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3-D Surface Area and Volume Projects: 2013 Edition
Posted on 07/06/2013
Here are the 3-D project photos from this year. I kept only the yellow tower and the red-and-yellow rocket from last year, so everything else on the shelves is new! As usual, they had to...
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Intro to Lines the Visual Way
Posted on 07/06/2013
I wrote previously (apparently, a while ago) about how I introduce lines visually via patterns. After the end-of-year grades closed for Grade 7, I decided to pull together some materials...
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Teaching Tricks I Have Learned This Year
Posted on 06/06/2013
I'm always experimenting with different ways to explain things, and each year, I am happy if I can just find one or two "biggies" that really make a big difference for my...
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Why Exploratory Learning Makes a Difference
Posted on 30/05/2013
We were randomly reviewing word problems on the last day before the end-of-year exam, and I wrote up a word problem on the board: "The height of a certain triangle is five more than...
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Joy of Mathematics
Posted on 30/05/2013
Despite the kids going wild with the impending summer and grading and report-writing taking up a vast chunk of my life outside of school, I love this time of the year. I feel very gratified...
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Lessons Learned
Posted on 28/05/2013
This school year was very challenging, ramping up to my role and responsibilities as a Department Chair. In the end, I feel that it has really helped me grow professionally; I now think...
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If only all right triangles were this cute...
Posted on 22/05/2013
Hi, I'm teaching trig to my ("low" math group) 9th-graders, and loving it. We only had time for 1 day of trig lesson before we will have to concentrate on reviewing for the...
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My Shiny New School Next Year!
Posted on 13/05/2013
This year, job search had been particularly challenging for me, since I was juggling planning for my wedding and the long-distance interviews with schools that typically hire people only...
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Mythical Form
Posted on 25/04/2013
My 7th-graders have been doing some lovely exploration and estimation activities on circles. It took a few days, but I think it was well worth our while, as it helped the abstract formulas...
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Last Week of IB Test Prep 2013
Posted on 23/04/2013
It's full-on test-prep season, and this year I feel very satisfied with how the test prep went for my Grade 12s (who are off on their study leave this week and have requested for just...
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