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Experience First, Formalize Later in AP Calculus

By Sarah Stecher | February 27, 2025

“Experience First, Formalize Later” (EFFL) means that students are working collaboratively to think, to discuss, and to construct their…

Math Medic Ultimate Review Circuit for AP Precalculus

By Sarah Stecher | February 24, 2025

A circuit training activity from Virge Cornelius to review AP Precalculus content from the whole year!

Everything You Need to Know about AP Precalculus

By Sarah Stecher | February 23, 2025

We’ve got the must-know information all in one place.

Everything You Need to Teach AP Precalculus Next Year

By Sarah Stecher | February 23, 2025

See the complete collection of resources you will need to teach AP Precalculus for the 2023-2024 school year.

Top 10 AP Exam Tips for AP Calculus

By Sarah Stecher | February 23, 2025

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

Setting the Stage for a Successful New School Year in an AP Math Class

By Sarah Stecher | February 23, 2025

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.

Reviewing without Reteaching – Part 1

By Sarah Stecher | February 16, 2025

Why re-teaching may not be the best option for end-of-semester review, and actually may have some problematic effects.

Assessment in the EFFL Classroom

By Sarah Stecher | February 16, 2025

How we use homework, quizzes, and tests to deepen and assess students’ learning.

3 Things I Learned at NCTM

By Sarah Stecher | February 16, 2025

My biggest take-aways from the sessions I attended at the 2023 NCTM Annual Conference.

Why We Should Embrace Inefficiency

By Sarah Stecher | February 16, 2025

When we talk with other teachers, the prevailing themes of our conversations are the desire to teach our students well–and by that we…