#Teach180 Post: Days 71-80

This year I've taken on the #teach180 challenge.  The challenge is to post one tweet per day showing a glimpse inside your classroom.  I'm also putting the tweets together in a biweekly blog so that I can share the resources that I'm tweeting about.

Day 71:  Today was another quiz day.  There is sooo much grading to do at once when you choose to quiz all classes on the same day each week.

Week 13 quiz today #teach180 pic.twitter.com/EzlgyBs60o

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 15, 2016

Day 72:  Today in geometry, we reviewed lines in slope-intercept form using ExploreLearning's Gizmo.  This is in preparation for working with the equations of parallel and perpendicular lines while reviewing for our midterm.

Today in #GeometryChat we reviewed slope-intercept form of line with @ExploreLearning #teach180 pic.twitter.com/bdt6B9ltJF

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 16, 2016

Day 73:  Today in algebra 2, we played +Desmos 's Match my Parabola.  This activity is a great way to practice using intercept/factored form in particular.

Today in #alg2chat we played with Match My Parabola bu @Desmos #Teach180 pic.twitter.com/iLjAgpR5dW

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 19, 2016

Day 74:  Today in geometry we reviewed using point-slope form of a line.  We are reviewing for our midterm and are preparing to work with parallel and perpendicular lines.

Today in #GeometryChat we reviewed point-slope form w/@ExploreLearning's Gizmo. In preparation of parallel/perpendicular lines #Teach180 pic.twitter.com/Oalq9iJ17s

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 20, 2016

Day 75:  Today in algebra 2 we practiced using inverse variation as an introduction to rational equations.  We used this color by number activity to be a little more fun than just a worksheet.

Today in #alg2chat we practiced using inverse variation with color by number #teach180 pic.twitter.com/7yKkIyBMxg

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 21, 2016

Day 76:   Today was our last day of class before winter break.  It was our usual quiz day (every fifth day of class).

Grading quizzes on another quiz day #teach180 pic.twitter.com/00krWuVufC

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) December 22, 2016

Day 78:  Today in geometry we practiced using the triangle midsegment theorem with this matching activity.

Today in #geometrychat we practiced using triangle midsegments with a matching activity #teach180 need to make this into a @Desmos card sort pic.twitter.com/SkG4JPNy27

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) January 3, 2017

Day 79:  Today in algebra 2, we  used Meg Craig's Exponent Practice worksheet.  My kids love these because they can check their work with the solution box as they go.

Today in #alg2chat we used @mathymeg07's exponent practice. My kids love her self-checking assignments. #teach180 https://t.co/jAKTnNUfXj pic.twitter.com/dFj7OJ3W1A

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) January 4, 2017

Day 80:  Today in geometry we practiced using similarity in right triangles with ExploreLearning's Gizmo.   This is always a very challenging lesson for students, but the ease of manipulating the triangles within the Gizmo makes it a little easier for students to visualize and grasp.

Today in #geometrychat we practiced using similarity in right triangles with @ExploreLearning. Always a tough lesson. #teach180 pic.twitter.com/GxWRH2mlPy

— Jennifer Abel (@abel_jennifer) January 5, 2017

I hope you found a resource here that you could adapt to fit your classroom.  Please let me know if you try one of my activities.  It's also never too late to join #teach180!