by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 30, 2016 | Actual Math, Education, Geekdom |
My daughter, Pickle,* and I got a package in the mail today. Developed by MathForLove, it was a kickstarter… like… nine months ago, and it arrived today. Immediately, (after we clocked the little brother with the box, denied it, got sent to time-out,...
by Matt Vaudrey | Nov 28, 2016 | Education, Hope |
Real talk: Autumn has been crazy in the Vaudrey household. Between prepping for CMC-South, traveling the country to talk about math education, and moving my family across town, this li’l blog has been neglected. The next several posts in the #DearClaire series...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 7, 2016 | Classroom Management, Education, Teacher Improvement |
Dear Claire, You and I haven’t ever talked about the use of the Teacher Report Card as a way to get feedback from students, but lemme tell ya; it’s one of my favorite things I do. Every students’ face lit up when I mentioned—before giving them the...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 12, 2016 | Common Core, Education |
Dear Claire, For the last three weeks, we’ve started class each day with an Appetizer; something quick and accessible to every student to get the math juices flowing. Last week’s Visual Pattern was a textbook example of how I hope Appetizers get students...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 29, 2016 | Education, Teaching |
Dear Claire, The title of this post is two real things that were written in students’ name tents this week. I saved them all, so you can learn a bit about your students when you return. The first week went off without a hitch… mostly. The issue that I relayed to...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 23, 2016 | Coaching, Education, Teaching |
Teaching two periods of Integrated Math I while Claire Verti takes maternity leave, these are my public letters to her, as part of a 12-week series. Hopefully, she starts a blog when she returns. Dear Claire, I’m sweaty. The air conditioning went out around...
