by Amy CAMP | Dec 15, 2014 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, The Grades
As a secondary teacher, it is easy to forget that primary kids are so cool! Today I took my iPad to playground duty and snapped a few photos. Just another day at ABIS…
by Amy CAMP | Dec 15, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 7 students finished a short unit on probability with the presentation and playing of board games. Each game was created with elements of chance. Some games used simple probability (rolling dice or drawing a card to advance a token) while others required the use...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 10, 2014 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
On Wednesday, Paul Spice spoke to grades 7–12 about project management. Entertaining and engaging, he kept provided students with valuable and practical information for planning a project. Key ideas shared include… * Understanding the components of a project:...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 6, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, The Grades
On a recent episode of Freakonomics, Phillip Oreopoulos offered a summary of mistakes that students make when thinking about education: 1) “Students are often too focused on the present. They de-emphasize the future.” 2) “Students tend to over-rely...
by Amy CAMP | Nov 25, 2014 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
The IXL report for November 16-22 is in. Our 45 students in secondary practiced 2385 problems in 88 skills for a combined total of 25 hours. For those who like averages, this is an average of 53 problems and 33 minutes per student with many students doubling these...
