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New Slope Game
I hope you enjoy this game! I would love to have any feedback if you decide to use it. Slope game Other Slope Resources Applets 1. Interactive Slope Applet – Although I ran out of time to actually use this with my own class, this is a wonderful resource that lets students click and drag points…
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MindMap for Basic Mathematics Project
I learned a lot from the class that I took on Online Learning and Teaching this semester. We used the book Understanding by Design by Wiggins and McTighe. This course has revolutionized the entire way that I think about teaching and learning. As of late, when planning lessons, I keep finding myself needing to list the…
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Thoughts on Preparing Students for College
This is my response to this post in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It is my understanding that there is still a major problem with equality in this country and that many students who go to inner-city or rural schools may not have the same opportunities as students who live in affluent suburban neighborhoods. I…
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Thoughts on Critical Thinking in Mathematics
This is my response to this comment by a reader of The New York Times. First of all, as a math instructor, I’m a little offended that this reader has called our education system pathetic without actually giving a solution to the problem. Although, I understand where the reader is coming from in terms of…
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Wolfram|Alpha Queries
This is my response to this post by Mr. Morford concerning his view of Wolfram|Alpha. In my Finite Math class this semester, I have been using Wolfram|Alpha a lot. The other day one of my students wanted to use Wolfram|Alpha to reproduce one of the feasible regions, when all she knew were the corner points. I…
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