Middle School Math Teacher Pro by DigitalLesson.com: Recent Episodes
Mark P. Tully: Middle School Math Teacher
My school is shut down for at least the next two weeks due to the coronavirus. Our teachers will be meeting for the next two or three days to prepare a remote learning program for our students. The Khan Academy Solution This is a tough time for everyone, but fortunately Khan Academy has provided a […]
The Marshmallow Challenge is a fun activity that encourages students to work together and to develop strategies in order to solve a complex problem. I have used the Marshmallow Challenge on the very first day of school and on the second day of school. However, I believe it also fits in nicely on the day […]
The only movie that I ever show in my math classroom is October Sky. It is a fantastic movie not only because of the inspiring story of Homer Hickam, but also because of the messages it presents to students to work hard and to never give up. Oh yes, the importance of MATH is also highlighted […]
Modeling Monday was born when the math teachers in my school district decided that it would be a valuable exercise to have ALL of the students from grades six through twelve complete the same math problem on the same day. Recently, all of the students in my district’s two middle schools and one high school worked […]
First of all, hats off to nearly 100 teachers who took time out of busy schedules to answer my two survey questions recently. The first question asked teachers where they were in their personal implementation of the Common Core Math Standards. The second question was: “What are your top two questions about how to implement […]
Pi Day is the biggest mathematical holiday that is celebrated in my middle school. Years ago, I had students bring in pies and we did a few fun pi day activities in my own classroom. Today, students at my school bring in pies and, along with the many pi day activities taking place in individual […]
In Part 1 of Khan Academy for Middle School Math we looked at how Khan Academy was born, how it can be used by students to practice Common Core Standards in math, and how teachers can set up classes and monitor progress. In Khan Academy for the Middle School Part 2, we will look at […]
My goal in this, the first of a series of blog posts, is to show you how valuable the Khan Academy can be as a tool in your classroom. I will give you a little background about the Khan Academy, explain to you why I value this tool so much, and give you step-by-step directions […]
Every day when my students enter the classroom, they have a set of 5 warm-up problems awaiting them. The first 5-10 minutes of each class period are spent working on these problems, checking them, and getting some mini-lessons in along the way. There are a number of important reasons that I love to start out […]
I love project based learning! When I started teaching over 25 years ago most of the curriculum that I was given consisted of flipping to the next two-pages in the textbook and working the problems that I selected. Not satisfied with this approach to teaching math, I was soon on the hunt for powerful math […]