Category Archives: Teaching

Tostitos fiesta bowl – some of the best highlights of all time

Posted on July 12, 2020 by drjimo

https://twitter.com/drolsen314/status/1282391894664851456?s=21

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Wow, Annie Forest’s VLOG Made Me Flashback

Posted on February 12, 2018 by drjimo

While listening to Annie Forest’s vlog at http://showyourthinkingmath.blogspot.com/2017/04/small-changes-that-make-big-impact.html  my life kinda flashed before my eyes! As further background, Mrs. Forest is highlighting an excellent article, titled, “Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say!”  Author: Reinhart, Steven C.;  Source: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle … Continue reading →

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Using Rich Problems for Differentiated Instruction

Posted on June 27, 2017 by drjimo

This is a good paper describing the use and characteristics of rich problems. http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/papers/HsuKyshResek-RichProblems.pdf (The teaching method here is Teaching With Tasks.) Has 3 examples of rich problems First is rich and fairly basic and doable. Second is excellent. #differenceofsquares … Continue reading →

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Hidden Figures Curriculum for Schools

Posted on April 17, 2017 by drjimo

Check out http://mentalfloss.com/article/94297/hidden-figures-coming-classrooms Free download of a curriculum based on the movie Hidden Figures.

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Free Worksheets site – Kuta

Posted on April 26, 2016 by drjimo

https://www.kutasoftware.com/freeipa.html

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Evidence Based Teaching Strategies

Posted on March 18, 2016 by drjimo

Top 10 Evidence Based Teaching Strategies http://www.evidencebasedteaching.org.au/evidence-based-teaching-strategies/

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Quadrant D Learning

Posted on February 4, 2016 by drjimo

The Rigor/Relevance Framework. See the SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/NancyW1354/bump-it-up-to-quadrant-d-social-studies See also https://appyadventuresandteaching.wordpress.com/category/bill-daggett/ (Click graphic)

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3 Things Students Want to Hear

Posted on January 9, 2016 by drjimo

   http://www.edutopia.org/blog/students-desire-to-hear-from-teachers-lori-desautels?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

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I want math to be realistic and meaningful

Posted on September 19, 2015 by drjimo

realistic: I take this from Flickr from CU-Boulder and Freudenthal Institute US hosted the Fifth Realistic Mathematics Education conference, or RME5, in September of 2015.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/downclimb/sets/72157656469778994/  Realistic: imaginable, realizable, not just “real-world” Meaningful: significant, relevant, important, consequential, telling, material, valid, … Continue reading →

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Improving Our Schools From the Inside Out

Posted on June 30, 2015 by drjimo

@DrOlsen314: Improving Our Schools From the Inside Out #Teachers make the difference http://t.co/f52AQZx4lM #DoSomething #edchat #TouchLives Things are tough in the schools. Teachers, through their will, strengths, creativity, and heart, can, and do, make a difference for students. https://twitter.com/drolsen314/status/615871362805182464 

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