Hey y'all! It has been a hot minute. In the past year, I started a new job as a High School math teacher. I teach Algebra 1 & Math for College Readiness (a Florida class for high schoolers who need a 4th math and do not want to take pre-calculus, essentially). I went back to school today, but I wanted to share with you this simple activity that I used with my high schoolers to share about their break and their new year. I gave it to them digitally via Canvas, and had some paper copies available for students as well. Anyways, my goal was for this to be bell work basically, so I only wanted them to take a few minutes to complete this. The front page has them set goals in 4 different categories: Educational: What kind of goals do you have for school/your future education? (ex. complete all homework, get a better grade, apply to colleges, pass this class, etc.) Kindness: What can you do this year to show kindness to those around you? Social: You are the t...
High School Math Teacher Trying to Change the Culture of my Classroom Through Hands-On, Engaging Math Activities.