Student Centered Mathematics
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, United States
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I have taught math for 11 years in Warren County Schools teaching both in middle schools and in high school. I have participated in several projects that partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation including the Mathematics Design Collaborative. I am a master teacher on Betterlesson.com crafting an entire 8th grade curriculum which is available for free to download. I am also a common core advocate with Achieve the Core. Prior to teaching, I earned a marketing degree and worked in the children's wear division of Fruit of the Loom managing licensed character products.
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Distributive Property and Factoring by Area Model
Help students to make connections between distributive property and geometry through the use of area models (area of rectangles). Using visual models to demonstrate the distributive property helps struggling learners understand conceptually. Algebraic thinkers need visual models to help them make connections between expressions and geometric models. Using area models to organize distributive property also gives students another option (besides FOIL) when multiplying two binomials and factorin
7th - 8th
Algebra, Basic Operations
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Experience
I have taught math for 11 years in Warren County Schools teaching both in middle schools and in high school. I have participated in several projects that partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation including the Mathematics Design Collaborative. I am a master teacher on Betterlesson.com crafting an entire 8th grade curriculum which is available for free to download. I am also a common core advocate with Achieve the Core. Prior to teaching, I earned a marketing degree and worked in the children's wear division of Fruit of the Loom managing licensed character products.
Teaching style
I try to attain a student centered approach to teaching incorporating small group work into every aspect of my class. Students work daily with partners to discuss math concepts and work through the complexities of mathematics. I also incorporate project based learning in order to give students real world experiences with the application of mathematics. I try not to lecture about how to do math but instead help guide students to make connections between the many skills and concepts that form the discipline of mathematics.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Master Teacher - Better Lesson
Excellence in Teaching Award - Campbellsville University
My own education history
Western Kentucky University
Degree Name Master of Arts in Education Field Of Study Principalship
Dates attended 2008 – 2011
Western Kentucky University
Degree Name Bachelor of Arts (BA) Field Of Study Middle Grades Math Education
Dates attended 2003 – 2006
Western Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Field Of Study Marketing
Dates attended 1996 – 2000
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