As we all ponder what August looks like for schools, I find that my thoughts keep landing on the blended learning option. I imagine that half of the students in my high school would be in the building on Monday/Tuesday, the other half on Thursday/Friday. While at home, students would do additional school work online. Wednesdays are a bonus day with many options.  Disclaimer 1: I do not have recommendations from my state or school district yet. I have no insider information. This is just my brain doing what it wants to do. It could all be for nothing, and that’s fine. Maybe my thoughts wi ..read more

While I've been busy not blogging the last couple of years, there have been quite a few changes in my classroom . . .  Integrated Math: Two years ago we stopped teaching the traditional progression of Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and replaced it with Math 1, Math 2, and Math 3. I think this was one of the BEST decisions our math department has ever made. We saw a huge jump in our students' state assessment scores as well as their ability to retain concepts year to year (also due to some other things we're doing). Now I teach Math 2 & Math 3 (and continue to have one Calculus and one Ph ..read more