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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A Romeo and Juliet Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer ri
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
A Hamlet Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's Hamlet as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer right away upon glanci
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
3 BIG EAST Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports
This offering is the complete set of three puzzles on the BIG EAST Conference. Included is the word search (nice for younger students), the Math Essay (nice for students in middle school and high school), and the crossword (nice for high school or middle school "teams.") The intent is ALWAYS to have some fun while learning. The price is a bit of a reduction from buying each of the three separately.
3 BUG EAST Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports by Value Added Publish
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Math Test Prep, Vocabulary
A Taming of the Shrew Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each an
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
An Othello Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's Othello as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer right away upon glanc
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
3 American Athletic Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Sports
This offering is the complete set of three puzzles on the American Athletic Conference. Included is the word search (nice for younger students), the Math Essay (nice for students in middle school and high school), and the crossword (nice for high school or middle school "teams.") The intent is ALWAYS to have some fun while learning. The price is a bit of a reduction from buying each of the three separately.
3 American Athletic Conference Puzzles,Math Essay,Crossword,Word Search,Fun,Sports by V
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Order of Operations, Vocabulary
A King Lear Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's King Lear as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer right away upon gla
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
An Orderly Big 12 Conference History,Order of Operation,beginning exponents
This puzzle is a blend of various lessons that can be done individually as homework or extra credit, or in pairs (if the students are younger.) The intent is to blend some math with learning a little something about the Big 12 Conference. The math which will be learned is focused around learning a little about exponents and a lot about working with the order of operations. (Included IS an explanation and example of the order that we simplify when working with the Order of Operations) The blend i
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep
A BIG EAST Conference Crossword Puzzle, some "sporting" vocabulary practice
This puzzle is a crossword puzzle that might best be used on game day . . . or before a break and taking your foot off the accelerator of learning. For younger students it might be best to work in pairs or groups. It's intended to generate a challenge while providing some fun. Learning some new vocabulary is always a goal of mine in my crosswords, but also learning a little about sporting life and the BIG EAST are goals in this puzzle as well.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to h
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Vocabulary
American Athletic Conference Crossword Puzzle, "sporting" vocabulary practice
This puzzle is a crossword puzzle that might best be used on game day . . . or before a break and taking your foot off the accelerator of learning. For younger students it might be best to work in pairs or groups. It's intended to generate a challenge while providing some fun. Learning some new vocabulary is always a goal of mine in my crosswords, but also learning a little about sporting life and the American Athletic Conference are goals in this puzzle as well.
Remember! The point of a crosswo
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Literature, Vocabulary
A Merchant of Venice Crossword, William Shakespeare, Fun Review with Crossword
This is a crossword puzzle with a theme of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as its foundation. I believe it gives an enjoyable review of the material, though it is intended to be light and fun, not deep. Juniors and seniors in high school should do well getting through it on their own. Younger students may well be better off working in groups.
Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little fun/challenge while you are learning something. You are not supposed to know each answer right
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Literature, Vocabulary
Atlantic Coast Conference,ACC,Crossword,History,Sporting,Vocabulary,Sports
This puzzle is a crossword puzzle that might best be used on game day . . . or before a break and taking your foot off the accelerator of learning. For younger students it might be best to work in pairs or groups. It's intended to generate a challenge while providing some fun. Learning some new vocabulary is always a goal of mine in my crosswords, but also learning a little about sporting life and the ACC are goals in this puzzle as well.
(Remember! The point of a crossword is to have a little f
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Vocabulary
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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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