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by Dacia S

Jul 27, 2012

So.. the new school year is starting and I'm behind in math and i need to get caught up. Can any one help me.

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ok On 7/28/12, Math Teach wrote: > Dacia: > > There are MANY instructional videos available online today. > Why not find a topic that you feel weak in, and enter it on > YouTube? Chances are you might find an instructor's video on > that topic.

Or go to the website for the Khan Academy. Tons of videos there.

Jul 29, 2012

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peter On 7/27/12, Dacia S wrote: > So.. the new school year is starting and I'm behind in math > and i need to get caught up. Can any one help me.

I just put up a math resource website for precalculus, algebra1 and ap statistics. Just give it a tour and it might help you get caught up with your math lesson

Aug 14, 2012

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by Lina

Jul 29, 2012

Does anyone know any website that has a complete lessons for precalc or any soft ware that helps me to review this course? It will be my first year teaching precalc and i am nervous about it. Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

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Peter On 8/13/12, haley wrote: > On 7/29/12, Lina wrote: >> Does anyone know any website that has a complete lessons for >> precalc or any soft ware that helps me to review this >> course? It will be my first year teaching precalc and i am >> nervous about it. Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

yuo can go to this we...See More

Aug 14, 2012

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Peter go to [link removed]

Aug 14, 2012

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85 min schedule help

by 4thintx

Jul 30, 2012

I have 4th grade math only this year. I will be teaching 3 sections of math for 85 minutes each. Can you give me some suggestions how to break up the class period so as to best utilize my day? My principal is not unfavorable of the guided math approach but besides has not mentioned any parameters.

Thanks so much!!

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Neat result involving tangent of 999...9 degrees

by math passerby

Jul 31, 2012

I don't believe I've ever started a thread here, but since I was here a few moments ago replying to someone else, I thought I'd toss out a neat trig. result that could easily be worked into a trig. or precalculus class as an application of the sine angle subtraction formula.

Problem. Show that the following are all equal to each other: ...See More

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math passerby On 7/31/12, math passerby wrote: > Problem. Show that the following are all equal to each > other: > > tan(99 degrees), > tan(999 degrees), > tan(9999 degrees), > tan(99999 degrees), etc.

There is an easier way to show this than the way I suggested earlier.

999 = 900 + 99 = 5(180) + 99,

9999 = 9000 + ...See More

Jul 31, 2012

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Manipulatives

by Most Basic Question

Jul 31, 2012

I went into my room where the teacher before me had been for years and there was a huge gray plastic tote full of manipulatives! I'm only going to have 12 students in k-2 and I'm pretty sure that I won't need all those! What and how much of each to you suggest I keep. Here is a sample of what I saw: Hundreds of unifix cubes Hundreds of things simil...See More

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ok I had the same problem in middle school, but instead of a grey plastic tote the stuff (going back about 30 years) filled all six cabinets in the room.

1) I don't know K, but I'd say keep more than you think you will need. Will you always have 12 kids? How about 24-30 in 1st or 2nd grade if you get moved?

2) What are your going to ...See More

Aug 1, 2012

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Common Core

by Mike

Aug 5, 2012

Does anyone know if NY State has published any books/materials for the new Common Core Standards? I had heard that publishers were throwing nonsense out there for months but NY State was advising not to buy them because the "real" materials would not be out until July/August.

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