The start of a new class and new school year

This week I started my 4th year of teaching high school math.  Some notable changes in my classes this year include units created by the Understanding by Design template, personal student math notebooks, and notes taken Cornell style.  I have also "Pinterested" my classroom to make it more inviting to students which will hopefully increase their motivation to learn some math this year.  I feel like a first year teacher all over again with all of the new strategies and ideas I'm bringing to my classroom this year.

In addition to starting a new school year, I also have started a new Baker University class, The Connected Educator, which is why this blog is being created.  In my search for four blogs for this weeks assignment, I've already found countless resources and ideas for my classes.  Some of which I may even use this week when I start my first units!  Two blogs in particular that have given me some great ideas to think about have been Miss Calcul8 and m+a+t+h=love.  I'll be keeping up with these blogs every week by using Feedly.  All of this is brand new to me.  I have never kept up with blogs and definitely never written one.  But one quote I used with my basketball girls this summer has come to mind multiple times this week.  I want to be the best math teacher and coach I can be, and in order to do that, I need to branch out and try new things.  I used this quote to create the picture below using Adobe Spark and I think it fits perfectly with my mindset for the 2017-2018 school year.


To learn more about Feedly, a site that compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for users to customize and share, check out the video below.
Adobe Spark was used to create the featured picture with one of my quotes for the year.  If you are interested in learning more about Adobe Spark, check out the quick video below and head to their website!


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