Introduction

Welcome to Math By Parker! I wanted to start off by introducing myself. My name is Mrs. Parker, and I love teaching. I am just entering my third year of teaching high school mathematics, and I absolutely love this challenge. I call it a challenge because you really don't know what you are going to get day to day, month to month, or year to year. I am very adaptive, and I make the most out of any opportunities that are presented to me.

I recently attended a mathematical conference in Austin, Texas, where I met a great number of amazing teachers and math coordinators from all over the state. One thing that I found that many of them had in common was they were bloggers. I have followed a great deal of math teacher bloggers over the past few years, and I have used my own teacher blog for my classroom with my students. However, I had not yet started blogging about my teaching experiences and sharing them with other educators. So, today is the day that I start my blogging adventure. 

This coming up year will be a great year for me. My school district has implemented a standard where we are 1:1 in our classrooms with the new Google Chromebooks. I was lucky to be selected as a demo teacher this past year, and my students loved the Chromebooks. The addition of this technology has been amazing, and the results with my students has exceed my expectations. But, I didn't use them as often or to their full potential as I would have liked. My goal for this coming year is to use technology more and lecture less. Stay tuned for more information as to how I create a blended learning environment within my classroom.