Category Archives: Cool Stuff

Students Having Mathematical Adventures

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

At my school we have a period of independent learning every day.  Students are scattered around the grand hall and able to quietly work on anything they need to complete for school.  This has a number advantages which I should … Continue reading →

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Napier’s Logarithm

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

This post is a response to Mr. Cornally’s post on logarithms.  However, since it is intended for his students, and I am not one of his students, I thought I would post my ideas in a separate location to allow their dialog to be … Continue reading →

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Pairs Check

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Yesterday we gave the students a Pairs Check.  In a pairs check, we organize the worksheet in two columns and have the students take turns solving the problems in their column.  The problem solver’s role is to narrate everything they … Continue reading →

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Annotations

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

I couldn’t not share this.  It’s a student’s response to the directions to a quiz we had today.Needless to say, I gave her full credit for her annotations.

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Did You Know 7 x 13 = 28?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

The applications in the classroom are endless.

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