My first year teaching Algebra 1? Honestly, it was a blur of graded quizzes, color-coded chaos, and more copies of the same worksheet than I care to admit. I tried so hard to be the “perfect” teacher. But looking back, I realize I made a lot of avoidable mistakes. If you’re about to start your … Continue reading 5 Mistakes I Made My First Year Teaching Algebra 1 (And What I Do Now)
Hey there, my teacher friends! 🌟 Let’s chat about something that’s going to make your life a whole lot easier and your classroom more awesome: digital self-checking activities. Trust me, once you start using these, you'll wonder how you ever survived without them. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let me tell … Continue reading 5 Reasons To Use Digital Self-Checking Activities
"When are we ever going to use this? I hate worksheets! Why can't we do something fun?" Are these things you hear in your classroom regularly? Here's a few fun way to incorporate student choice in your classroom, WITHOUT making more work for yourself! 1. Choice in Practice Having different assignment formats of the same … Continue reading Student Choice in the Secondary Classroom
(Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through these links) 1. Flair pens I LOVE flair pens, they're my favorite for writing under the document camera and they come in so many different colors so I can do each step … Continue reading My Four Favorite Writing Utensils for Teaching
(Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through these links) 1. Flair pens I LOVE flair pens, they're my favorite for writing under the document camera and they come in so many different colors so I can do each step … Continue reading 10 Things I Can’t Live Without in My Classroom
(that aren't a traditional test) This week I decided to be the “fun” teacher and give a project for a summative grade instead of a test. I teach a class that doesn’t have a state test at the end of the year and is a bridge course between Geometry and Algebra 2 to help strengthen … Continue reading Four Ways For Students to Show What They Know
Well here goes nothing... As this school year wraps up, I have decided that to better prepare myself for next year and all future years, I will chronicle everything (or as many things as I can!) that I decide to do and how it works. That way, when this time next year rolls around and … Continue reading And so it begins…
Fun With Algebra 