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My math mission - Inspiring success for all students through deep-thinking, real-life, and applicable activities! Let's make math fun together!
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Distance Learning Real Life Area Project Based Learning Math
You are the boss of Ms. Terra Cotta Tile Company and your students are your designers. You assign each student one of 24 clients and your designers need to make draft designs, order samples from the warehouse, and create the final design and bid. This activity goes beyond figuring out area based on squares, to real life situations using a tile project. My students love this activity. 12/20: Now updated to include a distance learning version for PowerPoint or Google. The Preview Video shows ho
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Applied Math, Geometry, Math
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My math mission - Inspiring success for all students through deep-thinking, real-life, and applicable activities! Let's make math fun together!
Teaching style
I love to make math engaging through real life applications. Every math topic can usually be taught through projects and problem solving. My goal is for my students to be able to think, collaborate, and communicate. While I don't teach to the test, I cover the Common Core Standards, which I fully support.
Awards & shining teacher moments
School Teacher of the Year 2023
Elementary Economics Teacher of the Year 2014
District Curriculum Management Team Member 2012-2014
DistrictTeacher of the Year 2007
My own education history
Masters of Arts, Curriculum and Learning 2012
Bachelors of Arts, Communications 1989
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