Thursday, November 5, 2015

Talking Circles in Math Class

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Earlier this week I went to a professional development day where I had the pleasure of listening to Janet Milanowski present on Talking Circ...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The Calculus of Friendship: A Book Review

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Recently I have had the pleasure of reading a great book by Steven Strogatz called The Calculus of Friendship.  In his book Strogatz writes ...
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Sunday, October 4, 2015

How to Create Better Classroom Discussions

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One of the struggles I have been dealing with this semester while I do my teacher assisting is trying to create better classroom discussions...
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Tessellations...Are They Math?

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The more math I learn the less it fits into the conventional definition I once had of mathematics. This semester I am taking my capstone cla...
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Saturday, September 12, 2015

First Week of Teacher Assisting

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Well I have officially made it through my first week of my Teacher Assisting placement at Grandville Middle School! This semester I will be ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Wait...What is Math?

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Have you ever tried to explain what math is to someone? If you have, chances are that you probably approached the task with confidence but q...
Sunday, April 5, 2015

Stacking Cups Activity (Systems of Equations)

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This winter I observed a lesson in an 8th grade math class that used a cup stacking activity to introduce systems of equations. I really lik...
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