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Math Wall of Shame Part 3! 93 new images to download.

When I created my ‘Math Wall of Shame’ several years ago I

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 31, 2017
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Sub (guest teacher) Plans – a template and a bunch of ideas

My first several years of teaching my classroom was next a notorious (his

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 26, 2017
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What is Math? What do Mathematicians do?

UPDATE – SPRING/SUMMER 2020 – During the start of the pandemic,

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 21, 2017
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    • definition
    • notice wonder
    • week 1
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5 ways to include yourself in the online math community – without being on twitter. #MTBoS

I am often asked “Sara, where do you find all the stuff you use in

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 18, 2017
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    • PD
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5 websites you need to spend an hour at and steal amazing resources for your classroom this fall.

I have not used a math textbook with my students since returning to teaching

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 17, 2017
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    • MTBoS
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    • summer
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Desmos IS the new back of the book. (and not just for the odd problems)

My guess is many of you had math classes similar to mine in middle &

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • July 11, 2017
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Summer Reading Ideas (with a challenge from my friend Mohamed)

Today was my official last day of work for the school year.  This morning

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • June 15, 2017
1

Guest Blog: Ole Rapson & Tally Talks

Note from Sara VDW:  Several times in the last year, Math teachers in

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • June 8, 2017
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You need a play table in your math classroom!

NEW UPDATE (8.19.17) = SCROLL to the bottom of this post for 10 play table

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • May 29, 2017
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MCTM Pop-up Session * 5 Favorites

Hello friends.  This post has resources from a MCTM Duluth Session on

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • May 8, 2017
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Sign-up for Summer 2017 PD with Sara VDW

Hello Friends!  I am happy to announce I am offering four 1/2 day Professional

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • May 4, 2017
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Helping Students See Mathematical Structure.

Note:  This is the future site for resources & more related to 1

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 17, 2017
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Wonder. Curiosity. Stand & Talks (MCTM 2017)

Note:  This is the future site for resources & more related to 1

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 17, 2017
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Even if they say they don’t like doing math, they secretly do. An Experiment you should try.

UPDATE AUGUST 2019:  The great people at Brilliant.org contacted me about

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 6, 2017
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Why I’ve started teaching the FOIL Method again.

I’ve been humbled.  I can now say I am wrong.  For the last 15-20

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 1, 2017
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How will I stand up?

Many years ago I, like many of you, was moved to tears as I spent time

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • January 29, 2017
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