180 Ideas #8: Measuring Affection
We shouldn’t just measure content knowledge, we also need to know about our students affection for (or lack thereof) mathematics. Continue reading 180 Ideas #8: Measuring Affection
Category: Pedagogy
180 Ideas #7: See Them Say It
An easy activity to get to know your students at the start of the year. Continue reading 180 Ideas #7: See Them Say It
180 Ideas #6: Norms
Start the year out right by developing and sharing norms with your students. Continue reading 180 Ideas #6: Norms
180 Ideas: #5 Stop, Collaborate, and Listen
An idea for what to do when a good lesson goes bad Continue reading 180 Ideas: #5 Stop, Collaborate, and Listen
180 Ideas: #2 Ask for a Wrong
A small idea to celebrate wrong answers in the mathematics classroom. Continue reading 180 Ideas: #2 Ask for a Wrong
180 Ideas: The Premise
I taught high school mathematics in Orlando, Florida. My first day in the classroom was literally my first day in the classroom. I had earned a B.S. in mathematics with a minor in anthropology at the University of Florida. As a first generation college student, I knew I should go to college, but I wasn’t … Continue reading 180 Ideas: The Premise
