RESOURCES
Kelly Pendleton
These resources from Math Medic are designed to save you time while sparking your students’ curiosity.
EFFL in Action: How Math Medic Lessons Sparked Curiosity and Confidence in College Algebra
Read about how a community college math professor went all-in on EFFL and the impact it had!
10 Questions to Liven Up Your Math Classroom
Questions to open up discussion, extend students’ thinking, and help students consolidate their learning.
3 Activities for Halloween
Fall themed math puzzles you can use in any high school math course — perfect for that half day on Halloween.
A Halloween Activity for AP Calculus
Get a trick-or-treat themed logic puzzle focused on derivative practice, perfect for the half day of school on Halloween!
Using Multiple Choice as a Springboard for Discussion
Learn about a new way for grading multiple choice that encourages student discussion and learning.
STILL Staying Out of the “Gray Zone”!
What the AP Calculus scoring changes really mean for your students and why keeping them out of the “gray zone” is more important than ever.
Experience First, Formalize Later: A Research-Based Framework for High-Impact Math Instruction
Explore the research that supports the EFFL model and download an executive summary to share with others.
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…
Making Group Work More Effective (Part 2)
Why won’t my students work together? Here are our top tips for productive group work.
Teaching Math Medic Lessons with a Block Schedule
The block schedule. Half the days for “double” the time, but you only get through two-thirds of the curriculum. Something’s not adding up here. If you’re nodding along in solidarity right now, this blog post is for you! I first read about the Math Medics and Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) at the beginning of the…