by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 1, 2013 | Classroom Management, Education, Geekdom, Teacher Improvement |
#CaEdChat is going on right now. I’m no doubt missing dozens of witty, hastily-typed tweets to type this, but I think it’s important. Tonight, #CaEdChat is discussing questions, and I heard this one kicked around a lot, and I want to share my response to...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 29, 2013 | Actual Math, Geekdom, iPad, Teaching |
Today, I took a risk. I’ll present it to you in the same way I told my 6th period (who all have iPads). The Intro “That was the bell. Sit. Fergie; you didn’t ask if you could get water. Sit. Maria, eyes over here. [Dramatic Pause] Today… you...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jul 27, 2013 | Actual Math, Education, Geekdom, Teacher Improvement |
I admit, I’ve been slacking. Much like when I was in college, the online courses don’t command my attention unless I pick time during the week to dedicate to them. As a result, I’m a little behind in the How to Learn Maths course by Stanford...
by Matt Vaudrey | Apr 26, 2013 | Classroom Management, Geekdom |
Let’s be brief. The Auction takes place about every 6 weeks this year. (Not sure about next year.) As the weeks have passed, I’ve found ways to quantify what the kids like. And, due largely to my wife’s enforcement of a budget on my awesome ideas (I...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jan 4, 2013 | Actual Math, Geekdom |
As you may have noticed from some past posts, Matt Vaudrey likes data. So if the smell of one datum gets me jazzed, you can imagine my excitement when I saw this. Seriously, there’s not much more that I can say about it. Go do it. Here’s my collected data,...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 18, 2012 | Actual Math, Classroom Management, Geekdom, Smart-assery |
Kylia rings her bell during Review Jeopardy today. “Is this right?” “Show the class,” I say. “Yeah, but is it right?” Kylia still holds her whiteboard up to her shoulders, hiding it. “I don’t know,” I say. [But...
