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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Two ideas for introducing functions

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Here's two ideas for introducing functions to your class - none of them original, but I used them today and was pleased with just how we...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

The best 12,000 rupiah I've spent this year

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Earlier this year, while waiting for a train in Yogyakarta, this caught my eye: A wonderful lesson plan for only 12,000 rupiah! Click...
Sunday, February 5, 2012

When do we get to read Hamlet (for mathematics)?

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Our young students explore their cultural and intellectual heritage: As interesting as we teachers may find middle...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

SBG - A view from a rookie, one year later

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It's almost a year now since I started using Standards Based Grading ideas in my teaching. Actually it's almost a year since I star...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Early morning maths will kill you - just ask Descartes!

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Sorry - I couldn't resist. It's the hook I use to bring Descartes into my classroom. More below. Do you remember the first time y...
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

From rows to groups : meeting the challenges

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In this final part of the series on changing the classroom desk configuration from rows to groups (see Part1 and Part 2 ), I consider some...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Rearranging the desks (Part 2)

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Why you might consider rearranging the desks in your high school mathematics classroom from rows to groups? In Part 1 , I suggested that by...