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Amplify {formerly Desmos} Activities
NCTM ShadowCon Talk
Cathy’s Math 8 Kahoots!
Cathy’s Algebra 1 Kahoots!
Nearpod Lessons
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PBS Visited My Classroom!
iPadpalooza
ADE Institute
Using Keynote To Explore Math Relationships Visually
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Author Archives: Cathy Yenca
Sort-of-Real-World Math
Dan Meyer’s latest post got me thinking about what seems to motivate students as far as “real-world-ness” goes. What’s timely about this post is, I think some things my students did in class today go along well with reflecting upon, … Continue reading
Sunshine Award
I’m honored to have been nominated for a Sunshine Award by Drew Frank – it’s great to connect with Drew via Twitter, and you’ll see from his blog that getting connected and using social media for learning are themes. Check … Continue reading
Happy ThingLinksGiving
If you haven’t heard, ThingLink is offering FREE premium access to teachers who sign up through the end of December 2013! Here is a link to join! I haven’t begun to take advantage of the “premium” features yet, but I … Continue reading
A Message to 21st-Century Pre-Service Middle School Math Teachers
This is an amazing time to be an educator. If you’re truly of the “lifelong-learning” philosophy, you know that access to resources, professional development, and information in general has made a huge shift. Technology is a key player in this … Continue reading
Intro to Intercepts
When planning lessons with my student teacher, Lauren, there has been a common theme lately. Rather than bore students with too much direct instruction, aim to create the need for the mathematics we want them to learn. Today, for instance, … Continue reading
Giving graphingstories.com a Go!
Living vicariously through my student teacher, Lauren, we came upon the “Interpreting Graphs” lesson in Algebra, and I suggested that she give graphingstories.com a go. Today, each class period had a brief discussion about the general usefulness of graphs, and … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged Algebra, Dan Meyer, DocAS, eBackPack, graphingstories.com, Pre-Algebra, QR code, Qrafter
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Algebraic Proportions Relay Race (Thanks Fawn!)
I saw the “relay race” strategy idea from Fawn Nguyen as she uses it to pre-assess students’ understanding of applying the correct Order of Operations. I mentioned the strategy to my student-teacher, Lauren, and asked her if she thought it might … Continue reading
QR-Codes and Classroom Prizes – Fun, Novel, and Free!
A wacky schedule is looming, and not every class will meet this Wednesday. My clever student-teacher, Lauren, has decided to use the class periods we *will* meet with to design a little extra practice a-la Bingo games. Today over lunch, … Continue reading
Student <---> Teacher
I love hosting/mentoring a student-teacher. This is the first time I’ve invited a student-teacher to my classroom at the start of a school year (versus having one in the spring semester) and I have to admit, I was unsure of … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged instruction, lesson planning, mentor, student teacher
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