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Sarah Stecher

These resources from Math Medic are designed to save you time while sparking your students’ curiosity.

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Focusing vs Funneling Questions

By Sarah Stecher | May 1, 2025

How to help students arrive at the main idea without taking over the thinking.

Redefining What it Means to Be “Good at Math”

By Sarah Stecher | May 1, 2025

How to broaden our definition of mathematical competence to more accurately reflect the discipline and increase equity.

Regression Round Table

By Sarah Stecher | April 29, 2025

Help your students review the regression features of their calculator — and how to interpret the results!

How To Teach Content You Don’t Like

By Sarah Stecher | April 21, 2025

Read about the lesson I used to hate…and what made me change my mind.

How to Incorporate Released Free Response Questions in your AP Calc Class

By Sarah Stecher | April 19, 2025

Engaging strategies to get your students practicing!

Math Medic MEGA Card Set for AP Precalculus

By Sarah Stecher | April 17, 2025

1 card set, 5 review activities! Help your students think flexibly about polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

Why I Ditched My Textbook

By Sarah Stecher | April 15, 2025

Four reasons why I stopped using a textbook and what I did instead.

What Does It Mean to “Use Appropriate Tools Strategically”?

By Sarah Stecher | March 24, 2025

Everything you need to know about Mathematical Practice #5!

Lots of Dots

By Sarah Stecher | March 20, 2025

Watch a classroom debrief of how the Lots of Dots activity is used to establish class norms.

Ultimate Castle Attack

By Sarah Stecher | February 27, 2025

Help your students review for the AP Calculus Exam with this Castle Attack review game!