How big is 1 trillion? How many millions are in a trillion? This was our class opening discussion. Only about 1 in 5 adults can answer this correctly. How did your parent's answer it?
My classes got their textbooks today! I could tell they were totally thrilled. I even gave my Algebra 2 classes some homework to do. To top that I made my Enriched Geometry students take notes.
OK, so here is what we talked about. In EG we looked at the essentials of Geometry which include trhee undefined terms, POINT, LINE, and PLANE. We had very good class discussions and many students offered their inputs and ideas...GREAT WORK!
Algebra 2 students did a quick review discussion on number sense including the system of real numbers.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Day 1 is done...it's GREAT to be BACK!
It was great seeing everyone today. We got through some of the general first day stuff and even got our brains back in to gear.
Remember...Be on Time, Be Prepared, Be Respectful...Be Responsible for your own learning!
Tomorrow we will look a little closer at our expectations for this year and probably even had out textbooks.
Here is a recap of some of the things we looked at today:
We looked at a few pictures and discussed what we saw...one was an optical illusion and the other was a diagram with some numbers(shown below).
Can you find at least three methods for solving this?
The class discussions were awesome for the first day of school. I can't wait to really see what my students can do with math.
Until tomorrow,
Mr C
Remember...Be on Time, Be Prepared, Be Respectful...Be Responsible for your own learning!
Tomorrow we will look a little closer at our expectations for this year and probably even had out textbooks.
Here is a recap of some of the things we looked at today:
We looked at a few pictures and discussed what we saw...one was an optical illusion and the other was a diagram with some numbers(shown below).
What Can You Do With This
My Algebra 2 classes were presented with this problem that I found on MathNotations
After 4 tests, Barry's average score was 5 points higher than Michelle's. After the 5th test, Michelle's overall average was 5 points higher than Barry's. Michelle's score on the 5th test was how many points higher than Barry's?
Can you find at least three methods for solving this?
The class discussions were awesome for the first day of school. I can't wait to really see what my students can do with math.
Until tomorrow,
Mr C
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The excitement and anticipation is getting to me...
Tuesday will be here soon and I can't wait to get a good start on the new school year. This year we will operate under a simple but powerful slogan..."LEARN". We will spend a lot of time in discussions about what it means to learn math and how do we really know when we have achieved true learning.
Get ready...make sure you are set to go...we will be starting on Tuesday with our journey of learning math. It will be a challenge that I encourage each and everyone of you to take. There is a lot at stake for you as students. I hope all of you have some pretty high expectations and bring with you some lofty goals for both your education and your personal life. Get ready and excited for the 2009-2010 school year.
See You on Tuesday!
Mr C
Get ready...make sure you are set to go...we will be starting on Tuesday with our journey of learning math. It will be a challenge that I encourage each and everyone of you to take. There is a lot at stake for you as students. I hope all of you have some pretty high expectations and bring with you some lofty goals for both your education and your personal life. Get ready and excited for the 2009-2010 school year.
See You on Tuesday!
Mr C
Monday, August 24, 2009
Get ready for the start of a great school year!
September 8th is just around the corner so get ready for an exciting year in MATH!
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