by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Geometry, Teaching
Here are five tips for writing assessment questions when you’re evaluating your students’ understanding of dilations in Geometry: I hope this sparks some ideas for you on how to better assess your kids! If you’re laughing…or crying (I’ve...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Geometry, Teaching, Uncategorized
Classroom teachers are fighting many battles right now! Cheating is one of those that’s ongoing, unfortunately. One of the ways to at least make them work a little harder is to change the way you’re writing your multiple choice questions… Shuffling...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Geometry
Can I take the assessment part of transformations off your plate? Teaching transformations, including vocabulary, translations, rotations, reflections, mixed practice, dilations, and perimeter and area after dilation…whew! It’s not a small task! Finding a...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 1, Teaching
Teaching exponents in Algebra can be a challenge. Here are FOUR Google Forms mini formative assessments already done for you! They cover basic exponent rules…quotient rule, zero rule, power rule, product rule, and negative exponents. See the actual assessments...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 1, Teaching
Take a basic concept such as leading coefficients and descending order and create skills assessments. Here are some ideas for creating them. Google Forms mini formative assessments already done for you! See the ones I created, and then create your own…or...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 1, Teaching
Factoring is one of the toughest sections in Algebra—for teachers and for students! Here’s my two cents’ on how we should do it. Tic Tac Fac (or is it Fact?), guess-and-check, and other methods come in and out of style when it comes to teaching factoring in Algebra 1....
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 2, Teaching
There are so many aspects involved in teaching rational functions! Here are examples of five mini formative assessments made with Google Forms. They are done for you, or you can copy them for yourself and build your own. The assessments featured in this video include...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 2, Teaching
If you’re teaching rational functions, students have to know those exponent rules. I created a Google Forms mini formative assessment that covers these exponent rules but doesn’t require students to do any factoring. They’ll do plenty of that...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 2, Teaching
When you’re teaching Rational Functions in a high school math class, solving rational equations is a section that challenges many students. I created a Google Forms mini formative assessment to gauge whether students are understanding solving during the unit....
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 2, Teaching
*Also Known As: My First #Shorts Videos on YouTube I always laugh when I tell someone I have a YouTube channel. That’s because I’m the least likely person you’ll ever see on there.😆 But I think teaching roomfuls of teenagers seasons us to the point...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home, Faith, Family, Marriage
I can still hear the boom of the tree landing on our house. It’s the only memory I can think of that has a sound attached to it. While I can’t say that I remember everything, here are the things that stand out to us as being important afterwards. People....
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Algebra 2, Teaching
Teaching Algebra 2? Then graphing polynomials is coming! Coming up with ways to assess this can be a challenge. Here’s a video of my mini assessments for this unit, along with tips for creating great test questions! Here are the topics covered in the unit:...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Teaching
Google Forms is nothing if not customizable! There are so many options in the settings. I’m showing you the settings I use for almost every assessment I create for high school math students. To see one of my actual assessments, you can download this one for free...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Geometry, Teaching
Constructions are an integral part of high school Geometry. Teaching constructions well requires great assessments. You’ll also need a deep knowledge of the construction process, and you’ll want quality construction tools, mainly a compass. Tips for making...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Geometry, Teaching
Constructions are an integral part of high school Geometry. Teaching constructions well requires great assessments. You’ll need a deep knowledge of the construction process, and you’ll want quality construction tools, mainly a compass. Tips for making...
