First+Day+stuff

On the first day of class, I put the students in groups and have them complete a FRAYER model that contains a vocabulary word (Tenacious, Steadfast, Challenge, etc.). Then, I have them watch the JFK video around going to the moon (2 minutes). Then I do all of the expectation stuff...Their homework is to read the article "Finding Glory in the Struggle" and write a reflection. [|Frayer Model First Day.docx] [|GloryInTheStruggleAudreyWeeks.doc] John F. Kennedy...We choose to go to the moon...Inspirational! []

I like to do an overview of calculus in the first week. We use the "What is Calculus?" Nspire activity. See the link shortly after the Primer on [] for my updated version of this activity which is on TImath.com. Some people like to begin the year with a local linearity activity. Besides the Nspire activities, TI-math also has similar calculus activities for the TI-89 - see []