6th Grade Ratio Standards
What do gambling, driving a car, and cooking have in common? Ratios. And 6th-grade math emphasizes ratios. There are three ratio and proportional relationship standards for 6th grade. CC.6.RP.1 Understand ratio […]
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Switching Careers Process
This whole process of trying to switch from being a teacher to starting my own business is challenging. There is such a wide range of responsibilities and projects that I must do.
For those of you doing the transition – good luck! It is challenging but definitely something you can handle – especially if you were a teacher. Teachers can handle almost anything!
Ratios vs. Rates
As I mined the 6th-grade Ratios and Proportional Relationships standards, I had to develop my own conceptual understanding of ratios and rates. I thought this would be easy; I’ve used […]
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I started minethestandards.com primarily so that I could get my head wrapped around the CCSS and be able to prove to myself that I am teaching all the standards. But […]
Thoughts on Rigor
Having taught in several schools I have worked under several different definitions of rigor. Rigor was defined as “higher up Bloom’s taxonomy”, “meeting the standards”, “higher-level thinking”, “going faster”, “giving […]
Intro to 6th-grade Ratio Standards
What do gambling, driving a car, and cooking have in common? Ratios. And 6th-grade math just happens to emphasize ratios. There are three ratio and proportional relationship standards for 6th grade. […]
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Wow! There is a lot to these standards! It can be a bit intimidating. So let’s mine the Common Core Standards to make them “mine.” Each standard is separated into […]