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I have retired after 40 years of teaching math at two schools in New Orleans. I am now tutoring students in grades 4 - 10 and am working on mild-moderate, 6th - 12th, certification.
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Preview of Laws of Exponents handout with practice problems, quizzes, tests, and keys

Laws of Exponents handout with practice problems, quizzes, tests, and keys

Laws of Exponents Unit Resources contains· Student handout (6 pages) covering multiplication and division of powers, raising powers to a power, zero and negative exponents, and standard order with multiple operations. Many practice problems included. Written in Word so teachers may modify documents.· Simplifying assumes use of positive exponents for all answers, leaving coefficients in ratio form · Quiz in alternate forms for positive exponents · Second quiz covering positive, negative, and ze
Preview of Quadratic Functions and Graphs

Quadratic Functions and Graphs

This forty page Word document contains multipage reviews on factoring, simplifying radical expressions, graphing quadratic functions, solving quadratic equations, and simplifying complex numbers. It also has single page handouts covering single objectives related to quadratic functions and equations. Examples are: solving quadratic equations by 1). factoring 2). taking square roots 3). completing the square, and 4). applying the quadratic formula. The pages can be modified by the user. The dif
Preview of Factoring Polynomials

Factoring Polynomials

This unit contains a PowerPoint with practice problems and answer keys. The content defines all vocabulary related to factoring and polynomials and presents the following techniques: Factoring quadratic trinomials with a leading coefficient of 1 and those > 1 •Recognizing and factoring out common factors. •Factoring polynomials with four terms. •Recognizing and applying perfect square patterns in factoring. •Factoring higher degree polynomials. Determining which poly
Preview of Factoring Polynomials Student Packet

Factoring Polynomials Student Packet

This 24-page student packet contains vocabulary, warm-ups, explicit instruction, guided practice and longer independent practices. The explanations, warm-ups, examples, and guided practice problems are the same ones presented on the PowerPoint "Factoring Polynomials" by the same author. The keys to the practice problems, however, are presented only on the PowerPoint. This handout is written in Word so that it can be modified. The factoring techniques presented begin with Algebra 1 type quadratic
Preview of Powerpoint Flashcards Reviewing Laws of Exponents

Powerpoint Flashcards Reviewing Laws of Exponents

Laws of Exponents Unit Resources contains· Powerpoint slides covering multiplication and division of powers, raising powers to a power, zero and negative exponents, and standard order with multiple operations. · Simplifying assumes use of positive exponents for all answers, leaving coefficients in ratio form Even numbered slides contain short problem setsOdd numbered slides present answers for previous slide· All exponents are integers; this unit does not cover rational exponents. · Written by
Preview of Laws of Exponents Powerpoint

Laws of Exponents Powerpoint

This 30 slide Powerpoint presentation contains instruction, examples, and practice problems with answer keys on the next slide. The slides are grouped: exponents with numerical bases, laws of exponents with products and quotients, power rules for products, and quotients, zero and negative exponents. Each of the four sections contains example problems as well as practice problems.
Preview of Laws of Exponents: explanations, examples, and practice

Laws of Exponents: explanations, examples, and practice

This is a six-page handout written in Microsoft Word. It can be used as a notes handout of the laws of positive, zero, and negative examples. The material is presented in three sections: 1). products and quotients of powers; 2). powers of products and quotients and; 3). zero and negative exponents. Zero and negative exponents are introduced using a base-ten numeration chart. The handout would be useful in a classroom lesson, as independent practice, or in remediation settings.
Preview of Laws of Exponents Unit

Laws of Exponents Unit

This Powerpoint presents the laws of applying positive, negative, and zero exponents to numbers and expressions. It is part of a bundle that includes, handouts, quizzes, tests, review materials, and answer keys.
Preview of Computation Skills Practice for Middle School Students #1

Computation Skills Practice for Middle School Students #1

This four-page packet reviews addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
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Experience

I have retired after 40 years of teaching math at two schools in New Orleans. I am now tutoring students in grades 4 - 10 and am working on mild-moderate, 6th - 12th, certification.

Teaching style

Help students recognize and apply patterns.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Speaker at NCTM, article in an NCTM publication, and two outstanding teach awards at the school from which I just retired

My own education history

BA in history (1968) at Occidental College; MA in Biological Sciences (1973) at Northwestern University; (non-degree) math and science certification at secondary level University of New Orleans in 1986; and MAST in Mathematics (1994) Loyola University.

Additional biographical information

Owner of EuclidKids, LLC, maker of two spatial reasoning puzzles for 4 - 6 year olds.