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Currently, I am working as a Math Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Texas. I taught middle school math for 12 years, and have been developing my own curriculum for the past 6 years. I began my teaching career when I joined Teach For America in 2006, and was placed at a middle school in Liberty City Miami. While I taught in beautiful Miami for 3 years, I began leading professional development sessions centered around teaching middle grades math. In 2009, I moved to Chicago to teach at a small charter school on the Southside of the city. During my two years in Chicago, I worked under an amazing leadership team, and was able to really hone my craft of teaching. I began placing a strong emphasis on teaching my students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the content, and in turn saw my student's achievement sky rocket above many of their more affluent peers. I taught in Atlanta for 7 years now, and have had the opportunity to teach several classes of gifted students each year. This experience has allowed me to develop curriculum that is extremely rigorous and engaging. I take a lot of pride in the curriculum I've created over this time.
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Transformations Practice Packet ~ 8th Grade Math
50 plus practice problems involving translations, rotations, reflections, dilations, congruence and similarity. All transformations are centered about the origin and across the x and y axis. Students will label new coordinates, sketch the new figure, and describe the transformation.
8th - 10th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
8.G.A.1
, 8.G.A.2
Cross Sections PowerPoint and Worksheet 7.G.A.3
Cross Sections PowerPoint and Worksheet.
Teaches students to find the cross section of three-dimensional shapes including prisms, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, and cones.
Distinguishes between parallel vs perpendicular cross sections, and prisms vs pyramids.
There are many visuals to help students understand what cross sections look like. The worksheet requires students to draw parallel and perpendicular cross sections for various figures.
6th - 7th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.A.3
Also included in: Cross Sections of 3-D Figures PPT, Worksheet and Activity
Slope Task Cards ~ Real-World Application
Students are given 20 task cards involving calculating the slope of a graph or table, and explaining what the slope means in real-world context. The cards include topics such as speed, cost of an item, gasoline usage, temperature, cost increases or decreases, and calories burned. A sheet is provided for students to record their answers. An answer key is provided for students or teachers to check their answers.
7th - 10th
Algebra, Geometry, Math
Also included in: 8th Grade Math Task Card Bundle ~Growing Bundle~
Transformations Assessment ~ 8th Grade Math
24 question assessment covering reflections, rotations, translations, and dilations. All transformations are centered about the origin and the x and y axis.
16 of the questions are multiple-choice and 8 are open-ended.
Answer-key included.
8th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
8.G.A.1
, 8.G.A.2
Also included in: 8th Grade Assessment Bundle
Volume and Surface Area of Right Prisms 7.G.B.6 ~ Break the concept down
Students will analyze rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal prisms in order to calculate their volume and surface area. This is excellent for kids that struggle with these two concepts. Students will build a deep understanding of the shapes, and how to calculate their measures.
Answer key included
6th - 8th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.6
Volume & Surface Area of Right Prism ~Worksheet & PPT 7.G.B.6
This lesson introduces students to finding the volume and surface area of right prisms. Including rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal prisms.
Aligned to common core: 7.G.B.6: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
Starts by distinguishing 3-D figures from 2-D Figures, then Surface Area vs. Volume. Includes a lot of visuals to help
6th - 8th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.6
Cross-Sections Bundle 7th Grade Math 7.G.A.3
This bundle will help you teach students to describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures.
Cross-Sections can be hard for many students to visualize. This resource includes a power-point, guided notes, a matching activity, and practice worksheets that give lots of visual representations to give students a clear idea of cross-sections.
You can purchase each item separately, or save lots, by buying them all in this bundle.
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7th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.A.3
Angle Relationships Quiz With Answer Key
13 question quiz that throughly covers angle relationships. Use this as a mastery quiz or pre assessment before starting your unit. You could also use this as a study guide of review. Questions vary in difficulty, so it is easy to differentiate by talking specific questions away for specific students.
Topics covered:
- Supplementary, Complementary and Vertical Angles
- Angle relationships when parallel lines are cut by a transversal
- Angle sums in polygons
- Setting up an equation to
7th - 10th
Geometry, Math
Triangle Inequality Theorem ~ Discovery Activity and Practice
Students will explore the triangle inequality theorem by trying to create their own triangles with various side lengths. Students will cut out strips of paper to represent the side lengths of the triangles, then will put a given three together to test and see if a triangle can be formed. Students will test a total of 20 sets of three, and will discover that if the shorter two sides have a sum greater than the longest side, they can make a triangle. Students will then apply this rule to applic
7th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.A.2
Also included in: Triangle Inequality Theorem Resources
Area & Circumference of a Circle Bundle
This bundle includes so many great resources to challenge your students when they are learning about calculating the area and circumference of a circle. Students will practice many real-world application problems, will use critical thinking to solve problems involving circles, and will build a deep understanding of the measures of a circle. These resources are intended for mid to high level students that are ready for a challenge. Because pi is an irrational number, students will learn to expres
7th - 10th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.4
Area and Perimeter or missing side lengths of a Rectangle
Students will take an in-depth look into calculating the area or perimeter of a rectangle when given different information. This sheet scaffolds from a very basic understanding of area and perimeter, to a deep and advanced understanding of the concept. Includes word problem that require students to think critically.
3rd - 7th
Geometry, Math
Middle School Math Problem Solving Workbook
I created this workbook to challenge my advanced 7th grade students. They would spend 30-40 minutes on some of the problems. I found that this was a great way to keep my gifted and high-level students engaged. By solving some of these problems, by students taught themselves to set up systems of equations, and solve them using a variety of methods.
34 high-level questions involving algebraic reasoning, geometric reasoning, statistics, and more.
6th - 8th
Algebra, Geometry, Math
Area and Circumference of a Circle ~ Higher Order Thinking Questions
This resource will challenge your students' understanding of the area and circumference of circles. The first page is divided into 3 columns: multiple-choice questions, short response and extended response. The second page is divided into 4 sections: compute, justify, apply and create. - Great for differentiation - Great for challenging your high-level learners - Promotes critical-thinking - Great for stations or group work
7th - 10th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.4
Also included in: Area & Circumference of a Circle Bundle
Geometry Bundle 7th Grade 35+ Amazing Resources
This bundle will save you hours, will up the rigor in your classroom, and will keep your students engaged. Over 35 resources that are each directly aligned to the 7th grade math common core standards. The bundle includes assessments, review activities, differentiated materials, discovery activities, workbooks with guided notes, examples and independent practice, power-point presentations on various topics, and much more.
Unit Exam: 32 question multiple-choice and extended response exam. D
6th - 7th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.A.1
, 7.G.A.2
, 7.G.A.3
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Angle Relationships 7th Grade Bundle
A set of 30 angle relationship task cards and riddle sheet.
14 page resource packet with guided notes, guided practice, and independent practice.
Angle relationship task
18 question multiple-choice assessment.
Covers the following topics:
- Supplementary and complementary angles
- Vertical and adjacent angles
- Parallel lines cut by a transversal
- Sum of interior angles
- Solving for a variable when expressions are given for angle measures.
Builds a deep understanding of concepts.
7th - 8th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.5
Slope Packet ~ 9 pages of Slope
Begins with guided notes that describe the meaning of slope, and how to calculate slope. Introduces students to slope as the rate of change, and a ratio of the change in the y-value to the change in the x-value. Includes many real-life examples so that students develop a deep understanding of the meaning of slope. After completing this packet students will understand:
- Slope is a ratio that describes how fast or slow, and in which direction something changes.
- The steeper the line, or the
7th - 9th
Algebra, Geometry, Math
Angle Relationships Workbook ~14 pages of resources
This 14 page workbook will build a deep understanding of the following concepts:
- Supplementary and complementary angles
- Vertical and adjacent angles
- Interior angle sums in polygons
- Angle relationships formed when parallel lines are intersected by a transversal.
- Solving for a variable when expressions are given for angle measures.
Material is presented in a variety of ways and scaffolds from basic to complex.
Includes guided notes, visual displays, guided practice, lots of independe
7th - 8th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.5
Circles ~ Radius, Diameter, or Chord
This worksheet covers identifying weather a segment is a radius, diameter or chord, then has students find measures of the radius or diameter when given one. The last problem on the worksheet is a higher-order thinking problem that will challenge your higher-level students.
4th - 7th
Geometry, Math
Volume and Surface Area Word Problems
Worksheet involving volume and surface area of cylinders, prisms, and pyramids.
6th - 10th
Geometry, Math, Other (Math)
Angle Relationship task
When given 3 angle measures, students must find the measure of 24missing angles when two parallel lines are cut by three transversals. Students will use their knowledge of supplementary, vertical, corresponding and triangle angle sum relationships to find the missing angles. Two of the angles are labeled with expressions, and they must find the value of the variable.
Answer key is provided
A table is provided for students to record their answers.
7th - 9th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
7.G.B.5
, 8.G.A.1b
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Experience
Currently, I am working as a Math Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Texas. I taught middle school math for 12 years, and have been developing my own curriculum for the past 6 years. I began my teaching career when I joined Teach For America in 2006, and was placed at a middle school in Liberty City Miami. While I taught in beautiful Miami for 3 years, I began leading professional development sessions centered around teaching middle grades math. In 2009, I moved to Chicago to teach at a small charter school on the Southside of the city. During my two years in Chicago, I worked under an amazing leadership team, and was able to really hone my craft of teaching. I began placing a strong emphasis on teaching my students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the content, and in turn saw my student's achievement sky rocket above many of their more affluent peers. I taught in Atlanta for 7 years now, and have had the opportunity to teach several classes of gifted students each year. This experience has allowed me to develop curriculum that is extremely rigorous and engaging. I take a lot of pride in the curriculum I've created over this time.
Teaching style
It is my philosophy to teach students to understand math through exploration and discovery. Once students have a basic understanding of a concept, it is my job to lead them to make connections and develop an understanding of the reasons behind the concepts.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia
Masters in Curriculum and Instruction: University of Kansas
Additional biographical information
After attending a math and science conference in Houston in 2008, my philosophy of math education has changed. Since that conference, I have learned to teach my students to understand the meaning behind the mathematical concepts they are learning. I no longer teach easy tricks that can be used to solve mathematical problems, and now lead students to see the hows and whys of each concept.
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