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Duluth Desmos Training

Note:  I will be adding resources/information to this post later this

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 29, 2016
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31 things I want to remember to do more of…with a downloadable calendar.

I am pretty proud of a 31 day changeable & repeatable monthly calendar

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 29, 2016
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The Backwards Brain Bicycle – The BEST thing we did all year

***UPDATE*** 8.18.16  Tony Riehl from Montana made his own backwards bike

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 28, 2016
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Sign-up for Summer 2016 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
  • April 14, 2016
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Bringing my student’s community into our classroom.

No more excuses.  It is time for math teachers to see our classrooms as

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 12, 2016
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Minneapolis Planning Calendars

This blog post is a resource for the employee’s of Minneapolis Public

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 9, 2016
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Modeling Googling

First a request – STOP telling your students “If you don’t

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • April 3, 2016
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Achievement Level Descriptors (& what your actions tell students)

I am currently the President of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • March 29, 2016
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Origami 3D Model

In 1992 (yes, a long time ago) I was given the not yet published version

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • March 6, 2016
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What coughing up snot & funerals reminded me to do better in my classroom. Part 1 of 3 in the CONTRAST Series.

This post is part 1 of a 3 part series of posts on CONTRAST.  You can

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • January 18, 2016
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SWWC Conference Resources

Hey Southwest Minnesota Teachers!  I loved hanging out with you today!

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • January 14, 2016
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Math Wall of Shame (80+ printable pics)

In many posts I’ve talked about one of my main goals as a math teachers

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • January 3, 2016
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22 minutes, Mindset, Grit and Trauma

Note to the reader:  Stay with me on this post. It is long.  I am going

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • December 13, 2015
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5×5 Most Amazing Just for Fun Game

UPDATE DECEMBER 2021 – Simplified Version: I’ve spent

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • December 13, 2015
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ADD ‘EM UP! One of my favorite review activities

Update: October 2016.  I used this activity for the first time this school

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • December 11, 2015
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Why I love VELCRO. Love it. Love it.

Hey friends!  This is the first in a series of posts with TIPs from an

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  • Sara VanDerWerf
  • December 11, 2015
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