Author Archives: hellera2

PBL – Heller

Posted on July 7, 2017 by hellera2

Project Overview: For this project, students will be working to create optimal bus routes for the school district. The district has determined that the bus routes are not longer the most effective or efficient based on many factors. Students will be … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning – Heller

Posted on June 29, 2017 by hellera2

Team Building Activity: Set up: For this team building activity, students will be in small groups of 3 – 4 students. Materials: Each group will receive a set of 3 sticks, 6 colored rings and the following prompt: Set up: arrange the sticks … Continue reading →

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CBCI Lesson Plan – Heller

Posted on June 25, 2017 by hellera2

Unit Title: Linear Relationships: What will happen next? Subject: Algebra I  Lesson Opening: You’ve already learned all of the building blocks of linear functions. We’ve worked with at least three different ways to represent linear relationships and have a strong understanding … Continue reading →

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MTV Strategy Based Lesson Plans_Heller

Posted on June 16, 2017 by hellera2

This blog post contains two lesson plans intended for Algebra I classrooms. The lessons can be adapted for similar topics in pre-algebra or Algebra II with moderate alterations. The two thinking strategies that I chose to highlight are the See-Think-Wonder … Continue reading →

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