Month: October 2011
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“Factor Gate” Activity
This problem came up in my Intermediate Algebra class today and one of my students said that we should call it “Factor Gate” since even though all of the students have correct work, they all ended up with a “different” answer. Factor Gate
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Slope or Broke Game
Here’s the ‘Slope or Broke’ Game that I debuted at the end of my MichMATYC Presentation. Advanced Slope Game_Final
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Capitalizing on Algebra Games and Activities in the Classroom
Video and Slides from my MichMATYC Presentation (For more, visit my Algebra Games site at http://bit.ly/algebragames) Capitalizing on Algebra Games and Activities in the Classroom View more presentations from Jon Oaks
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Thoughts on Student Attitudes about Mathematics
The last couple weeks in my Pre-algebra class have been especially frustrating for me. We have started working with negative fractions and the placement of the negative sign seems to be a major stumbling block for a few of the students in the class. I can only repeat myself so many times before we run…
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Index.Four — Game for Summation Notation
Summation Notation Game_FINAL I have not yet used this game with my students. Proceed with caution.
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