tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post9089477452169706485..comments2023-10-12T08:25:15.580-07:00Comments on Teaching Systematically: Explicitly teaching calculator skillsEdgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666479864266092459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-59755877532186772622012-08-30T23:16:37.260-07:002012-08-30T23:16:37.260-07:00Was it Sam Shah who did a calculator bootcamp with...Was it Sam Shah who did a calculator bootcamp with his kids? (I know he did an algebra bootcamp with his calculus kids.) Anyway, teaching kids to use it is very important, so definitely! I teach middle school so I still need to show them how to use the scientific calculator. Hey, okra is the best, right up there with Hemingway.<br /><br />I'm proud to feature you on my post this week: http://fawnnguyen.com/2012/08/30/math-blogger-initiation-week-2.aspx <br /><br />Happy blogging! FawnFawn Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605571262680195155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-47772770384026322752012-08-26T20:02:09.330-07:002012-08-26T20:02:09.330-07:00I love this and am going to use it on my students ...I love this and am going to use it on my students too!Kristina Buenafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900879863076610859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-75527032424536099312012-08-26T11:39:57.767-07:002012-08-26T11:39:57.767-07:00That's true. Maybe if the students see the be...That's true. Maybe if the students see the benefit in becoming efficient with the calculator they will put the effort into learning the skills. Thanks for the suggestions.Edgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666479864266092459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-70522744172987761642012-08-26T11:32:39.565-07:002012-08-26T11:32:39.565-07:00Good catch. I changed the order of some of the qu...Good catch. I changed the order of some of the questions after I was finished writing the questions. I'll have to change that, thanks.Edgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666479864266092459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-87479771055905162422012-08-26T10:19:01.770-07:002012-08-26T10:19:01.770-07:00Great idea! The assessment was simple enough. Real...Great idea! The assessment was simple enough. Realistically, you don't HAVE to grade it. You can just informally look over all the tests. Note the ones that students consistently have issues with. Do a mini-lesson. Students helping other students. Scavenger hunt. Whatever floats your boat. On one of the pre-season games, Trent Dilfer said, "Pre-season games don't count. But they do matter." My suggestion is don't count it as a grade, but seriously look at where they're having issues and have other students get em over the hump.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757118762297150761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852191344916854267.post-14134297330155211802012-08-25T14:05:50.025-07:002012-08-25T14:05:50.025-07:00Are you sure you mean for number ten to ask the st...Are you sure you mean for number ten to ask the student to pull up the entry from #5? Unless you're referring to something other than this handout, the student doesn't enter anything until step #6.<br /><br />Or perhaps <i>i</i> need to work on <i>my</i> graphing calculator skills.<br /><br />The blog looks pretty good so far. I'll be curious to see how the Google Days go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066953723761392075noreply@blogger.com