IB Mathematics Applications and Interpretations
In our IB Mathematics Interpretations and Applications class, students are not only learning new math concepts, but they are also using these concepts to make …
Taco Tuesday & Other Anomalies: Creating Community and Culture in a New School
In the summer of 2019, I began making tacos on Tuesdays, not because I am the Spanish teacher with Mexican background but because the availability …
Students consider the techniques of two inspirational artists for their own designs.
Kara Walker, Exxodus of Confederates from Atlanta from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) [set of 15 prints], 2005. Offset lithography and silkscreen. …
El día de los muertos; Celebrating Life on the Day of the Dead
As a child, I saw the ins and outs of Día de los muertos around me because it wasn’t a holiday we observed at home. …
IB Biology at WaPrep
In biology there is a joke we pass around: the more complicated a system is, the more difficult it is to study. Biological systems are …
Encryption, Decryption, and Matrices
Over the course of my 20 years teaching mathematics, matrices have been in and out of the Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus curriculum. I happen to …
Before COVID-19, school closures occurred & the good that came…
In the mid-2000s, a few of my colleagues and I thought it would be prudent to consider and then develop a process for extended school …
Students discover connections between their learning and the world around them!
Among the most rewarding moments as a teacher are those when students discover connections between their own learning and the world around them. This semester, …