Author: 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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Thoughts on Student Success
This is my first semester teaching as a full-time instructor. And even though I have only been in my position a few months, I have already begun to push like mad for the initiatives that I want to implement that I believe are best for my students. I have chosen to do to this because I really…
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Macomb Math & Technology Workshop – Registration Open!
Conference_Flyer_BIG.pdf Download this file Please see the flyer for registration information! Here the link for conference information.
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Translation Terminated.
A quick and easy activity for reinforcing how to translate words into algebraic expressions. (The version below may have a typo in it. If it does, let me know and I’ll e-mail you the corrected version.) Translation Terminated
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January Math & Technology Workshop Announcement
Although the logistics of room scheduling, getting the technology in the rooms, etc. are still being finalized, the date is now set for the Saturday, January, 28, 2012, Macomb Community College Math & Technology Workshop! Registration will be open soon. Please be sure to register early since the workshop will be capped at 30 participants. …
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Maria Andersen – Where’s the ‘Learn This’ Button?
Maria Andersen (www.teachingcollegemath.com), recently gave a talk at IGNITE Great Lakes. Please take a moment to watch her talk. I was there, so I can personally tell you that it's worth your time to watch. Thanks!
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Histogram Match-Up Activity
When I got this Histogram Match-Up Activity, I liked the concept, but the instructions weren’t very clear for the students. I’ve cleaned it up some (again, my modifications), and am posting it here. This activity is different from Histogram Sort as it covers constructing a histogram verses simply sorting the histograms by ‘shapes’. Histogram Match-Up
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