Category Archives: Teaching

WALDO – Workflowing the Amazing Lesson Design Outline

Posted on August 14, 2023 by drjimo

This Google doc is comprehensive teaching methods course and education research course rolled up into one document organized into clickable links. It is compiled by Miguel Guhlin. It include most all of the aspects of the teaching enterprise (including pre-assessment, … Continue reading →

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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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