It's Been a While!

2016 was my last post and I have been super busy.  Between kids graduating and grand-kids being born, blogging was put on the back burner.
So, here I am in the summer of 2020, and it has been a crazy summer.  With schools going to on line learning, I was able to spend time working on me.  Improving in areas that I felt I needed more pd.  I was introduced to NGPF (Next Gen Personal Finance) and have taken over 70 hours of professional development.  Took an intense class on credit and banking so I could teach those TEKS and really feel like I understood the concept, as these were not taught to me as I went through middle school or even high school.  While Texas does a great job incorporating these topics into student TEKS throughout middle school, Texas still needs to make Personal Finance a requirement for high school graduation.   Now my goal is to help my students understand the importance of learning personal finance for their future. Check out all the great resources and pd Next Gen offers.  You to can grow and learn from this awesome resource.

      Today was the first day of the new 2016-2017 school year.  The day went great and I am looking forward to the rest of the week.  The periods seemed to fly by as I introduced myself using my favorite numbers smart presentation.  Students then started brainstorming their favorite numbers and will complete their posters on Wednesday.  I sent home a syllabus with all my information and sites students can sign up for.  Hope their parents are able to join.  I will try my best all year to add lessons, videos and important information for class here, in Edmodo, and take screen shots for Instagram.  I might even post some great sites on Twitter.  I will use Edmodo and this Blog the most.  I would love feedback on how the post are helping and what I could do differently or add to make Edmodo and this Blog more beneficial for students and parents.  Hope all my parents are able to join remind by texting @gmath78 to 81010 and can sign up for the Edmodo group using the code wucwyz at www.edmodo.com or the link www.edmodo.com/home#/join/y3gugt . Until next time..... Gators Rock!

Symbaloo for my Classroom

I created this Symbaloo several years ago to access web sites quickly.  I have now found my way back to the site and plan to use it in my classes this year.  I also hope to help students create their own Symbaloo.  This is a short blog to show everyone what I have been up to.  Hope to start blogging about my new school year and to share experiences from this year.  Three years is to long to be away!
Here is to a great 2016-2017 school year using Symbaloo as a quick guide!

1st 6 weeks in Review

Ok.....How did it go? I know that it is hard to come back to school after your great summer break. But now that you have had a full 6 weeks of great lessons, what is that one topic or lesson that you liked? What about the one your still struggling with? Let me know. If there is some new and exciting activity you want me to try let me know. Together we can make math fun!

Summer Math

While it is easy to hang out with friends, go to the mall, or sleep a lot, why not try something different this summer? Video games seem to be all the rage. My son is either on his xbox or on some on-line play. Why not try "Lure of the Labyrinth" at http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www for some great on line play and practice your math skills in a new and exciting way? I have been trying to navigate through the Labyrinth and find myself stuck in places because I am not a typical video player. Ok....I don't usually play at all. My students on the other hand are experts, so the game should be pretty easy.
Now there are a ton of sites to practice skills over the summer and I am going to post the address for these sites over the next week. Just try one site a week and play a couple of techy games, and practice your math skills while you have fun.