Math Fan
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Wichita, Kansas, United States
About the store
30+ years of teaching middle school, primarily focused on math, algebra and geometry, as well as advanced placement math classes.
Have also taught adult education algebra classes, as well as high school math equivalency classes for high school dropouts, in the areas of basic math and algebra. Have also taught history, government, geography!
Sponsored National Junior Honor Society.
Eighth grade team leader for 10 years.
Middle School Math Curriculum Coordinator; competition coordinator.
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Divisibility Rules Mini-Poster
Here is a colorful mini-poster of divisibility rules for the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
9 and 10. Use this resource as a handout, study guide, or as a mini-poster in
your classroom!
By Math Fan
5th - 8th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Math Test Prep
Kinds of Graphs: 18 Mini-Posters
These 18 mini-posters illustrate the various types of graphs studied in all grades: pictograph, line and bar graphs, box and whisker, stem and leaf, circle, histogram, Venn Diagram, matrix, scatter plot, and frequency tables. Each mini-poster contains a list of characteristics, an example, and vocabulary terms in bold face type.
By Math Fan
5th - 9th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Statistics
Pre-Algebra Short Rounds
Here are 30 rounds of pre-algebra review and practice short rounds! Each round has 10 questions. These questions cover a wide range of concepts: vocabulary, computation, fractions, decimals, equations, expressions, geometry, probability and statistics, and so on. The first page of rounds contains the questions, the page immediately following contains the answer key. These rounds are appropriate for some elementary students, and/or all middle school students.
By Math Fan
5th - 8th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Math Test Prep
Facts About Quadrilaterals
This is a set of 10 mini-posters containing facts about quadrilaterals, from rectangles and squares to trapeziums and kites. Formulas for area are included on each mini-poster.
By Math Fan
3rd - 7th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry
Integers Scavenger Hunt
This project involves students locating 16 examples of integers. Students use newspapers, magazines, or the internet.
Items to locate include such things as thermometers, football game yardage, height of mountain ranges and depths of the trenches. Alternate activities are listed for class individualization. Supplemental activities are listed as well. Evaluation tool also included.
By Math Fan.
5th - 7th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Numbers
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About the store
Experience
30+ years of teaching middle school, primarily focused on math, algebra and geometry, as well as advanced placement math classes.
Have also taught adult education algebra classes, as well as high school math equivalency classes for high school dropouts, in the areas of basic math and algebra. Have also taught history, government, geography!
Sponsored National Junior Honor Society.
Eighth grade team leader for 10 years.
Middle School Math Curriculum Coordinator; competition coordinator.
Teaching style
I prefer for students to work in pairs. Students have a warm up activity and a review of concepts taught in the unit so far, then are taught a lesson and work in pairs to solve the day's problems. Each student is responsible for a math notebook containing vocabulary, examples, formulas, drawings, definitions. Homework is typically a review and practice assignment to be completed within a couple of days. Students have my home phone number, and can receive tutoring before or after school.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 2004.
Nominated to Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Nominated for Teacher of the Year by Kansas Assoc. of Independent School in 2005, 2006.
Winner of 2008 AMC 8 Edyth May Sliffe Award.
Awarded grants in 1994, 2003, 2004 by Garvey Grants, Credit Union of America, and Southwestern Bell.
My own education history
Bachelor's degree from Emporia State Teachers College.
Master's degree from Wichita State University.
Post-graduate professional development from University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Newman University, Friends University, and Wichita State University.
Workshop presenter: Problem Solving Across the Curriculum; Middle School Hands-On Math Projects.
Additional biographical information
Co-authored a set of 5 Math Fundamentals Study Guides, published by BarCharts, Inc.
Developed Summer School math remedial and enrichment curriculum for two-week summer programs.
Developed Middle School Math spreadsheet "scope and sequence of math concepts from grades 6 through 8".
Developed a 100-page booklet entitled "Geometry for Middle School Students".
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