Showing posts from 2020

December 09, 2020

Math Review Game "Raffle Ticket"

Today we played a Raffle Ticket Review Game in my Precalculus class. It was a huge success. The students were the most excited about doing math than I have ever seen. That may be because the semester is almost over (we are reviewing for the semester exam) or it may be because I haven't had them do many activities …

November 22, 2020

Using a Document Camera to Teach Math Virtually

Being on the technology committee has its advantages. The head of academic technology gave me a new document camera to play with. It’s from a brand called IPEVO.⁠ You can see it in the photo below.

September 06, 2020

How to Give a Math Test During Distance Learning

updated on Sep 23, 2020 If you are teaching math in 2020, then your school has probably adopted an all-virtual or a hybrid model (some virtual students, some face-to-face). You have naturally wondered, "How am I supposed to give a test when the students are at home?"

September 04, 2020

How to Share Your iPad Screen with Your Students

If you are teaching full virtually or in a hybrid model (some students are at home and some are virtual), then you need a way to share your screen (and therefore your handwriting) with your students. If you have a Mac and an iPad, I'm going to share one way you can share your iPad screen with your virtual students…

August 22, 2020

How to Teach Math in a Hybrid Schedule

I think we math teachers can all agree that in some ways teaching math is easier than teaching other subjects. We don't have to grade essays, for example. Our grading is a lot less subjective and generally takes less time than our peers' in the humanities departments.

July 31, 2020

High School Math Classroom Decorating Ideas

July 18, 2020

What to Teach in Non-AP Calculus

I have taught IB Math, AP Calculus, and non-AP Calculus (which we call "On-Level Calculus"). I love Calculus. I love it because it is challenging, and I am always looking for ways to improve how I teach it. I also love teaching it because the class is generally filled with 11th and 12th graders; I prefer the…

July 08, 2020

How to Make a Math Quiz in Google Forms

June 27, 2020

How I Get My Students to Work at the Board

June 23, 2020

Top 10 Tips for New Math Teachers

June 15, 2020

Top 5 Reasons to Teach Overseas

June 15, 2020

Why I Decided to Teach Overseas

May 20, 2020

The Best Graphing Software for Your Math Classroom

May 10, 2020

Why You Should Not Reward Speed in Math Class

May 03, 2020

Top Ten FREE Websites for Teaching Math

April 20, 2020

Gimkit: A Math Review Game

April 16, 2020

Digital Exit Tickets

March 24, 2020

Low Prep Math Review Game "Sticky Points"

(W e did this in March 2020 during the last day of class before we shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic) How I got the idea for the game I was looking for some math review game ideas and I came across an elementary teacher's blog where she discussed a review game called Stinky Feet. She calls the game Stinky Feet …