Math Teacher Mambo

Yesterday I had passed out a colored sheet of paper and asked my calculus class what topics they want to review as a class and also any sugg...

Yesterday I gave a mock AP calculus exam for my students while the rest of the school population was taking the state-mandated exit exam (ya...

Last night in tap dance class, as sometimes happens, the teacher started teaching us a combination I swear at a revved up speed. She kept sh...

I'm going along, happily teaching logs and 10^x and e^x and ln(x) and making sure to put in cool examples and practice and descriptions....

I like when I individually tutor my kids after school, and in that 1-on-1 time, it's easier for me to probe their misunderstandings and ...

Hey, maybe someday soon I can come up for air from beneath all the piles of grading that are taking over my classroom desk and spreading to ...

I just got back from NCTM, and as usual, absorbed some great math and bought some potentially useful books. I loved Steve Leinwand's tal...

I used to be so excited that I found a way to wash my overhead slides on the weekend. I'd put them in the sink with water, and then swoo...

Every year when I get a new crop of students, we go through an adjustment phase. With some students and classes, it's immediate. With ot...

Today I was out doing chores, wearing my PCMI t-shirt that says "Computational Complexity Theory" with an intricate Turing Machine...

I've had this inkling of an idea for a while now, but I never seem to have the time or umph to put it into action, and here comes a stud...

Most times I get so caught up and busy in preparing and teaching and such, that I forget to talk to other teachers about teaching things or ...

A senior was telling me today of her recent college interviews with alumni. A little background here. Our school apparently has a reputation...

I've been thinking about applying for a while, and this week I went to an informational session for national board certification. It sou...

Last Wednesday I was at an all-day textbook adoption meeting listening to the publishers promote their wares. Interesting, tiring and enligh...

Sheesh ... deprive me of more than 2 hours of my 8 hour sleep, and my patience goes out the window the next school day. I guess I'm use...

One of my students came in before school last Thursday just to use my room as a study place for her vocabulary quiz that day. She was mildly...

For the 2nd time since we moved here 3.5 years ago, it snowed in our city. Okay, snow, sleet, rain, pellets, snow. I guess the whole city sh...

BLOCKS Well, it looks like we're going to block schedule next year. Blach for 3 reasons. 1. "Higher Ups" kept up the pretense ...

It was a nice long one. One great thing about Texas is we consistently get 2 weeks off for the holidays. I had a chance to sleep in about 8....