I have taught in public schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschool co-ops and even home-schooled my own children. All this has shown me there is not a one-size fits all solution in education.
Want an activity to make adding and subtracting integers more fun? In this NO PREP puzzle set, students add and subtract integers in 5 activities to solve the mystery of Pete's Pet. You'll love the quick and easy set-up; your students will love solving the case. This set of five puzzles is designed to be used over a five-day time period. By completing the puzzles, students will find clues which will lead them to discover everything they need to know about Pete’s missing pet. Puzzles include a
This is a set of math puzzle activities in which students will solve the mystery of Dan's Delivery. Students will collect clues by completing various puzzles using their skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. They will then use the process of elimination to solve the mystery. This set of five puzzles can be completed in any order. By completing the puzzles, students will find clues which will lead them to discover everything they need to know about Dan's mixed up de
Make solving two-step equations more fun with this engaging activity! In this low prep activity students solve two-step equations to solve the mystery! You'll love the quick and easy set-up; your students will love solving the case. Your students will practice solving equations as they complete this engaging activity. Students will love solving the mystery and won't even realize how much they are learning! Choose how you would like to use these activities in your class: As a Scavenger HuntAs In
Make calculating the constant of proportionality (k) more fun with this engaging activity! In this activity students calculate the constant of proportionality (k) to solve the mystery! You'll love the quick and easy set-up; your students will love solving the case. This activity poses questions in multiple forms. Please see preview for more detail. This item is customizable using Adobe Acrobat Reader! Using Adobe Acrobat, you can customize: The title of your mystery -- If you don't want to use
Make solving multi-step equations with fractions more fun with this engaging activity! In this activity students solve equations containing fractions to solve the mystery! You'll love the quick and easy set-up; your students will love solving the case. Most of the equations used in this activity are 2-step equations, but there are a couple of more challenging equations which may require 3 steps to solve. In each equation of this activity, x is in the numerator of a fraction.Choose how you would
I have taught in public schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschool co-ops and even home-schooled my own children. All this has shown me there is not a one-size fits all solution in education.
Teaching style
I tend to have a formal authority teaching style, but I am constantly trying to stretch myself and include other styles in my methodology.
Awards & shining teacher moments
None
My own education history
I graduated from UTA with a degree in English and education. I have since become certified to teach secondary ELA, computer literacy and secondary math and have earned a MA in Secondary Mathematics Education
Additional biographical information
I am a proud mom of 6 amazing learners.
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