As the math department head and coach, I coach all the math teachers and lead professional development at my school. In addition to this role, I also teach tutoring internship classes. For these classes, I teach high school students how to tutor a group of focus students within a math class.
The goal of this ETP is to re-introduce students to mathematics through the lens of mathematical
modeling, and reframe the relevance of uncertainty, contextualization in high school mathematics
Ramps are everywhere! Ratios and proportions are used everywhere in the real world, and at Sequoia High School, wheelchair ramps are a clear example of the importance of ratios. Students will interact with various code.org animations, all of which are dealing with some type of ramp.
The goal of this Algebra 1 lesson is for students to learn about absolute value equations and inequalities, and their real-life application to error tolerance. Error tolerance is the process by which Lockheed Martin engineers ensure mechanical parts meet specifications.