Math Teacher Mambo

Well apparently I don't blog anymore. I've reflected on why this is, and I guess it's a mix of a ton of different things. I reme...

Poof! Just like that, 1/6 of the school year is over. AND I am almost prepared for school to start (one day I will finish all the beginning ...

It's one day before the little kidlets come back. I am excited to be teaching Algebra 1 again this year, and my teaching friend and I ha...

I have had a great summer. It's been a mix of awesome PD (art in non art classrooms, LOGO CS training, BLEND training (a CANVAS-type LMS...

A while ago (2 years? 3?) I did a lantern volumes of revolution project after the AP Calculus AB exam. I liked it, but I wanted to do someth...

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I am excited to be teaching Algebra 1 again this year. It's been about 6 years (more?). I have other classes, too, but this is the one t...

I just finished a teacher training for Mindfulness at a great place in town, and I am eager to bring it back to each of my classes. In addit...

Oy! As with every year, you wonder where the time has gone. This year has been quite different though because of Andrew dying at the star...

What does one do when they're bored over Holiday Break? They make up new worksheets for students to do on that first day back to school....

This is TOTALLY going to be the year that I teach Related Rates *so* well, that the students will wonder what all the fuss is about its diff...

Time (as always) flies and before you know it, there are only 2 weeks left in the 2nd 6 weeks. Thank goodness I've taught all of my prep...

(Wedding Day, New Jersey, 11/4/94) Periodically, I realize that I haven't been blogging much. I am participating in the #teach180 ...

My awesome coworker and I made up a trig matching activity. I know it's not a novel idea, but here is another resource for precalculus t...

I saw "Straight Outta Compton" last night as a pre-HS-kids-are-coming-monday-so-soak-up-the-end-of-summer treat, and I can say it...

I am fortunate enough to teach at a small school and only have about 30 or so calculus students every year, so that I can hand out TI-nspire...

And so it begins again. Next week we go back for teacher/school work, and on August 24th the little kidlets come and join us. I'm not do...

For the same reasons I specified in this post, I've created a concept map for my APCS class this coming year. I'm excited about tea...

I've been reflecting on kindness this summer just for the world in general and for my classes more specifically. I remember when I'v...

We’ve all been there and will probably be there again, and if this doesn’t describe you, then I would sincerely like to know your secre...