D.M. Therrell High School

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• D.M. Therrell High School
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Damon Keith Massey
• Mathematics Instructor

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Background Info

• Attended Georgia State University
• Degree in Corporate Finance specializing in
  corporate funding issues
• Employed by American Express Centurion Card and
  Morgan Stanley

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Who Cares?

• Your personal experiences / education
• Drives instruction
• Engages students
• Sets goals and expectations
• Informs students of possibilities

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Engage Students!!

• Use relevant lessons constructed from interest
  surveys
• Have students compile their own data
• Have students do hands-on assignments in groups
• Give students choices of assignments
• On-going encouragement

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Set Expectations!!

• Have students construct their own rubrics
• Repetition of expectations
• Expectation contracts
• Students should be involved in constructing rules
  and norms

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Sample Lessons
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• Further areas of concern or clarification