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Desmos: An Introduction to Irrational Numbers
Recently, I co-taught a lesson with a colleague where students investigated square roots. The lesson revolved around the following Desmos Activity Builder task. Afterwards, I blogged about the experience and sent the post to my teachers. Peytra, a six grade … Continue reading
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Desmos & Writing a line in Slope-Intercept Form
One of my teachers asked me to incorporate a different perspective on writing a line in slope-intercept form when given two points. As I drafted notes, I thought, “Why not write the steps in my blog”. I’ll have a hard … Continue reading
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Tagged desmos, education, equations, graph, Linear, math, math education, points, slope, slope-intercept form, y-intercept
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Teaching Tips from a Toddler
A mom, grandmother and 2 toddlers walk into a Barber Shop …. The Barber Shop was jamming. Guys, young and old, patiently waited for their Thanksgiving Day haircut. Simon, a curious 3 year old, had to wait his turn. To pass the … Continue reading
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Squares, Square Roots & Student Sense-Making – A Desmos Activity
In this post … Part 1: The activity’s inception Part 2: The Squares and Square Roots activity builder – A guide Part 1: The Activity’s Inception Saturday, November 7, 2015, Palm Springs, CA. I was at CMCS15, listening to Eli Luberoff (creator of DESMOS) … Continue reading
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Tagged activity builder, cmcs15, collaboration, desmos, square roots, squares
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Percents and Proportions and Desmos – Oh My!
The other day a teacher asked me to create a lesson that had elements of a Number Talk involving percents. Her students had recently been discussing proportional reasoning and the constant of proportionality. Knowing this, I decided to combine percents and … Continue reading
Efficiency is in the Eye of the Beholder
For the past two years, I’ve heard many math educators push the idea of mathematical efficiency. The more I hear the word, efficient, the more I cringe for I feel its usage suggests: Students are thinking inefficiently in defiance. The algorithm is the … Continue reading
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Tagged algorithm, decimals, division, efficiency, math, math education
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Desmos Activity Builder – Intro to Unit Rate
In August of 2015, Desmos launched it’s newest feature, Activity Builder. Activity Builder gives teachers the freedom to create their own computer based activity to focus on a concept of choice. It’s a great formative assessment tool. From their computer, Teacher’s … Continue reading
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Tagged activity builder, desmos, education, graph, math, unit rate
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The Vertical Classroom Project Begins
In This Article The inspiration for the Vertical Classroom Project My first VCP lesson General and specific observations Questions, concerns and ponderables The next step Materials The Inspiration By the end of Alex Overwijk’s vertical classroom session at TMC15, I … Continue reading
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Tagged math, math education, non permanent surfaces, Vertical classroom, VNPS, White boards
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Wrapping Up Genius Hour
This first attempt at Genius Hour is comparable to a roller coaster ride. The initial anticipation caused a charge of excitement, the middle was filled with up and downs and twists and turns, but when it ended, both teachers and students wanted … Continue reading
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Communicating Mathematically 