Track(ing) the tips
For the past two summers, I’ve worked at the oldest horsetrack in the country, Saratoga Racetrack. I work as a mutuel teller and my job has me selling and cashing bets. It’s an okay job, the pay is not high, … Continue reading
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My New Classroom
So I’ve talked about it before, but I was selected to be a guinea pig for a new 21st century classroom. I’ll be teaching two classes in this classroom: Geometry Regents, and Applied Math (second half of year is called Consumer Math). … Continue reading
SBG – Question #1
In mentally preparing for this upcoming year, my brain (clearly a separate entity from myself, ala pilkington) keeps returning to a couple of sticking points regarding a transition to Standards Based Grading. Grades Go Down? Two issues: should they be … Continue reading
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Kodu
Something cool out of microsoft? Very neat simple “programming game”. Like Scratch, but 3d and pretty. Its now available for PC (originally only xbox). Preview from slate Microsoft’s Kodu page
Devil’s Tuning Fork
Don’t know if you’ve seen this, but its a very cool student-made computer game whose premise is awesomely original. Devil’s Tuning Fork is a first-person game where you have no “vision”. The only way you can see is if you … Continue reading
Bricks (WCYDWT)
How many pallets of brick,do you need to make these, or this? I’ll try this problem out for the first day of class in Applied Math. What extra information do they need?
Dynamic Geometry
Dynamic Geometry Software I have access to Geometer’s Sketchpad at school; its installed on a bunch of laptops and in a couple of computer labs. Geogebra is a similar program but I do not have much experience with it. For … Continue reading
First 21st Century Project
So this year I’ve been given the privilege of trying out my teaching skillz in a new 21st century classroom in our building. I’m still unsure about how deep of “trouble” I am with this classroom. The classroom is being upgraded with … Continue reading
Pumpkin – WCYDWT
This is a What Can You Do With This from around Halloween. The new at blogging thing has afforded me a chance to put some old material up. I live in a half fancy – half normal city, Saratoga Springs … Continue reading
Course Evaluation
So this summer I have some curriculum days to spend at school, and as a break from creating a “21st century” project for Applied Math, I’m going through the course evaluation that my Geometry kids took on the last day … Continue reading