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How to Use the Check Your Understanding (CYU)
At the end of every Stats Medic lesson, there is a Check Your Understanding (CYU) problem. This post suggests how you might use it.

Math Medic
Oct 1, 2021


Making the Most of Your EFFL Lesson Debrief
Your countdown timer is going off. Groups have written up their answers on the board. You’ve recorded some key ideas that you want to...

Sarah Stecher
Sep 24, 2021


To Get Students Thinking and Talking, We Must Get Teachers Thinking and Talking
AP Stats all-star Joshua Sawyer believes that getting students thinking and talking requires us to get teachers thinking and talking.

Math Medic
Sep 24, 2021


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...

Sarah Stecher
Sep 17, 2021


A Full EFFL Lesson in One Class Period
Are you having trouble getting through a full lesson in one class period? Here are some tips to make you more efficient.

Math Medic
Sep 10, 2021


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...

Sarah Stecher
Sep 10, 2021


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...

Sarah Stecher
Sep 3, 2021


Establishing Norms in the Math Classroom
In this post we discuss our math and group work norms and how we introduce and uphold them throughout the year.

Sarah Stecher
Sep 1, 2021


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

Sarah Stecher
Aug 28, 2021


How Teachers are Using the Math Medic Video Subscription
We wondered how teachers were using the Stats Medic Video Subscription, so we asked for their feedback. Check out what they said!

Math Medic
Aug 27, 2021


Setting the Stage for a Successful New School Year in an AP Math Class
The 1st week of class is so important! Use the activities in this blog post to build trust with students and establish norms for groupwork.

Math Medic
Aug 21, 2021


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...

Sarah Stecher
Aug 20, 2021


How to Start the Year in an AP Math Course
A collection of ideas, tasks, activities, and resources for the first week of AP Calculus.

Sarah Stecher
Aug 14, 2021


The Math Medic Desmos Collection
Here you will get a collection of Desmos activities that can be used to enhance your AP Stats instruction and improve student understanding.

Math Medic
Aug 6, 2021


GAISEing into School Level Statistics and Data Science
GAISE report author Christine Franklin gives us a history lesson on statistics education in the United States.

Math Medic
Jun 26, 2021


Early Solutions for the 2021 AP Statistics Exam
The College Board has released the FRQs for the 2021 exam. Here we make an attempt at solutions that will earn full credit on the rubrics.

Math Medic
May 20, 2021


Early Solutions to the 2021 AP Calculus AB Free Response
Teaching AP Calculus is challenging but the 48 hours between the exam and the free response release are probably the hardest! We love...

Sarah Stecher
May 8, 2021


2021 AP Exam Predictions
Check out our best guesses for what will show up on the free response questions for the 2021 AP Statistics Exam.

Math Medic
May 7, 2021


Top 10 AP Exam Tips for AP Calculus
In this post, we reveal our Top 10 AP Exam tips for maximizing your score on the AP Calculus Exam.

Sarah Stecher
Apr 17, 2021


3 Review Tests = 1 AP Exam: An AP Exam Prep Strategy
After many years of reviewing for the AP Exam, AP Stats all-star teacher Jeff Eicher has figured out the best way to structure the review.

Math Medic
Apr 7, 2021
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