Jay Waggoner
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Lima, Ohio, United States
About the store
Jay Waggoner, a native of Fremont, Ohio, received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Math Education from Bowling Green State University. Jay spent his entire 39 year career teaching for Shawnee Local Schools, near Lima, Ohio. Though he started at the junior high level, he soon moved to the high school level where, at one time or another, he taught every math course ever offered at Shawnee, including AP Calculus, which he taught for the last thirty years of his career. Now retired from teaching, he picks up spending money for vacations by selling used books on eBay and abebooks . . . and writing puzzle books. With the used books, he hopes to sell them for more than he paid for them. With the puzzle books, he hopes to either help many learn or relearn math, and eventually wishes to make math a mainstream recreational activity. That goal will have been attained when John (or Joan) Q. Public sees the license plate - MW1331, and thinks: "My Word, eleven cubed."
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15 Mark Twain puzzles,Tom Sawyer,Huckleberry Finn,Jumping Frog,Hadleyburg
This offering is a 15 puzzle set of puzzles on Mark Twain, two of his more popular books - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; two of his short stories The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; and one of his essays - Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences. Included is a math essay puzzle giving critical dates and numbers about Clemens/Twain. The math is NOT hard. I'd like for it to be done mentally . . . and seventh grad
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature, Vocabulary
25 Puzzle Edgar Allan Poe Package,English Curriculum Director's Dream
This offering is a 25 puzzle set of puzzles on Edgar Allan Poe and eight of his more popular works: The Cask of Amontillado, The Purloined Letter, The Raven, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Included is a math essay puzzle giving critical dates and numbers about Edgar Allan Poe. The math is NOT hard. I'd like for it to be done mentally . . . and seventh graders should be able to handle it easily, the 12
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature, Vocabulary
3 Puzzle Merchant of Venice,Word Search Crossword,Vocabulary,Characters
This offering is a three puzzle package of puzzles involving Shakespeare and one of his plays, The Merchant of Venice. Included are a "math essay" on general knowledge about Shakespeare in which addition is used to come up with the appropriate dates and numbers. (The addition is NOT hard, just good to learn/know.) There is a word search on finding the 18 major characters in The Merchant of Venice that will make a nice introduction to reading the play. And there's a crossword puzzle that would pr
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature, Vocabulary
7 Mark Twain puzzles,Tom Sawyer,Huckleberry Finn,Bio Essay,W.S.,X-Word,Vocab
This offering is a seven puzzle set of puzzles on Mark Twain and two of his more popular books - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Included is a math essay puzzle giving critical dates and numbers about Clemens/Twain. The math is NOT hard. I'd like for it to be done mentally . . . and seventh graders should be able to handle it easily, the 12th graders should get some mental practice/review. There are two word searches (one for each novel), two vocabulary p
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature, Vocabulary
6 puzzle package,Charles Dickens,A Christmas Carol,2 x-words,2 matching,"bio"
This package consists of all six of the puzzles I've written that involve Charles Dickens. Four of the puzzles are centered about his A Christmas Carol, another is a brief "arithmetical biography", and the other a blended math/literature puzzle that introduces the "doer" to 14 of Dickens' aptly named characters. A Christmas Carol is a foundation for four of the puzzles. Three of the puzzles might work nicely before reading the book - a "math essay" wherein the doer calculates some middle schoo
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature
3 Puzzle Othello,Word Search Crossword,Vocabulary,Characters,Shakespeare
This offering is a three puzzle package of puzzles involving Shakespeare and one of his plays, Othello. Included are a "math essay" on general knowledge about Shakespeare in which addition is used to come up with the appropriate dates and numbers. (The addition is NOT hard, just good to learn/know.) There is a word search on finding the 15 characters in Othello that will make a nice introduction to reading the play. And there's a crossword puzzle that would provide a nice look back at Othello. N
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Literature, Vocabulary
Adding Up Some Shakespeare Facts, General William Shakespeare Facts by Addition
This puzzle will acquaint the student/puzzle-doer with some basic facts about William Shakespeare. Upon completion of the puzzle the doer will also be rewarded with a bit of wisdom from the bard from one of his plays. I HAVE blended in some elementary math/arithmetic. English teachers HAVE NO FEAR, the math is addition that a sixth grader can do. I have even given instructions as to how the math can be done mentally in a prelude to the puzzle. Again, please do NOT be fearful of this puzzle
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, British History, Informational Text
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About the store
Experience
Jay Waggoner, a native of Fremont, Ohio, received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Math Education from Bowling Green State University. Jay spent his entire 39 year career teaching for Shawnee Local Schools, near Lima, Ohio. Though he started at the junior high level, he soon moved to the high school level where, at one time or another, he taught every math course ever offered at Shawnee, including AP Calculus, which he taught for the last thirty years of his career. Now retired from teaching, he picks up spending money for vacations by selling used books on eBay and abebooks . . . and writing puzzle books. With the used books, he hopes to sell them for more than he paid for them. With the puzzle books, he hopes to either help many learn or relearn math, and eventually wishes to make math a mainstream recreational activity. That goal will have been attained when John (or Joan) Q. Public sees the license plate - MW1331, and thinks: "My Word, eleven cubed."
Teaching style
It varies with the class and the chemistry of the class BUT as I progressed in my career two things became increasingly important and evident: First, students (REGARDLESS of their age/class) need to get out of their seats with some degree of frequency and up to the black/white boards to do problems. Only by doing can one learn. Students love it. Second, ALL students need constant review. I try to make reviewing fun with puzzles.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Making Shawnee the Best It Can Be
Presenter at several Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics meetings.
Speaker and presenter at many meetings and sessions.
My own education history
Graduated from Fremont Ross High School.
Bachelor of Arts with a Math Major from Ohio Northern University.
Master of Arts with a Cognate in Mathematics from Bowling Green State University.
Additional biographical information
I see.
I read.
I think.
I do.
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