The bad news is that I haven't been able to post since August...the good news is that I didn't let the whole trimester escape!
My head is constantly swirling as I adjust to Middle School Math but in a great way. Some things I have done and LOVED (thanks to awesome blogs I stalk/follow) and things that I have NOT loved like when I let myself down by taking the easy way out (worksheet, lecture format, etc.). Somewhere in between is a good starting place though, and I am feeling more and more like myself these days.
I work with some incredible, veteran, math teachers who have been quite successful with our boys. I hope to be like a sponge and soak up as much as I can and continually learn from them. I also hope that I don't forget who I am and what I bring to the table. I like fun, and I need to remember to be true to me so that the boys can sense that. With that said, we created equation monsters (thanks to IspeakMath), played mathball and math poker, had a math project where the boys first said "Wait- we have a project in math?" They used screenr, photobooth and google presentations to create a database of help topics in math (decimals, integers, PEMDAS). As a result, I feel more energized, and so are they!
This year my goal is to be me. Nothing > and nothing <.
