It’s crunch time in AP Calculus! To kickstart our review of tips and tricks going into the AP Exam, I have my students watch a very long “movie” of pointers. These are geared towards the free response section and include me solving a variety of past FRQs. I throw in many calculator tips along the … Continue reading
We are formally in crunch mode as we prepare for the AP Calculus AB exam. So again, we turned to Socratic to post well constructed solutions to 2013 AP Calculus Free Response questions. This time around, we were able to achieve my final goal – students revised their classmates posts – and then did a final reflection. The … Continue reading
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
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