Category Archives: white boards

Desmos, Dilations & The Vertical Classroom

Posted on February 20, 2016 by jgvadnais

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 →

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The Vertical Classroom Project – Seeing is Believing

Posted on October 6, 2015 by jgvadnais

I began the Vertical Classroom Project due to a personal challenge made at Twitter Math Camp (#1TMCthing).  Being a math coach, I needed to enlist one teacher to join the project, and then persuade administration to spring for the white boards. Both ventures … Continue reading →

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