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Hudgins, Virginia, United States
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My wife and I have taught in the public schools for a combined 35 years, teaching nearly every mathematics class possible at the high school level, from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus. Our focus includes Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, and Calculus.
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March Madness--The Normal Distribution
This worksheet uses data from two college basketball teams to allow students to explore the normal distribution. Problems focus on z-scores as well as probabilities based on the normal distribution as the students compare the heights of NCAA men's basketball players to the distribution of heights of men in the U.S.
8th - 10th
Algebra, Math, Statistics
March Madness--Box-and-Whisker Plots
In this practice worksheet, students are given two sets of data: the heights of the players on the University of Kentucky and the University of Connecticut men's basketball teams. Using this data, students explore quartiles, box-and-whisker plots, and outliers. Discussion questions have the students compare and contrast the two plots to make judgments about the data.
7th - 10th
Algebra, Math, Statistics
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Experience
My wife and I have taught in the public schools for a combined 35 years, teaching nearly every mathematics class possible at the high school level, from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus. Our focus includes Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, and Calculus.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My wife and I have combined to be awarded teacher of the year for our local school district three times, as voted by our administrators and peers.
I have won technology teacher of the year for Region 3 in Virginia.
My own education history
My wife and I both graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Secondary Mathematics Education.
In addition, I have earned a Masters Degree from the College of William and Mary in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Mathematics Education.
Additional biographical information
My wife and I have four children, each of whom claim that the worst possible day occurs when both breakfast and dinner conversations center around the joys and frustrations of teaching high school mathematics.
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