Comments on: Algebra: The Supplement

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:50:09 +0000

Sorry, it downloads but then doesn’t open.

Thank you!!!

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:53:46 +0000

Hm. I can’t reproduce the problem. It’s working now.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:27:07 +0000

The powerpoint for Week 3 of Geometry isn’t downloading. Would it be possible for you to repost it?

Sorry to be so needy!!

Thank you for all of your support!!!

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:04:06 +0000

Thank you for sharing your work. It is wonderful to see your ideas and work and have access to them. I have just started reading your blog, so I maybe missing some understanding of how all your ideas work. In your powerpoints, I didn’t understand how the set of interesting pictures, e.g. the series of unusual swimming pool photos, fitted into the math lesson. Thanks for your help!

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:21:33 +0000

Hi Danni, feel free to re-download the handouts file from that week. I’ve called out the circle exercise more intentionally.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:19:43 +0000

Dan-
Thanks for clearing up where the circle sheet came from! The homework from the first day is a choice between making a icosahedron and what looks like a graphing sheet. It says its from page 39 but that is making triangles within circles.

Thanks!!
Danni

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:11:30 +0000

Dan — You rock.

That’s all. Just “You rock.” :-)

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:06:43 +0000

Thank you for your work! I heard the talk that Steven Leinwand gave at NCTM about making math more accessible for students, but before coming across your blog, I had never actually seen a real life example of a teacher continuously connecting math to student’s lives. After spending the last few weeks reading your blog and going over your lessons, I have a much better understanding of how I can make my class more interesting and relevant for my students. Thank you for your example.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:52:13 +0000

Seth: I have set up a wiki for discussion of Dan’s Algebra 1 curriculum.

Thanks for throwing that together, Seth. I added a link to this post and to the curriculum page.

Danielle: For the first day, what is the circle worksheet? Also, would I be able to get a copy of the homework assignment sheets?

The circle worksheet starts on the 29th page of the file "1geometryBlue.pdf" in the handouts. Come to think of it, that's pretty cumbersome. Note to self. *scribbles* And there aren't any homework assignment sheets. Or, at least, I'm not sure what you're referring to.

By: Samuel I.

Samuel I. — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:44:55 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this information with us! It looks like you put a lot of work into it, and I am going to be a first year 8th grade Math Teacher. In fact, I am a 2010 Corps Member with Teach for America and having access to high quality resources like these will help me deliver lessons that will help me overcome my fear of teaching math. I will be sure to spread the word and keep up the good work!

Many thanks!