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Author Archives: Cathy Yenca
Strategy Swap… Part Deux
My Algebra students recently experienced a “QR Code Cooperative Problem-Solving” experience, so I tried a similar task with my pre-algebra students today. Students “zapped” various QR codes posted around the classroom, then solved various problem sets using a template for … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged app, iPad, problem solving, QR code, Qrafter
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Strategy Swap
My pre-algebra students had an “Explain Everything” review before their last test, so I took what I learned from that experience and used “EE” with my Algebra students to help them prepare for their test tomorrow. I made some changes … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged app, Explain Everything, iPad, problem solving, review
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A Spontaneous Songify
While generalizing rules for multiplying rational numbers, a student had a memory of a little saying: “Multiplying Fractions, that’s no problem! Top times top and bottom times bottom!” While I am not the biggest fan of gimmick-y math phrases, I … Continue reading
Error Analysis and Role-Playing
Sometimes, it’s better to let the students do the teaching. That’s how I approached today’s lesson on adding and subtracting rational numbers. I know these lovely folks have added and subtracted a few fractions in their time, so I started … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged communication, error analysis, problem solving
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I Love When That Happens
I stumbled upon an app last evening that was right on time – the freebie entitled “Number Line” was just what I needed for today’s scheduled “no homework night”. I had a worksheet planned on “Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers” … Continue reading
Assessment FOR Learning
My Algebra students have been solving multi-step equations for a few days, and I knew it was time to assess. I designed some interactive paper “foldables” to organize student work for each problem type, as well as model my expectations … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged app, assessment, formative, iPad, Socrative, thatquiz.org
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Empowered
After using thatquiz.org yesterday to “pre-test” my students for an upcoming unit on rational numbers, I knew some basic number theory concepts were lacking. So today, I took my first venture with Socrative, a free app that simulates using “clickers” … Continue reading
A “Big” Thank You to “techchef4u” Lisa Johnson!
Wow, I am feeling a little like a celebrity today! 😉 The ever-so-tech-savy Tech Chef Lisa Johnson featured my latest iPad resource and Teachers Pay Teachers freebie on her jam-packed-with-good-tech-stuff blog TechChef4u! It has been a pleasure bantering with the Tech Chef … Continue reading
iPad and thatquiz and QR Codes, Oh My!
Formative assessment – what a wonderful idea, but one that is not always easy to implement. Well, today I feel like I had a formative breakthrough! When my students were done with a unit test today, I projected a QR … Continue reading
iPad Triumphs
This week, I have continued to try some new things with my 8th graders and their iPads. It is a-m-a-z-i-n-g what one can get accomplished in a short amount of time when students each have one of these wonder tablets! … Continue reading
