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SBG and High Stakes Testing
It’s that time of year again. Time for end of year, high stakes testing. With the introduction of Race to the Top, Tennessee’s high stakes testing got even tougher. This year, the end of year tests...
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Pacing using Backwards Design and State Tests
Every summer I try to evaluate the classes I taught and how I taught them. I’m sure that most teachers do this. It doesn’t hurt that in Tennessee teachers receive their TVAAS evaluation scores in...
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Calculator Boot Camp
I based this idea on something I stole from samjshah. Sam does an algebra boot camp for his calculus students during the first week of school. If you have taught calculus before, you know that the...
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Roller Coaster Fun
The STEM academy at my school is starting a Science Olympiad team this year. To recruit members, the engineering teacher and I collaborated for a roller coaster project during class. We took our...
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Constructed Response Assessment for Common Core
I recently was invited to attend training for the new constructed response assessment for common core for 6th – 8th grade mathematics. My system has decided that the high school teachers will help the...
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Quadratic Introduction: Baseball Math
I recently was selected to be common core coach for TN for Algebra 2. I have tried to incorporate the philosphy into my classroom. I handed out the worksheet below and put the students in small groups....
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Zombie Attack and Exponential Growth (What to do after state testing…)
After the End of Course test I am always scrambling to find activities for my students. I did this zombie activity in my class last year, but this year several other teachers and I teamed up and...
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Common Core & PARCC Sample Items
I have been working on planning professional development for my district on Common Core State Standards and the PARCC assessment. There is so much information on the PARCC website and it can be...
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Mathematics Vision Project: Task Based Learning at its Best
Recently our district has decided to pursue the Integrated Mathematics approach for high school math. I am really excited about this transition. Due to the lack of curriculum resources, we decided to...
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Model Drawing (Bar Modeling or Singapore Math)
Last year I was introduced to a strategy known as Singapore Math. I have since seen it referred to as Bar Modeling or Model Drawing. I was hesitant about any “new” strategy and very reluctant about...
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