Congratulations Seniors!
Best of luck to the senior Class of 2026! You made it! Check out some of the photos and videos from the ceremony.
New Desmos Tool: Desmos Notebook!
Desmos is always coming up with incredible new features and tools for teachers and professionals alike. Check out Desmos Notebook, their latest release!
MIT Calculus for America partnership
Find out more information about MIT’s NEW MIT4America Calculus project, a free Calculus tutoring program that my students benefited from this year!
*UPDATED* Notebook Guidelines for High School Math (interactive notebook)
I’ve used structured notebooks with quarterly notebook checks for two years now in my classroom. Here are my reflections, what I learned, and how I improved the process.
The New TI-84 EVO has Arrived!
For the first time in eleven years, Texas Instruments has finally updated and upgraded its TI 84 graphing calculator family!
The 2026 AP Calculus FRQ’s are Here!+ post-exam stuff
The 2026 FRQ’s are finally here! I posted my solutions to all the AB and BC FRQ’s, share some thoughts on the questions, and show how I kept myself busy while my students were testing on Monday.
AP Calculus: Inflection Points in the News
Inflection points are fun to talk about in AP Calculus because there are so many references to them in our everyday world! Here is a PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation with numerous articles from various topics that specifically cite inflection points.
My FAVORITE Classroom Wall Decoration
Check out this beautiful, math-inspired wall decoration which you can tie into an SEL check-in if you want!
It’s Been a Minute…
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all the teachers out there in the trenches working hard to make a difference!
Desmos Fellows Day 2
DESMOS FELLOW BLOG POST #3: Reflections on a full day of learning, inspiration, and meeting more amazing people in the math community
Desmos Fellows Day 1
DESMOS FELLOW BLOG POST #2: Arriving into Denver for the first day of the conference
Preparing for Desmos Fellows ‘24 Weekend!
DESMOS FELLOWS BLOG POST #1:
Packing + getting ready to fly out to Denver, CO.
Alternative Grading Conference 2024 Wrap-up
Last week, I attended one of the best virtual professional development series ever: The Grading Conference 2024. Even though this was geared toward Higher Ed professors, I got so many excellent ideas and got an inside look at the new ungrading trend sweeping across college campuses all over the country. Reflections, Resources, and links included!
Algebra II Final Exams + AP Calculus Summer Work
Here I describe two of my final tasks at the end of each school year: creating a fresh final exam for Algebra II (this year I incorporated multiple choice for the first time ever) and updating my AP Calculus summer work assignment.
Just Finished with 2024 AP Calculus Reading!
This was my first year working as an AP reader for CollegeBoard - here are details of my experience!
My Reflections on Live Oral Test Revisions
A couple weeks ago, I posted a blog post on my idea to try out live, in-person oral test revisions for a past polynomial test my Algebra II students took. I had mixed feelings on the entire experience - here are my thoughts and reflections!
Notebook Guidelines for High School Math (interactive notebook)
Throughout this whole school year, as I’ve been grading student work and checking video notes, I’ve been keeping a running tab of things I want students to work on for next year. These things vary from how they write their work when solving equations, to notation issues I want them to work on from the start, to how they organize their notebooks. Check out my full discussion of new ideas for next year!
2nd Annual Elementary Math Competition!
Today my high school hosted our district’s third annual city-wide elementary school math competition, featuring Math Olympiad style questions. Each high schooler was assigned to a team of four 5/6th graders to facilitate the competition, grade their work, report their scores, and get to know them. Overall, it was a great day!
FRQ Practice Ideas for Next Year
It’s that time of year again…my seniors have gone, I find myself with a bit more unstructured time during the school day, and my mind is flooded with ideas to try for next year and things to improve. I typically use my increased free time to look up ideas, read math blogs, and brainstorm alternate approaches, and I always find this process exciting and hopeful. Here is one of my AP Calculus goals for next year.