So, I’ve been working away at finishing Common Core Algebra II. The last unit is on Statistics and a large part of it is statistical simulation, which is a very new idea not only to New York State statistics at this level, but pretty much everywhere. Here at eMATHinstruction, we’ve been working hard to develop tools for teachers and students to run statistical simulations that are useful in understanding variability, confidence intervals and inferential statistics.… Read more »
Month: July 2015
Common Core Algebra II – Unit #8.Lesson #4 – The Missing Lesson
Posted onSo, I’ve been in Italy for the last few days, really enjoying so much of this country. Its culture is amazing and its people are even more so. O.k. Enough about my vacation. I was editing the other day and noticed that there was a lesson that I failed to include in the compilation of the Common Core Algebra II text. Specifically, Unit #8.Lesson #4.Fractional Exponents Revisited. I’m not sure how that happened, but here… Read more »
Common Core Algebra II Progress
Posted onSo, I’ve been on “vacation” for two weeks now and have been busy with Common Core Algebra II materials. Primarily I’ve been working on recording the YouTube videos for each lesson. I’m excited to see how these help students and teachers in the coming school year as CC Alg II becomes implemented in New York and other areas. I’ve always found that many students hit a wall at the Algebra 2 level. A student can… Read more »