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What is Rigor? | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Dreams of an Integrated Curriculum. Can These Kids Be “Saved” by Common Core? November 10, 2013. But other definitions of rigor have synonyms such as hardness , difficulty and stringency . In our context we can perhaps call this depth and add this dimension to those of exactness and logic with which we present the material. As an example, consider radical expressions as introduced by Pearson’s Integrated Mathematics. And an European collection of problems. The SIMMS text i...
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Common Core (Geometry) – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. The Smartest Kids in the World. Nicholson Baker, Algebra II, Lurking Variables and Making Shakespeare Elective →. Common Core (Geometry) – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. October 20, 2013. So how is Geometry faring in Common Core? There is no doubt that Common Core envisions a superior Geometry course compared to what we teach now. The projects, the modeling and the writing components will require more critical thinking from the students. Common Core Geometry also wants to...
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October | 2013 | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Monthly Archives: October 2013. Nicholson Baker, Algebra II, Lurking Variables and Making Shakespeare Elective. October 23, 2013. In a recent article in Harper’s magazine, Wrong Answer The case against Algebra II. Let’s say the general well-being of the population. I would argue that Baker’s statement is an example of a lurking variable. Russia’s math prowess was originated from above, when Peter the Great modernized Russia by force. Since modernization implied a stron...
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more on grading—a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part one) | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. More on grading a synthesis of some my favorite thinkers (part one). This is part one of a series I’ll be writing on grading. Guskey, Kashtan, and Reeves. On his blog, Douglas Reeves writes. I know of few educational issues that are more fraught with emotion than grading. Co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication. Focusing on a shared purpose. Guskey continues to emphas...
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planning for accelerated precalculus | non-abelian
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High school math teacher in nyc interested in school transformation, math for social justice, equity/inclusion and grading reform. Planning for accelerated precalculus. I’m working on developing the standards for the course, and I’m using the model of “performance indicators” and “learning targets” I grew familiar with when I worked at a mastery-based learning school in New Haven. For background, see the Great Schools Partnership’s document Proficiency-Based Learning Simplified. Short and long versions).
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Trig Wheel | Maths is Not a Spectator Sport
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Maths is Not a Spectator Sport. Thoughts on teaching and learning Mathematics. Hinge Questions at #TMC14 [Hinge Questions]. Why One Hundred Percent is Important →. August 11, 2014. The file (each student needs one circle in each of two colours):. View this document on Scribd. Mark degrees anti clockwise on one circle (make sure you start at the correct line) and radians anticlockwise on the other (note that the numbers should go under the line, it’ll make sense later! This entry was posted in Classroom.
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Middle School Math Madness!: 2013 RedditGifts Teacher Exchange!
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Middle School Math Madness! A blog about my experiences using foldables and interactive notebooks with my middle school math students. Monday, August 19, 2013. 2013 RedditGifts Teacher Exchange! That RedditGifts would do their Teacher Exchange again this year. And they finally posted about it today! I posted about it. Last year, but after the signup deadline (sorry! It really is a wonderful program. Basically, you signup with RedditGifts. You then create a wishlist (I use amazon.com for mine). Beginning ...
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Middle School Math Madness!: First Day Activities
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Middle School Math Madness! A blog about my experiences using foldables and interactive notebooks with my middle school math students. Tuesday, September 4, 2012. My students come in tomorrow for their first day. I should be getting ready for bed.not writing a blog post! The large die on the bottom is an interactive one. Students will come up to the Smartboard, roll the die (by tapping it). And then share something depending on what they rolled. You can get the Notebook file in my stores: TpT. July 22, 2...
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Middle School Math Madness!: Reddit Gifts
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Middle School Math Madness! A blog about my experiences using foldables and interactive notebooks with my middle school math students. Friday, August 24, 2012. So, a few weeks ago, my husband sent me a link to join Reddit Gifts. They were hosting a teacher gift exchange. I didn't know much about it, but signed up anyway. It asked for basic information and for me to create a wish list. I made one using amazon.com. August 25, 2012 at 10:49 PM. What a fun story to share. September 1, 2012 at 3:37 PM. My fir...
