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TI 83 Emulator!!!!

The following is a link to a TI 83 Emulator.  You must download the vti.zip file, unzip it, then open the .exe file. Enjoy!

Some Things from Student Teaching and Getting a Job

I student taught at Hudson High School and Middle School during the fall semester of the 2010-2011 school year, and I recently got a long term sub job for the months of April and May this spring at Faribault High School.  Thought I would share some things I would like to pass on to future […]

Clothes Shopping

The time is fast approaching when you will be out interacting with actual high school students, and then you will need to change your wardrobe (most of you). Now, your goals here are two fold. 1. Don’t look like a high school student. Unless you’re over 35, you’ll probably make things easier on yourself (especially […]

Logarithmic Swoosh Rule

Logs have always been a hard concept to get across to students.  I learned a helpful tool in my pre calculus class my junior year of high school that has not only helped me from that point on but everyone who I have taught since then.  I call it the swoosh rule.  I am in […]