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Transparent Algebra: Day 25
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Today's opener builds on yesterday's lesson to see if they can construct a slope triangle and/or use the slope formula to find the slope between two points. Then there are two problems seeing if they can figure out the y-intercept from an equation in slope-intercept form, then a dimensional analysis problem involving texting and driving. Their homework for tonight is watch the Slope video. Posted by Karl Fisch. Line of best fit.
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Transparent Algebra: Day 20
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Friday, September 16, 2011. Our opener today includes another sequence and some practice with graphing an equation using a table of values where they need to solve for y first. So, not a terribly interesting day, but again one I think they need periodically to reinforce some of these skills. Their homework is to prepare for their assessment tomorrow over Graphing Linear Equations Using a Table of Values. Posted by Karl Fisch. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Transparent Algebra: October 2010
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Cross-posted on The Fischbowl. At my high school we hold parent/teacher conferences in the fall and spring. In the fall it's two consecutive nights from 4:00 - 7:30 pm and in the spring it's just one night. All the teachers are in our two gyms and we have "five to seven minute conferences" with parents. But I could live with students-at-least-being-present conferences). Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up next week. Since these conf...
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Transparent Algebra: June 2011
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Today's opener reviews Order of Operations, solving a one-step equation involving multiplication, and a Dimensional Analysis problem. While they are working on the opener I'll be walking around checking to make sure they have at least the Self-Check problems from the video they were supposed to watch for homework. Then today's lesson is to learn about Inverse Variations in the context of speed (d = rt). First, we take a look at this. Assuming...
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Transparent Algebra: January 2011
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Monday, January 31, 2011. It's Been a While. So, obviously, I stopped blogging there for a while. Partly for the usual reason (time), and partly because I felt like I was simply repeating myself, which wasn't helpful to anyone out there or to me (which, selfishly, is the main reason I was writing here). So, if anyone is still out there, stay tuned. Hopefully this post won't be at the top of the page for too long. Posted by Karl Fisch. Links to this post.
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Transparent Algebra: February 2011
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Cross-posted on The Fischbowl. I need your help again. I'm currently in the brainstorming phase of trying to figure out what a blended learning high school Algebra class might look like in my school. We're defining a "blended" class as one that is designed with both virtual and face-to-face components, with a significant portion of the class taking place in a non-school setting. We have to assign grades, and those grades have to be kept in ...
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Transparent Algebra: Day 19
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Today's opener gives them another sequence and an opportunity to graph an equation by using a table of values. Students are spaced 1 meter apart along the tape measure and as I count off the seconds they note the walker's position (if the walker is within 1 meter of the student). (I'm considering filming this as well so that they have the video to refer to later, but I'm worried that might be one thing too many.). Posted by Karl Fisch.
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Transparent Algebra: Day 26
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Today's opener builds on what we did yesterday, as well as the slope video they watched last night. I'm trying to help them make the connection between slope and the graph, as well as between the slope, the graph, and the equation (eventually). We'll work through the first 2 or 3 together, then they'll work on the rest by themselves. Depending on how far we get we'll save #6 for a later date. Posted by Karl Fisch.
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Transparent Algebra: Day 24
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. We began with our assessment over Graphing Linear Equations by Using Intercepts. We ended up coming up looking at slope triangles and coming up with an equation, and interpreting the real-world meaning of the slope (weight of each penny) and the y-intercept (weight of the container). (Side note: if anyone tries this, make sure you pay attention to your pennies - their weight changed in 1982, so I made sure I had 1982 and newer pennies).
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Transparent Algebra: Day 21
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Reflections on teaching and learning. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Today is a shortened class period due to our Homecoming Royalty Assembly. So, the bell rings and we have about 4 minutes where I'll remind them that we're going to have an assessment and briefly remind them of some things they should think about while doing the assessment, then we go to the assembly. When we get back, they take the assessment over Graphing Linear Equations by Using a Table. Posted by Karl Fisch. Subscribe to all comments.
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