Mathmematics Through Numeracy
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Springville, California, United States
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This is my 30th year in mathematics education. I currently teach 8th grade mathematics and have spent the majority of my career in middle school settings. Over the years, I’ve taught a wide range of courses including 5th grade self-contained, 6th grade math, pre-algebra, algebra, math intervention, and math enrichment. My experience reflects a deep commitment to supporting students at various levels of mathematical understanding.
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Math Study Pages
These are copies of something I was asked to create to go into the calendar for our school. We were able to include anything into the students planners that we wanted and as a math department we decided to include these. I personally hand created everything that is on these pages and I thought maybe someone else out there would be able to find a use for them.
These pages cover the following topics:
- basic fraction operations
- various geometry formulas
- fraction/decimal/percent conversions
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Math
Practicing Transformations - Translations, Reflections, Rotations
This is a set of practice pages that I created to help my students to better understand transformations. It is geared towards 8th grade students in California completing Common Core 8th grade curriculum.
It has concepts that include:
- Translations and writing the coordinate rule
- Reflections over various lines (no coordinate rule)
- Rotations around various points (no coordinate rule)
It includes four pages that has the student draw an object after following various directions.
It also i
8th - 10th
Algebra, Geometry, Math
Finding the Area of Compound Objects
This file was created to assist my 6th grade students to find the areas of compound objects. What I discovered while working with them was that they struggled to see that compound objects are created using a variety of shapes that they are already familiar with. By using the animation capabilities within PowerPoint I was able to create this file which shows the students the separate objects coming together to create the compound shape.
Within this file I review the formulas for the area of:
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5th - 7th
Geometry, Math
Polygon Flow Chart
This is a flow chart that describes polygons.
It gives a short description for various polygons and shows how a square can be described as a combination of the shapes that come before it.
This flow chart covers:
- quadrilaterals
- trapezoid
- parallelogram
- rectangle
- rhombus
- square
I have also included two different versions of the flow chart depending upon your definition of a trapezoid (apparently there are two different opinions about what exactly a trapezoid is.)
6th - 9th
Algebra, Geometry, Math
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About the store
Experience
This is my 30th year in mathematics education. I currently teach 8th grade mathematics and have spent the majority of my career in middle school settings. Over the years, I’ve taught a wide range of courses including 5th grade self-contained, 6th grade math, pre-algebra, algebra, math intervention, and math enrichment. My experience reflects a deep commitment to supporting students at various levels of mathematical understanding.
Teaching style
Over the past two years, I have transformed my approach to teaching mathematics by fully embracing the Building Thinking Classrooms framework developed by Peter Liljedahl. My students work in small, randomly assigned groups at vertical whiteboards placed around the room. This method is the foundation of my instruction—not just an occasional problem-solving activity—and is used to deliver nearly all of the course content. The result is a vibrant classroom energized by music, movement, and deep mathematical thinking.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Honoree of Tulare County Community Advisory Committee (CAC) which is an organization that includes several parents of students with special needs. As appointed by Tulare County school districts and the Tulare County Board of Education, one of the committee's many duties is to honor people, agencies and businesses that support special education.
My own education history
BA - CSULB
MS credential - CSULB
Supplemental Math Credential - CSULB
Additional biographical information
I currently teach at a middle school in Porterville CA at the same school as my wife, who teaches Language Arts.
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