MAC Math Applications Co
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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I have been teaching for several years in an urban high school in Indianapolis, IN. In recent years, I have been teaching Honors Pre-Calculus and 2nd year Algebra. Our school is an IB school in which inquiry-based lessons are encouraged.
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Using Vectors to navigate around Florida to find the lost PreCalculus class
Given a series of bearings and distances and a map of the state of Florida, students will navigate around the state using a protractor and ruler. At the end, they convert all of the (distance/magnitude, bearing/angle) to (x,y) components and add them together. With this they can verify that they wound up in the correct spot. It is a great activity to do just before or after spring break - especially if you live in the midwest.
10th - 12th
Other (Math), PreCalculus
Sine waves - Favorite Athlete's Biorhythms
This was written for determining the sine waves that describe Peyton Manning's biorhythms before a big game. I use it during our unit on graphing and modeling sine functions. It could be easily adapted to your favorite athlete, politician, musician etc. by just googling their birthdate. Students will determine their own biorhythms as part of this activity. Definitely bogus science but still kind of fun to do.
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Other (Math), PreCalculus
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Experience
I have been teaching for several years in an urban high school in Indianapolis, IN. In recent years, I have been teaching Honors Pre-Calculus and 2nd year Algebra. Our school is an IB school in which inquiry-based lessons are encouraged.
Teaching style
I like activities for my students that help them to "feel" the mathematics - hands on, project based, inquiry, group work, modeling, graphing calculator.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Selected by peers as school Impact teacher.
Recently, my colleague and I received a grant to buy a quadcoptor drone. We have been working on ways to incorporate drone technology and applications into our PreCalculus curriculum.
My own education history
BS and MS degrees in Mathematics Education from Indiana University.
Additional biographical information
I have presented at NCTM regional conferences and ICTM conferences "Mom, We Got to Play in Math Today" "Function, What Are They Good For?". I have been a PLC leader and MYP leader within our school. I represent the Math department at out district wide MYP council. My husband is a teacher of Physics. I have raised an amazing set of twins who are just launching their careers and am the proud step mother of another set of twins. Seven years ago, I faced the challenge of my life when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. With 6 rounds of chemo and 6 years of remission behind me, I can really focus on finishing my career in the classroom with care, diligence, devotion. I am excited about this opportunity to share a few of the things that I have learned and created along this 30+ year journey in the classroom.
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