I got a little fanatic with my excitement for EdCamp Waller today. So I painted my face with the logo – and used a green bow for the leaf! Continue Reading →
EdCamp Fun
Why Requiring Evaluations is Unethical
Requiring evaluations and offering extra credit for them will ensure the evaluations get done, right? But it’s unethical and skews the results! Continue Reading →
Getting Math on Shark Tank
That’s Math! online parent involvement activities need capital from the sharks on Shark Tank to build the teacher back end. Will you help? Continue Reading →
Reference Angles in Radians
Can your students remember standard reference angles in radians? Use regular counting and this animated graphic to help them! Continue Reading →
Teaching Square Roots with a Non-PC Analogy
What do you think about this analogy I use when teaching square roots and other manipulations of radicals? It’s pretty non-PC, but it seems to work. Continue Reading →
When’s Your Next Palindrome Birthday?
A palindrome birthday is an age that reads the same forward as backwards. But you can also celebrate pseudo-palindromes too – like 35.3 and 54.5. Continue Reading →
Why We Use Numbers as Labels
Have you ever wondered why ordinal numbers are used for labeling things – like house numbers and boat numbers? Continue Reading →
How to Make a Paper Box – Free Download!
Have you ever tried to make a paper box? It’s a challenge to design, but fun to make with this easy template. And if you teach math, you can use the discussion questions in your lesson! Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Leonhard Euler – from the Houston Eulers Cookoff Team!
How are you celebrating Leonard Euler’s 306th birthday? Google is using a doodle, and I’m using the Houston Oilers fight song! Continue Reading →
How to Introduce Function Transformations
Do you teach transformations? Are they tough to introduce? Try this activity! Continue Reading →