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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. quality over quantity. I am on a mission to help other teachers make their math assessments… Read More »How to Seamlessly Add Critical Thinking Questions to Any Math Assessment
I’d argue that factoring trinomials is the largest and most challenging unit in the Algebra 1 curriculum. There are many steps for solving the more… Read More »10 Student Approved Activities for Factoring Trinomials Every Math Teacher Needs
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