a Desmos Activity Builder that flopped The changes that transformed it into a successful activity 1st time teaching the lesson: Mrs. Paine’s room I’m excited to test out the Desmos Activity Builder on Dilations with students. The lesson started … Continue reading
Desmos, Complementary Angles & SMP#3
********************************************************************** It started when my colleague, Mari, showed me her moveable pentagon. At one point, the pentagon transformed into an angle which sparked an interest in angles – creating angles, moving angles, measuring angles. I reached out to both Desmos and my … Continue reading
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Algebra Tiles: How Desmos Came to My Rescue
I first used Algebra Tiles, back in the 90’s, when I was teaching 8th grade and then continued to use them when I switched to 7th grade. Now that I’m a math coach, I’ve been helping teachers learn how to integrate Algebra Tiles … Continue reading
How’d You Do That?
#MTBoS 2016 Blogging Initiative Week 2 My Favorite Paper Cutting Method Being a math coach, I’m in a lot of classrooms. Hands down, my favorite tool as a math coach is the plastic name tent, which I address in an … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life of an Instructional Coach
Monday January 11, 2016 First day back from Winter Break! 7:30 a.m. I met with Kari and Jamie. Kari’s a 50% teacher who just picked up a math intervention class for second semester. Jamie’s our principal. We discussed a … Continue reading
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Tagged Algebra Tiles, desmos, education, math, Math coach, math education
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Designing & Implementing a 3-Act Lesson: The Drumstick Dash
If we want innovative students, we need to be innovative leaders and educators. … Continue reading
Yule Blog Challenge – Day 12
Proud to be a New England Fan! I grew up in a suburb of Boston. After college, I moved to Maine where I married and had 2 children. When my oldest was 10, we moved to Southern California. By then … Continue reading
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Yule Blog Challenge – Day 11
New Year Resolutions Personal & Professional Personal Power yoga is my workout of choice. Within the practice, there are many opportunities for inversions: Crow position, headstands, handstands, flying pigeon to name a few. I can press up to a … Continue reading
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Yule Blog Challenge – Day 10
Looking Forward To 2016… Professionally Growing as a math coach Reading Attending trainings Turning that knowledge into practice. Blogging I started blogging as a personal challenge. I’ll continue b/c the reflection process aids my professional growth. I’ve come to enjoy following up … Continue reading
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Communicating Mathematically 