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A former student met me in the hallway today. She heard we had just learned the quadratic formula in algebra 2, and she took it upon herself...

I have been struggling a bit this year with getting a student or two to show steps/process/work/setups (or whatever you call it when you say...

I am testing out a new bell work procedure this year, like so: 1.  Student picks up the bell work when she walks in the room. It's rig...

I've tried a variety of responses to students who show up to class pencil-less: 1.  Refusing to give them a pencil, so they can learn ...

I am a fan of anything cooperative, as long as it is structured in such a way that everyone participates. I spent a lot of time last year se...

Yesterday I tried another goodie from f(t) . . . Solve, Crumple, Toss . Just in case you've never read that post, make sure you read the...

Not really . . . but I did stop using 10-15 minutes at the beginning of class to discuss and answer questions on the previous day's assi...