“So how many of you had a teacher who used Desmos with you last year? Wait. Actually, after I looked at the dashboard, I know they didn’t know how to graph a function in Desmos. Problem is, I’m not sure in retrospect they know how to graph a function in Desmos. I had embedded a quickie Desmos activity into their practice set Friday. Which is how I came to be teaching them Desmos on a Tuesday morning. Digital Natives or no, they need someone to teach ’em what they don’t know how. We ended up going back over everything on Tuesday. What I ended up with was Substitution Mass Confusion ( clouds inside your head). The worked out examples we do in class are embedded right inside the slides: All they had to do was sit back, absorb some instructions and/or notes, and commence to churning out pure awesomeness. I had to take a sub day on short notice on Friday, but I had fortunately planned far enough ahead that my materials were already set up in Canvas for all my PLTW classes and my Algebra II students. In reality, well, it takes students a minute to get on board with something new. So I lined up a parade of varied review styles and methods for them this week: (Which, BTW, aren’t always as evil as they are made out to be. But my students in years past have also asked for a way to get more practice. I’m all-in for the gamified review favored by many members of my PLN. Like Gerry Faust recruiting future Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown out of Texas: The Golden Dream, by Gerry Faust and Steve LoveĪll the bases covered. That’s a bad way to fly when we’re trying to rebuild a foundation for the rest of Algebra II. It’s all warmed-over Algebra I from their freshman year, but that was two years ago and for a lot of them at the beginning of the year it’s about as clear as mud. We’ve got a quiz coming up on linear stuff. They need to be able to think their way through a problem.They need a chance to collaborate and help each other.What did you do with this information, Mr. So the question I have for myself is: You got the message. One of those things is: they are not shy about telling you they need help. I’ve learned a few things about high school kids the last 14 years.
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