MidMath McG

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Illinois, United States

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I have been teaching middle school math for 11 years in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. I've taught grades 6th, 7th, and 8th as well as our district's Honors Geometry course.

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Exponential Growth - Comparing Movie Earnings with Inflation (2020 Version)

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Use this activity as way to introduce exponential functions using a percent growth. Students will make the connection that an increase of 3% is equivalent to multiplying by 1.03. Students are then lead to make the connection that repeatedly multiplying by the same number can be done with an exponent. I started this lesson with a video explaining inflation and then had students work in groups of 3 or 4 on this worksheet. This is an awesome way to connect to students, talk about their favorite m

7th - 10th

Algebra, Applied Math, Math

CCSS

7.EE.A.2

, 7.EE.B.3

, 7.EE.B.4

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Experience

I have been teaching middle school math for 11 years in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. I've taught grades 6th, 7th, and 8th as well as our district's Honors Geometry course.

Teaching style

My favorite lessons to do with students are ones that help them build connections with their previous knowledge, have them discover a new connection related to the intended learning goal, and recognize how to apply their new knowledge. I design lessons so that students can work with all different types of learners, capitalizing on ideas brought to the table by people that have different strengths. I also love a good review game that gets all students involved, ideally with just the right about of competition.

My own education history

I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent Math. I have a Masters degree in mathematics and a Bachelors degree in Math / Math Secondary Education.