We Teach Math
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Palmyra, Illinois, United States
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Both Kathryn and Erin were selected as Golden Apple Scholars in their preservice years of teaching. As Golden Apple Scholars, Kathryn and Erin spent their summer teaching in inner-city Chicago schools while obtaining 180 hours of professional development each summer. They are both getting ready to begin their fourth year of teaching high school mathematics and business. Kathryn recently obtained her masters in Secondary Mathematics with hopes to teach both college and high school math. Erin recently obtained her masters in Business Administration in order to obtain a second certificate in business. This allows her to teach both math and business at the high school level and business level college level.
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Classifying Parallelograms Wheel
Students will be paired into groups of two. Each pair will have a set of clothespins and a legend that correspond to the wheel. (The legend tells you what to write on the clothespins) The students will solve the different problems by determining whether or not the figure is a parallelogram and the reason. Students will then match the correct clothespin by placing it on the wheel. Check with the key that is included.
8th - 11th
Geometry
Symmetry Wheel Activity
•Students will be paired into groups of two. •Each pair will have a set of clothespins and a legend that correspond to the wheel. (The legend tells you what to write on the clothespins) •The students will solve the different problems by determining whether or not the figure has rotational/line symmetry and find the number of lines of symmetry/angle of rotation. Students will then match the correct clothespin by placing it on the wheel.
8th - 11th
Geometry
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Experience
Both Kathryn and Erin were selected as Golden Apple Scholars in their preservice years of teaching. As Golden Apple Scholars, Kathryn and Erin spent their summer teaching in inner-city Chicago schools while obtaining 180 hours of professional development each summer. They are both getting ready to begin their fourth year of teaching high school mathematics and business. Kathryn recently obtained her masters in Secondary Mathematics with hopes to teach both college and high school math. Erin recently obtained her masters in Business Administration in order to obtain a second certificate in business. This allows her to teach both math and business at the high school level and business level college level.
Teaching style
Both Erin and Kathryn believe in the "I do, we do, you do" style of teaching. On a typical day, their lessons include a warm up, lecture, pair/group activity, check for understanding, and a short homework assignment will be given. Kathryn teaches block schedule (85 minute periods) while Erin teaches traditional schedule (50 minute periods).
Awards & shining teacher moments
Golden Apple Scholars-Masters in Secondary Mathematics-Masters in Business Administration
My own education history
[Erin: Undergraduate -Mathematics (Eastern Illinois University)-Graduate - Business Administration (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)]
[Kathryn: Undergraduate - Mathematics (Eastern Illinois University)
Graduate - Secondary Mathematics (Eastern Illinois University)]
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