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jhalstead.bsky.social
Teacher & Math Princess. Rural Secondary. Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, AP Computer Sciences. Disney fanatic.
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Used the 100 Number Task from @saravanderwerf.bsky.social to reinforce group work. Went great! All kids were engaged and trying. Talked about what it looks like to work together (communication was #1!). Found percent change in scores and still had all in. #iTeachMath #MTBoS #EduSky

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

I love this! Definitely want to spend some time with my students playing with the numbers when we come back from break :-)

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Growing up, we memorized everything: phones & addresses etc. I was constantly using that part of my brain. Students today seem to have a hard time retaining info from day to day, and I think it’s because they never taught their brains to remember. What do we do about it? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #EduSky

submitted 87 days ago • 5 comments

Achieved my National Board Certification in Mathematics. It was a lot of work but worth it! I’m thankful to reach this milestone. #EduSky #MTBoS #iTeachMath #IAmAnNBCT #NBCTStrong @NBPTS

submitted 91 days ago • 2 comments

I’ve been looking for something fun for my classes that have been working with binary. Love that this brings up other discussions as well. Bringing in art, tessellation, probability, so much we can talk about while still having fun! #MTBoS #EduSku

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

The day before Thanksgiving break, I gave a quiz over derivative rules that we’d been working on for weeks. Most students earned 50% or less. We are back in session on Monday and I need to address this, but clearly not in the same way as normal. Looking for new ideas. #MTBoS #ITeachMath #EduSky

submitted 99 days ago • 3 comments

Quadratic Formula has been a struggle. Today did error analysis on student work. Had to find the mistake, say why it happened, fix it, and solve correctly. Gave 4 min w/ groups, then reviewed full class. After the 6th round, kid yelled “omg I get it!” Will def be doing more of these! #MTBoS #EduSky

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Sharing relevance with students to inspire motivation to learn. Question for the void: how to you inspire unmotivated students when the relevance is about doing future learning and not their daily life? Just hope they find what they’ll learn next year relevant today? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #EduSky

submitted 111 days ago • 3 comments

Americans will measure by anything but the metric system… lol Thinking of showing this to my students for our math discussions. What do you notice & wonder?

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Teaching a low level 10th grade math course and attention, participation, and scores are at an all time low for me. Need ideas for reengagement. I’ve tried whiteboards, games, card sorts, projects, and foldables in our notes. What’s something that is working for you? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #EduSky

submitted 112 days ago • 8 comments

Had a student tell me my room was the only place they felt safe. I responded “oh how sweet! I love that you feel comfortable here!” But 10 seconds later I realized that it also meant they didn’t feel safe anywhere else. I’m so saddened by this and at a loss for what to do. #edusky #iteachmath

submitted 114 days ago • 2 comments

Had the students up at the vertical whiteboards and they were really into it! Impressive concentration and cooperation for 7th graders. Nobody even noticed me sneaking pictures! #btc #edusky #iteachmath #mtbos

submitted 550 days ago • 2 comments

I have my opening slide projected when the students come in each period (HS Math). It has the objective, warm up, and joke of the day. Last year I had a poll of the day, and I'm thinking of switching to a Mathematician of the day. What do you think? Who would you show? #MTBoS #EduSky #Iteachmath

submitted 599 days ago • 2 comments

Exactly! This flows right into my thinking. Concise summarization! I find it surprising the number of educators who don't encourage student talking and see only one "right way". I like to tell my students It's not about where you go, it's about how you get there!

submitted 608 days ago • 0 comments

Hello! Just joined and thought I'd give a quick intro. I teach 7-12 math in a rural school, mostly advanced & AP with each period a different course. Next year I'll add AP PreCalc and Geometry to the list! Looking into BTC and Stations to improve my classrooms. #iteachmath #EDUsky

submitted 608 days ago • 0 comments