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It is fascinating how using Angry Birds as an intr...

2025-07-29T13:55:49.534-04:00

It is fascinating how using Angry Birds as an introduction to quadratic functions could make learning more engaging.

Thank you for sharing this post. I really needed i...

2019-11-28T13:25:00.626-05:00

Thank you for sharing this post. I really needed it on my tutorial center because most of my students are struggling with this concept.

Thank you very much for sharing your journey. I wi...

2018-09-02T17:49:48.436-04:00

Thank you very much for sharing your journey. I will be spiraling grade 9.academic course for the first time and am very grateful for your experience. Curious - have or would you do it again this way? Would love to ask you more questions. How did your students do overall, exam, EQAO and do you know how they are doing in subsequent math courses this year.

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2018-01-27T06:49:09.763-05:00

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Thanks for taking the time to read and comment Mel...

2017-10-27T21:45:21.996-04:00

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment Melanie. I really like the idea of having students asses the exemplars. If I know my students, they'll likely be really hard on someone else's work...which might mean they'll think a little more about what they submit. Thanks for the great idea. I'll give it a try soon.

You asked about success criteria and how to make i...

2017-10-26T08:31:27.455-04:00

You asked about success criteria and how to make it more useful. My guess after reading the assignment and the criteria is that students have never done a report in math before and don't know what the finished product should look like. If it were me, I might try using a similar but slightly different problem and some exemplars (a mix of different levels) and have students assess them based on your criteria. It will give them some ideas of where/how to start and help them to see more clearly what makes a good report.

Those are some great discusison topics. I love hav...

2017-09-11T09:25:16.124-04:00

Those are some great discusison topics. I love having those conversations.

Thanks for the comment.

I am doing review of skills. Division by zero cam...

2017-09-10T07:27:45.066-04:00

I am doing review of skills. Division by zero came up. Also looked at the question "What's the last digit of 7^43?" Lots of great discussion. First test is no calculator.
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Thanks for commenting. It's possible that I ru...

2016-10-24T20:14:27.101-04:00

Thanks for commenting. It's possible that I rushed them but I didn't think the test was too hard since it was inline with what I've asked in the past.

Great idea about rewriting the parts of the test that a student feels they need to rewrite.

I met with most of the students individually. I think some got more out of it than others. Some came back for more afterwards, which is great. I think others were just jumping through the hoop. They rewrite this week. I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

I did assess more than one overall expectation. I ...

2016-10-24T20:08:41.651-04:00

I did assess more than one overall expectation. I haven't gotten around to spiralling this course yet. Students in this course really like doing things traditionally. It's a tough habit to break. I really like the idea of a test being summative for some and formative for others. I may have to rethink for the future.

When this happens I usually figure I rushed them, ...

2016-10-19T13:54:29.932-04:00

When this happens I usually figure I rushed them, or made the test too hard. If I feel that is true, then i will sometimes redo just a section of the test and word it more clearly, or make it more reasonable to expect. Sometimes I think I make my senior social sciences tests more at a college level than a high school level. I am not a math teacher so I think my tests are more subjestive as is the marking sadly. But, when the whole clas bombs I do a similar thing. We take up the test together in groups, or as a whole class. Sometimes I let them look at test in class, decide which questions they feel they could benefit form re-writing and have them each individually rewrite their chosen sections. That works well as usually each kid has some understanding of some part but not all. I think that taking the time to work one on one is amazing, however I rarely do it, and students NEVER come to see me for help outside class time. Anyway - love reading your posts....always make me think

Always a good read Dave but tough question this ti...

2016-10-17T20:18:34.123-04:00

Always a good read Dave but tough question this time. Are you assessing more than one overall expectation per summative? That's where Al O's idea works well. Expectations are reassessed more than once. I'm attempting this with my class this year but my class is annual. Seems easier. My first test had 3 o. expectations. Some bombs others did well. So it's like a summative for some Ss and formative for others.

Thanks for the comment Amy. Good point about this...

2016-09-17T15:10:13.157-04:00

Thanks for the comment Amy.

Good point about this generation of students.

I like the idea of the You, We, Me model. I guess I've done some of that but haven't really thought about it explicitly. Thanks.

I'll try to blog about some of the activities.

Thank you for sharing this post. It is very poigna...

2016-09-11T14:54:15.771-04:00

Thank you for sharing this post. It is very poignant.

The good news is that as the this generation of CCSS students move up to the high school level, they will know nothing except dynamic group convos, be self-reliant mathematicians and expect an engaging experience!

I go for the You, We, Me model. You explore it. We talk about it, I summarize it in the general problem solving sense.

PS Tell us more about your first week activities!!

Hi Helene. I can see how deciding when to give th...

2016-09-11T13:28:23.408-04:00

Hi Helene.

I can see how deciding when to give the notes might be challenging. It's tough finding just the right balance. I like the idea of having students identify efficient methods and looking back can be so useful.

Thanks for the comment.

You're right Doug. Taking notes is much easier...

2016-09-11T13:20:22.426-04:00

You're right Doug. Taking notes is much easier and less stressful.

We'll get there.

You're so right. They will adapt.

2016-09-11T13:19:24.780-04:00

You're so right. They will adapt.

Interesting read Dave after my second week in clas...

2016-09-10T09:55:02.485-04:00

Interesting read Dave after my second week in class. I'm struggling in a different way I think. When to give those notes? I too, am wanting to highlight the processes. I want my Ss to be able to identify them. After a few problems, I attempted to have Ss identify what was efficient or not in representing a visual pattern with a table of values or where the reasoning was in Andrew Stadels file cabinet problem. Ss are also well trained at having as a goal getting an answer and not looking back at what help us get to the answer. Good luck with week 2.

Taking notes is a lot easier. Just sit back, relax...

2016-09-09T09:49:12.929-04:00

Taking notes is a lot easier. Just sit back, relax, daydream. I get while a grade 12 student would find that appealing at times: stress, anxiety, tired, etc.

And as already said, they're good at the game of studenting.

The people who are good at a game seldom want to c...

2016-09-09T07:29:27.738-04:00

The people who are good at a game seldom want to change the rules, but they will adapt. Looking forward to hearing more about the journey.

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