My Raisse Experience

Being the Math Teacher that I am, I've always placed the responsibility on English teachers to teach the reading. Gosh, I never thought I could teach reading. What I've realized about the reading challenges with people is that it's not limited to the "non-intelligent" only. Even the people with lots of aptitude aren't the best or most interested readers. So my Raisse experience has enlighten me concerning this point. But what I've come to appreciate the most @ the Raisse Study Group is each others contributions to our school. I truly acknowledge Kelly Gerth and Riley Thomas hard work too. Thanks for the positive direction you gave and encouragement to keep working and trying new strategies. Patty Spires

Algebra 1 EOC advice needed

I'm teaching an Algebra 1 class for the first time in 90 days. I've previously taught it in the 8th grade for 180 days. I'm panicked we won't be ready for the EOC in May. Please advise as to what I definitely need to cover before the test. Is Quadratics the last thing they test on and do they really need to know how to find the roots and vertex points by hand? If I show them all the tricks by graphing calculator will the students be OK? Patty Spires

Tessellation Project

In Geometry, we just finished learning all the characteristics of polygons. ( Regular and non-regular) So I decided it was time to do something creative with the help of the Art department. My students hand cut out with the help of templates there very own individual patterns. They traced these patterns onto an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper. They had to then hand draw features on the paper so that it appeared we had a repeating pattern. Once finished and decorated, we judge for the best one. Oh my gosh! Some of the students are amazing in there artistic talents.
Patty Spires