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40 years of teaching mathematics from pre-k to college. I have a BA in Urban Studies from (insert prestigious Ivy League university here) and an MS from (insert name of public university in major metropolitan area.)
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Preview of Coordinate Geometry: Problem Solving as Applied to Urban Planning

Coordinate Geometry: Problem Solving as Applied to Urban Planning

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Here’s the idea: your students are learning about coordinate geometry, so you teach them hoe to find the x and y axis, they plot a few points, maybe you play some lame games, and then they’re off and graphing some equations. Bo-ring! These activities teach students about the conventions of coordinate graphing (they are not “rules”, they are “conventions”) and then applies them to the practice of solving actual problems, from delivering pizza to making maps to guide first responders. The activiti
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Experience

40 years of teaching mathematics from pre-k to college. I have a BA in Urban Studies from (insert prestigious Ivy League university here) and an MS from (insert name of public university in major metropolitan area.)

Teaching style

Sloppy and full of bravado....

Awards & shining teacher moments

Teacher of the Galaxy Award, given by members of the Remulon 8 School Committee

My own education history

BA, School of Hard Knocks, 1982 MS, Ms. Rogers College of Secretarial Psychology, Ames, Iowa 1994 PhD, Clown College, New Haven, Connecticut, 2001

Additional biographical information

Read my totally irritating blog at www.bltm.com