Mr. Phelan's Math Community
Last Updated 1.20.12
11-12 Teaching Schedule
period 1 - algebra two honors
period 2 - algebra two honors
period 3 - study hall
period 4 - algebra one extended
period 5 - plan time
period 6 - geometry honors
period 7 - plan time
period 8 - algebra one extended
Set up an appointment for tutoring as needed
Group Email Alerts
1. Group email alerts will be sent reminding students and parents of upcoming test, etc.
On-Line Help
Algebra One Extended
Honors Geometry
1. This will be a challenging course hence the title of the book: Geometry for Enjoyment and Challenge.
2. Why Study Geometry? - useful, challenging, logical, and gives visual meaning to algebra and arithmetic
Algebra Two Honors
1. Bring your graphing calculator daily Note: TI-84+ preferred
College Readiness
1. Test says: Explore (17+), Plan (19+), ACT (22+)
2. Phelan says: attend classes, has the maturity to become quiet with at most one reminder, has an effective organizational system, seeks help quickly when material is not understood, comes prepared to class in mind, body, and spirit,.
3. You say: tba
Classroom Vocabulary
1. Idea
2. Distracter
3. Investigation
4. Hidden number
5. Agree v. Disagree
7. Pause v. Play
8. Justify
9. Counterexample
Phelan Phavorites
1. Games - RBI Baseball, Balloons, Sticks, Euchre, Yahtzee (716)
2. Number - 41
3. Color - Yellow
4. Hobbies - Organizing, Biking
5. Band - Gaelic Storm
6. Animal - River Otter
7. Bozo Game - Grand Prize Game (yes I played it back in the day and we'll watch the video in class)
8. YouTube - 300 Eagles
9. Combos - Peanut Butter and Nutella, Hard Work and Fun
10. Life Skills - Take Risks, Challenge Your Assumptions, and Use Effective Models
11. Best ?- Define time.
12. 2-D Figure - The Equilateral Triangle
13. 3-D Figure - The Tetrahedron
Phavorites Quotes
1. If you're not Phelan, then you must be passing!
2. It is the goal of the master to have the apprentice surpass him one day.
3. The worst thing I can do for you is what you could and should do for yourself.
4. Knowing is easy; learning is hard.
5. When the student is ready the teacher shall appear.
6. In school, the lesson is given first, and then the test. In life, though, the test is given first, and the lesson after.
7. If I teacher and student, then I teach and you stud.
8. I'd rather be a pirate then join the Navy.