This is part 2 of documenting my “AP Calculus Jeopardy Review”. If you didn’t catch part 1, check it out here: AP Jeopardy Review – Let’s #ePortfolio That: Using PearDeck, Wacom Tablets, and OneNote Part 1 focused on the inspiration and benefits. This part of the post will be dedicated to more of a technical … Continue reading
Jonah, one of my students, asked me yesterday: “why do you love twitter so much?” He’s taking journalism and asked for a quick interview. But of course, how could I express what I love so much about twitter without a quick demonstration? So I tweeted out the following: My student @JonahNielsen is writing an article re: … Continue reading
Have you ever been super excited about “gamifying” a review session (ie: Jeopardy review) only to realize that the competitive feel in the room becomes overwhelming? Each year, around this time, I play a game of AP Calculus Jeopardy with my class. We have just finished learning “new material” and are ready to hit review … Continue reading
I have the pleasure to be part of the advisory board of an amazing organization, the AnBryce Foundation, for the last couple years. Their mission speaks volumes: The AnBryce Foundation provides multiple settings for underserved youth that stimulate the curiosity for learning and the discovery of self in order to support and promote the growth … Continue reading
I never featured this blog post that I wrote up with my US History teacher for our school’s Technology Blog: US History teacher dilemma: In a thematic history class where you study American history by themes (politics, immigration, rebellion, warfare, welfare, discrimination) rather than chronologically, how can students keep track of the important events in … Continue reading
From Justin’s journey, #HonorGoodDeeds was born: https://t.co/ORT9Rug6sN @justinbachman3 #EmbraceYourDifferences — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) March 3, 2015 Day that changed @justinbachman3 = being disqual from cross-country meet b/c of Tourette’s. His teammates stood up to defend him #notalone — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) March 3, 2015 Tolerance fair in DC, 4/26/15: https://t.co/1fqJaN6KWP via @justinbachman3 #LiveLoud #CelebrateDifferences — … Continue reading
At Bullis, each year in the Upper School we have a special day called Beyond the Books. This day is a surprise announcement to students, carefully planned with inspirational speakers, activities, and discussion groups. In our pledge to teach the “whole child” and live our motto of “balance”, we devote a day each year to … Continue reading
Check out the blog post I just wrote up with my Health teacher for our school’s Technology Blog: When moving our courses to an online or blended environment, you may think that we would sacrifice the teacher voice and coaching, two critical components of face-to-face classroom teaching. Yet, the reality is that the increasing number of … Continue reading
If you haven’t seen the Math-o-grams made by Desmos, check them out now! I wanted to find a fun way to incorporate this into one of my classes. I also have been wanting to explore using Thinglink a bit more, so I decided to combine the two efforts in this activity. It’s rather simple, and more … Continue reading
If you’ve been following my tweets and blog posts this school year, you already know that I’m a fan of Socratic as a way for my students to be able to post their math solutions to a community looking for help. We have a done a variety of activities in AP Calculus AB, some highlighted: … Continue reading
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