Pre-Algebra class was completely silent yesterday. As students arrived I put my finger to my lips and zipped them, pointed toward their seats and made the universal gesture for sit down and read (i.e. I put my hands together as in prayer then opened them like a book and stared at them.) Clever students that [...]
Silence is…
March 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Pre-Algebra
Tags: math·pythagorean theorem·teaching
Pythagorean Theorem
February 19th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Pre-Algebra
Watch these two videos on the Pythagorean Theorem, and tell me which you think is better and why.
Tags: pythagorean theorem
