Category Archives: Algebra 1

A few of my favorite things

Saturday morning means blog time! I have been reading “Learning to Love Math” by Judy Willis.  I adore Judy Willis.  I had the opportunity to attend one of her workshops several years ago, and was completely inspired by her expertise … Continue reading

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Error Analysis… With a Twist!

Today I took error analysis to a new level with my students. I stumbled upon this video over the weekend, with the hope of finding a clip to review and reinforce Friday’s lesson on similar figures.  After watching the clip … Continue reading

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A Sacred Saturday

I finally commit to starting a blog, and it has taken me over a month to post!  Now that my son’s soccer season has ended, I have that luxury of waking up on a Saturday morning without having to jolt … Continue reading

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In the middle…

Tell someone you’re a math teacher, and they often cringe, sharing about their own math anxiety and the whole “I-was-never-good-at-math” speech. Mention that you not only teach math to middle school students, but that you prefer to do so, and … Continue reading

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