It’s the first Monday of the new semester. Over Christmas Break, I had the privilege of having an awesome lunch with some amazing local math teacher tweeps. Shelli mentioned that she missed my regular Monday Must Reads posts. So, I’m hoping to do a better job this semester of keeping up with sharing your twitter …
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It’s the LAST Monday of the semester here, and let’s just say that I am ready for 3:30 on Wednesday to arrive so that I can officially be on Christmas Break. The husband has finished his finals already and is enjoying a much deserved break from grad school, so I am ready to join him …
Happy Monday! I haven’t spent as much time on twitter lately as usual, so I know I have missed out on some awesome tweets. But, I decided to go through my twitter likes and see what was worth sharing anyway. And, wow, you guys did not disappoint! Sorry to anyone whose awesomeness I missed during …
Full Disclosure: I started this post over a week ago with the hopes of posting it for LAST Monday’s Must Reads. When I didn’t finish it on Sunday or Monday, I started to think I would post it on Tuesday as a one-day-late version of Monday Must Reads. Now, here we are, an entire week …
It’s almost August. I report the 10th for New Hire Orientation. Where has this summer gone?!? To help get myself in back-to-school mode, I decided it was time to put together a new volume of Monday Must Reads. This blog series is an attempt to highlight the awesomeness of other math teachers around the world. …
I can’t believe that it is already July! Summer is going to be over before we know it. It’s been over a month since the last volume of Monday Must Reads, so I decided it was time to put together Volume 45. I hope you enjoy this peek into what I found interesting on twitter …
It’s Monday yet again! That means it’s time to round-up as much of the awesomeness of twitter as possible. I hope you enjoy this peek at what I found inspiring this week. As more and more schools finish for the summer, these posts will likely become more and more infrequent until school starts back up …
It’s Monday. It’s the first full week of summer vacation. And given the fact that I know what classes I will be teaching next year (Algebra 2, Pre-AP Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus/Trig), I am in a full-on search for ideas for next year! I’ve previously taught both Algebra 2 and Trig, so I’m mainly on …
I can’t believe that the last Monday of the school year is finally here. We have semester tests today and tomorrow followed by a professional day on Wednesday. Then, the 2017-2018 school year is officially OVER! This means I can finally start thinking about ideas for the classes I’ll be teaching next year: Algebra 2 …
Happy Monday! It’s once again time to create a round-up of the most awesome tweets from the past week. These are my must-reads. I hope you find some inspiring ideas. Visual Number Puzzle Check out this awesome visual-based problem for elementary from Berkeley Everett. Parabolas Scavenger Hunt Mr. Hogg has created an awesome scavenger hunt …
Happy Monday! It would be a happier Monday if I hadn’t managed to come down with my third cold of the school year, but I am excited about the fact that after today there are only two Mondays left in the school year! As I do almost every Monday, here is a collection of my …
Happy Monday! The school year is winding down (at least at my school), and I am definitely excited about the upcoming summer. One of my favorite things to do during the summer is dream about what my classroom will be like the next year. It is my hope that you will find an idea to …
Some weeks, I can’t wait to compile my Monday Must Reads post. Other times, like today, I realize that Monday is getting close to being over and I haven’t even started sorting through my favorite tweets of the week. My school has four weeks and one day left of the semester, and I have to …
Even though the Oklahoma Teacher Walk-out remains unresolved, my district is back in school this week. To help inspire me to plan engaging lessons for my students, I’m once again compiling a list of the awesomeness I’ve seen on twitter over the past week. I refer to these as my “Monday Must Reads.” I hope …
Happy Monday! It’s time once again to round up all the awesomeness I’ve seen on twitter over the past week. Thanks for joining me for this newest volume of “Must Reads.” Introducing Angles with Painter’s Tape Janel Wetzel shares a peek into her prep for the upcoming week. I love the painter’s tape on the …
Well, Spring Break has come and gone. Instead of spending my days hiking in the mountains and dipping my feet into a rather freezing lake, it’s time to embrace factoring polynomials. To help get back in the teaching mindset, I’m once again compiling some of the awesomeness I’ve seen recently on twitter and in my …
Happy Monday! Today is the first of two days where we have to stay after school three hours for parent teacher conferences. Given that I’m still dealing with the craziness that Daylight Saving Time has done on my body, it’s been a LONG day. In three hours, I’ve only talked to four parents, so it …
Happy Monday! I had a fun weekend if you consider reorganizing your entire kitchen to be fun. It’s certainly an adventure cooking anything now since I have to remember where I put everything! I’m looking forward to this new week of adventures in the classroom. To help inspire me, I set down each weekend and …
Happy Monday! After only having school three days last week thanks to President’s Day and an Ice Day, it’s going to be tough going for an entire week! Hopefully this volume of Monday Must Reads will provide you with some inspiration to get through this week of school! Solving Equations Task Mr. Knowles shares an …
Happy Monday! It’s President’s Day here in the US which means a day off at my school. And, let me say that this day off is much needed. We haven’t had a single snow day this year, and I’ve really missed having a few unexpected breaks during the school year. This was originally supposed to …
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. My weekend wasn’t super exciting, but I was able to knock quite a few things off my to-do list. I submitted a proposal for the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics Summer Conference. I haven’t presented at a conference in several years, so I’m excited about …
Happy Monday! It’s time again for a new volume of Monday Must Reads. I’m extra thankful for having a relaxing weekend with no workshop presentations to give! Speaking of workshop presentations, I need to start trying to turn my presentation into a series of blog posts. Here are the “must-read” ideas I ran across this …
Happy Monday! Once again, I’m sharing some of the awesomeness I’ve ran across on twitter and in my RSS feed over the last few weeks. I’m declaring these “must reads.” Teaching Angles Julie Morgan is sharing more angle-awesomeness over at her blog, Fraction Fanatic, this week. Stoichiometry Puzzle Amy Roediger shares an awesome stoichiometry puzzle …
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I had the awesome opportunity to give a 2.5 hour workshop on interactive notebooks on Saturday. It went super-well, and I look forward to sharing lots of files and information about what we covered in the workshop after I give the workshop one more time …
Happy Monday! It’s a three-day weekend here, so I’m especially enjoying this Monday that feels more like a Sunday. Today, I have knocked out our grocery shopping (a much-hated chore) and stopped by a few thrift stores where I picked up some new books. I had lunch with my parents and sister, and now I’m …