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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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
24 Polyhedron Mini-Posters
These 24 mini-posters highlight 6 different prisms as well as 4 different pyramids. Also included are mini-posters with formulas for surface area and volume, as well as mini-posters defining faces, edges, vertices and nets, as well as general terms relating to polyhedrons.
By Math Fan
7th - 10th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry
Facts About Triangles
These bulletin board pages contain 21 facts about triangles, including the definition of triangles, classifying triangles, similar and congruent triangles including facts about SSS, ASA, SAS congruence, Pythagorean Theory and Pythagorean Triples, as well as area and perimeter formulas. Facts about exterior and remote interior angles are also included.
By Math Fan
7th - 9th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry
Facts About Circles
These 15 mini-posters include all the facts and vocabulary pertaining to circles. Mini-posters include facts about inscribed angles, concentric circles, circumscribed circles, major and minor arcs, and many more, as well as formulas for area and circumference.
By Math Fan
6th - 9th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry
Percent Equivalencies
This math facts chart contains 30 percents and their fraction equivalents. The percents listed are those most commonly used in middle school or high school math classes. Percents are listed in order from least to greatest.
By Math Fan
7th - 9th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Fractions
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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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