Posts Tagged “math”

Quick Post: our latest project

by tblanchet on October 19, 2011

I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I was about to start working on a video project with the kids involving writing and producing a math rap and video. It has turned out to be kind of a (…)

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Back to Basics with IB Math Studies

by tblanchet on August 26, 2011

Yesterday, my schedule was changed to replace one of my Advanced Math/ Pre-Calculus classes with my 1st International Baccalaureate (IB) course, Mathematical Studies. I have absolutely no knowledge or experience in teaching IB courses, so this is going to be (…)

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A cool chat with the “Cool Cat”

by tblanchet on July 17, 2011

Reader’s Note: this post is about my reactions and impressions from my interview with Vicki Davis, the “Cool Cat Teacher”. To watch the full interview, visit the Vimeo channel at http://vimeo.com/channels/223778. I recently interviewed Vicki Davis, global collaboration guru and (…)

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To Moodle or not to Moodle? Part 2

by tblanchet on April 10, 2011

As promised, here is part two of my Moodle review. I am going pick right up where I left off: Quizzes (“Calculated” questions) As I mentioned last time, after reading “Using Moodle”, I was very intrigued by the “Calculated” question type for (…)

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Extreme Powerpoint Makeover/ Guest Appearance

by tblanchet on January 28, 2010

I thought the last post was getting lengthy, so I broke this update into two entries. (Check out the previous post to get caught up if you haven’t been here for a while.) Now, where was I? OH! I have (…)

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