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    • Trigonometry
    • Whole Numbers and Operations
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    • GeoGebra
    • Problem Solving Activities
    • SketchUp
    • Spreadsheets
  • MTEL
    • Main
    • Interpreting Your Results
    • 0016 Num Sys/Place Val
    • 0017 Int, Frac, Dec, Percent, Mixed
    • 0018 Number Theory
    • 0019 Operations
    • 0020 Algebra
    • 0021 Concept of Function
    • 0022 Linear Func and Eqns
    • 0023 Measurement
    • 0024 Geometry
    • 0025 Descriptive Stats
    • 0026 Probability
    • 1 Random Question
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Crohn’s

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15 Feb 2012

A Few Practical Strategies that Helped me Teach with a Chronic Illness

posted in: Health, Whole Math Teacher Blog | 2

Note: This is the second post in my series on teaching with a chronic illness. Here is the introduction to the series. When you have a chronic illness and a job, by definition you work when you are sick. Before … Read More

Chronic Illness, Crohn's
22 Nov 2011

Teaching with a Chronic Illness

posted in: Health, Highlight, Whole Math Teacher Blog | 5

Last semester, I taught my first two classes wearing sunglasses and a baseball hat tilted to cover half my face, with the lights turned off. The students thought I looked cool.

Chronic Illness, Crohn's, Ostomy
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