Peter Welch Math
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Oakland, California, United States
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I've been teaching Math for over twelve years now, and still love it. My teaching journey began at the Baker School in Brookline, MA, where I taught 6th grade Math for three years. For the past ten+ years, I've been the Middle School Math teacher at Northern Light School in Oakland, CA, where I've created a curriculum that encourages students to move at their own pace, sharpen problem-solving skills and strategies, and develop a confidence in and appreciation for Math.
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Combining Like Terms (PowerPoint)
A playful PowerPoint that teaches students how to combine like terms. Includes examples where students must use the distribute property. Also includes definitions for: term, constant, like term, and coefficient. I use the metaphor of "herding sheep" for collecting like terms. Like terms are animals that are the same species (and may, therefore, be herded together). Before they are herded, however, they must all be busted out of their cages (the parentheses) using the distributive property. A
7th - 8th
Algebra, Math Test Prep
CCSS
7.EE.A.1
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Experience
I've been teaching Math for over twelve years now, and still love it. My teaching journey began at the Baker School in Brookline, MA, where I taught 6th grade Math for three years. For the past ten+ years, I've been the Middle School Math teacher at Northern Light School in Oakland, CA, where I've created a curriculum that encourages students to move at their own pace, sharpen problem-solving skills and strategies, and develop a confidence in and appreciation for Math.
My own education history
B.A. from Columbia University, 2003
M.A. in Teaching from Simmons College, 2005
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