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Differential Equations, SISIS, and Compound Interest
How Calculus can be used to extend and deepen previous learning.
Feb 21, 20223 min read


Tips for Lesson Planning
How to plan for high-leverage lessons with low-level time commitment.
Feb 14, 20224 min read


What is Rigor?
How do we define rigor and why does it matter?
Feb 4, 20224 min read


How to Incorporate Released Free Response Questions in your AP Calc Class
Engaging strategies to get your students practicing!
Jan 22, 20222 min read


8 Strategies to Build Understanding of U-substitution
Use this set of prompts and warm-ups to help students gain conceptual understanding of u-substitution.
Jan 17, 20223 min read


How to Get Funding for the Calc Medic Review Course
We have been in education long enough to know that it can be quite challenging to get funding for resources to use in the classroom. Even...
Jan 15, 20223 min read


A New Approach to Teaching Integrals
Learn how to best sequence the ideas of Unit 6 to develop deep conceptual understanding of integrals.
Jan 2, 20224 min read


Making Group Work More Effective (Part 2)
Why won't my students work together? Here are our top tips for productive group work.
Dec 10, 20215 min read


Making Group Work More Effective (Part 1)
This is the first part of a series dedicated to overcoming the obstacles of group work: this article will focus on reducing social risk.
Dec 4, 20215 min read


Reframing Mistakes in the Math Classroom
How to respond to student errors in real time and foster a productive disposition toward mistakes.
Nov 29, 20214 min read


What Do Students Need to Know about Particle Motion?
Particle motion makes up about 14% of the AP Calculus Exam. There are generally five or six multiple choice questions and one free...
Nov 15, 20212 min read


Redefining What it Means to Be "Good at Math"
How to broaden our definition of mathematical competence to more accurately reflect the discipline and increase equity.
Oct 28, 20214 min read


Teaching the Chain Rule with Lindt Chocolate
The Chain Rule is one of the most important tools students will need to evaluate derivatives. The Chain Rule is the basis for implicit...
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Why We Should Embrace Inefficiency
When we talk with other teachers, the prevailing themes of our conversations are the desire to teach our students well--and by that we...
Oct 4, 20214 min read


Making the Most of Your EFFL Lesson Debrief
We believe that students learn best when given opportunities to pose and explore questions, make sense of new ideas in an accessible and...
Sep 24, 20213 min read


Assessments in AP Calculus
At this point in the school year you’re probably getting ready to give your first AP Calculus test. What should the format of the test...
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Using Questions to Move Student Thinking Forward
This is the second post in a two-part series on how we can use questions to draw out and extend student thinking. In the first post, we...
Sep 10, 20214 min read


A Simple Practice to Revolutionize Your Teaching
They say you can’t know what you don’t know. There are things we learn in certain seasons that wouldn’t have landed at an earlier time. I...
Sep 3, 20215 min read


How Do We Assign Homework?
What should homework look like in AP Calc? How much should we assign and where can we find problems? Let's address these questions.
Aug 28, 20213 min read


Why Should We EFFL in AP Calculus?
I was recently playing “Simon Says” with one of my friend's young kids. They found the game very entertaining, their brows wrinkled in...
Aug 20, 20214 min read
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