In my five years of teaching, it has been very interesting to watch the constant change in educational technology. During my first two years of teaching, I had a projector and touch screen laptop on which I could write notes. The technology was completely teacher-centered, as I was the only one with a device. As… Read More The Early Stages of Technology in the Math Classroom
In the next couple of days I will be presenting about Interactive Notebooks at a conference within my district. One of the items that I will be showing will be a video that was created by myself and my math department. If you are looking towards starting Interactive Notebooks, this video gives you a great… Read More Interactive Notebook Set-Up
Hello! I created this “Math About Me” activity as a beginning of the school year and INB set up activity. In my classroom, I will print this front to back so that it is on one paper. I will have the students complete the questions on the first day of class. They will then use… Read More Math About Me – Beginning of the Year Activity
In the last post, you read about the many items that will go into my INB at the beginning of the school year. Now, I want to talk about actually setting it up. Gathering the materials is a lot of work but you want to make sure you have a clear plan when you try… Read More Starting the Year with Interactive Notebooks – How to Set it Up
Recently, I have had several fellow teachers ask me about my Interactive Notebooks. Last year was my first year of implementing INB into my classroom. In fact, I did not even start implementing them until Quarter 2. This year, I am ready! I have a plan! I am not sure if that plan is good,… Read More Starting the Year with Interactive Notebooks – The Things You Will Need
Last year, I began implementing assignment trackers into my classroom. The students had a “Score Tracker” in their interactive notebooks and would log their homework, quiz, test, and project grades. It worked really well but this year I have bigger and better plans! This year I am planning on implementing data binders. One part of… Read More Assignment Tracker
My students LOVE to play SCOOT. In SCOOT, each student has a task card in front of them face down. When I say “Go”, the students can flip over the task cards and have 30 seconds to answer the question. Once they finish, they flip over the card and wait until the time has ended.… Read More SCOOT Task Cards – Freebie!
Geometry has SO many terms. Initially, I was feeling a little overwhelmed with having my students write down all of these terms. I knew they would burn out and I would burn out. In addition, my 7th grade classes were already very familiar with these terms. Which is why I created this insert! The insert… Read More Geometry Vocabulary for Interactive Notebook
I am REALLY excited about this reference sheet. I can’t even begin to express how excited I am of what I have been able to create for my students! Interactive Notebooks have become a HUGE part of my teaching style. I really wanted a reference sheet for the students to place in the back of their… Read More Math Reference Sheet
During this unit, I have been trying to implement projects to create a curriculum that is rigorous and relevant to my students. Our first project during 7.RP was on “Ratios, Proportions, & Scale” and our second project is on “Percents” with a focus on converting fractions, decimals, and percents. In this project, the students will… Read More Percent Project