Monthly Archives: February 2016

Blogarithm Guest Post – Vertical Value: Part 2

Check out this @Desmos shout-out on the MTMS Blog, and how I transformed a “worksheet” into a Rectangles Polygraph activity… and when I used it with students, it didn’t go as planned. If you use this pairs activity, I’m curious … Continue reading

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Experiencing Transformations Dynamically With Nearpod and Desmos

My Math 8 students started exploring patterns for various transformations in the coordinate plane this week.  Such a visual and potentially dynamic topic calls for visual and dynamic lesson presentation (ahem… not a static worksheet).  The winning combination this week … Continue reading

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Blogarithm Guest Post #2 of 4

It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to share on NCTM’S Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School “Blogarithm” blog!  Check out the second post of four using the link below. Thanks to Dr. Clayton Edwards for the opportunity to share! Vertical Value: … Continue reading

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