Defending “The Worksheet”
In this era, “the worksheet” has gotten a pretty bad rap. The seemingly popular push to go “paperless” doesn’t help the cause. Are worksheets and paper inherently evil in the 21st-century classroom?...
View ArticleAfter the Testing is Over
My students begin STAAR testing this week. That means tired students, a tricky bell schedule, and no homework allowed. I created the ThingLink below to serve as a menu of options for students once our...
View ArticleSuperTeacherTools.Net: Speed Match
Here’s another formative freebie that’s iPad-friendly! I recently used the Speed Match on SuperTeacherTools.net to review probability vocabulary with my students. I remember the days of using Speed...
View ArticleDesmos Explorations
If you haven’t seen these fantastic interactive desmos labs, you need to know they exist… and so do your students! I plan to use Des-man this week (and I had more than a little bit of fun making my...
View ArticleFunctions – Nearpod Learning Check
Looking ahead to our next unit, I was sifting through some ideas about introducing relations and functions to both my algebra students (8th graders) AND my pre-AP Math 8 students (7th graders...
View ArticleTrading Worksheets for Desmos
Michael Fenton has come up with some very creative ways to use Desmos. The “Match My Graph” mini-challenges on his blog provide students with opportunities to create and revise their thinking with...
View ArticleUsing Explain Everything for Hands-On Digital Puzzles
You know, I really like the way that guy Jon Orr thinks. Using non-mathy apps for potentially unintended purposes to engage learners is something I like to do, and I think Mr. Orr has a knack for...
View ArticleDesmos Activity Builder – Not to be Missed!
Has it ever been so simple to create and share interactive math lessons that rock? The Desmos Activity Builder is inspiring math educators all over to take lesson ideas to new levels. Head on over to...
View ArticleGuest Post – 3-Acts: Using Digital Tools to Give Every Student a Voice
Two things I’m passionate about when it comes to technology integration: Giving every student an opportunity (and frankly accountability) to weigh-in on mathematics we’re learning about and showcase...
View ArticleDesmos Activity “Labs”– Create Your Own Card Sort
Recently, I lived virtually and vicariously through all of the wonderful #MTBoS #TMC16 and #descon16 attendees. I have so. much. stuff. to sort through, between blog posts, Tweets, Periscopes, Google...
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