Kids Say the Darnedest Things

Ms. Zimmer and Maddee are waiting for AERIES to load (don't even get me started)...the whole program drops and we hit "refresh" and start over: Maddee: Doesn't it take the internet FOREVER to connect down here? Me: What? Really, you

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Trying To Turn STAR Review Into CCSS

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha... Well here is my idea for cramming in a topic we won't really get to cover until AFTER STAR testing...I am sooooooooooo ready for the Common Core Assessments, however they look. Real math, real thinking...

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Are You Satisfied With Your Pay?

Cousin Manny is in Sales in Silicon Valley.  He came to the US with parents when he was 5 years old. He has worked his BUTT off. In high school, in college, in his whole adult life. He never, ever

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I Teach To My Teenage Self

Do you teach to your teenage self? I definitely do. I always had something to say, so I let my students pretend to raise their hands while they shout out...my bad. I like working on math, I love puzzles and

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TGIF--Reframe the Question

This is the Friday Pic from the Smartboard. My kids worked hard this Friday and I let them play! Cuppla things. On Tuesday evening, I came back from my last class in a 5 part series on Common Core Math

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