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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Pythagorean Theorem Discovery

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This activity is meant for students to discover the relationship described by the Pythagorean Theorem. There are three right triangles and one scalene triangle, each drawn with squares off of their sides. Once students find the area of each square, teachers can ask them to look for a relationship between the area of the squares. Students will be able to see that a^2+b^2 = c^2 in the right triangles but not in the scalene triangle. This is a great activity to introduce the Pythagorean Theorem, al

8th - 10th

Algebra, Geometry

CCSS

8.G.B.6

, 8.G.B.7

, 8.G.B.8

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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.