For the linear and exponential functions unit, I recently gave a short CFA where students were asked to help a student select the best investment plan when the student was planning to invest for ten weeks. Below is the assessment with one student's work. There were two grades…

One of the objectives for my upcoming capstone lessons is “I can determine the slope of a line from a graph or table.” One way I could connect the lesson to students’ interests and create a cognitively demanding task or assessment for class time would be to have students analyze…

The biggest takeaway from building the unit plan was seeing how everything connects to each other in the big picture of learning. For my unit I had the big goal of having students be able to model something and then analyze it, but the students can't start there.…

One of the goals in my modeling dream unit is, "I can interpret the graph of a function in terms of a given context" based off of the Common Core Standard "CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.LE.B.5 Interpret the parameters in a linear or exponential function…

"As a teacher, I notice students who enter the classroom with their heads held down. I notice the ones who remain silent as they take their seats. I notice who is chatting and about what.  I notice which students open their books with zeal, eager to get to the…