Karen CampeMar 1

The March Calendar of Problems is here! Enjoy some #ProblemSolving yourself or with students. Let us know your thoughts & working-out here or on post.

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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/march-calendar-problems-4/

March Calendar Problems

It is March, and spring can’t come quickly enough for my friends in the northeast US. No matter what the weather, I have the March 2001 Calendar of Problems from 25 years ago for your problem…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeFeb 26

New blog post! "Reflecting on 10 Years of 'Reflections and Tangents' "

Catch up on 10 years of #math and #MathEd posts & consider subscribing so you never miss a new one!
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/reflecting-on-10-years-of-reflections-tangents/

Reflecting on 10 Years of “Reflections & Tangents”

It’s been ten years since I started writing here on the “Reflections and Tangents” blog, so I think it’s a good time to reflect on how I got here and how it’s going. I came late to blogging, compar…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeFeb 11

It's almost Valentine's Day, grab some candy conversation hearts and explore exponential models in math class!

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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/i-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-candy-math/

I ❤️ Candy Math!

It’s that time of year again, when Valentine’s Day candy is all over store shelves. Grab some “conversation hearts” – SweeTart™ Hearts are my favorite – and explore exponential models with your stu…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeFeb 10
New Blog Post: "Making the Most of Probability!"
Doing simulations on the TI84 to enliven probability concepts in math class.
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/making-the-most-of-probability/
Making the Most of Probability!

Guest Blog by Karen Latham Are you teaching probability in your high school Algebra 1 or Algebra 2 class? Want to streamline operations and do simulations with your students? Read on to hear about …

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeFeb 1

Time for winter #ProblemSolving! Here's the February Calendar of Problems for you and your students.

Tell us your working out here or on the post. ENJOY!
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/february-calendar-problems-4/

February Calendar Problems

February is here and if you need a distraction from winter ❄️ weather, I have the February 2016 Calendar of Problems from 10 years ago for your wintertime problem solving enjoyment. I have a few mo…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeJan 31

Solutions to the January #ProblemSolving Calendar are posted! Stay tuned for February calendar coming tomorrow...

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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/january-calendar-problems-4/

January Calendar Problems

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! Here is the January 1998 Calendar of Problems from 28 years ago for some wintertime problem solving enjoyment. I have a few more old Mathematics Teacher1&nb…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeJan 11
Let's do #ProblemSolving Sunday! Here is today's calendar problem... share how you thought about this one (or any others from this past week of the January Calendar of problems. Link below)
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Karen CampeJan 8

New blog post: "Go For Geometry! 8 Congruence Motions" using translation and reflection tools in dynamic #geometry technology.
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/go-for-geometry-8/

Go For Geometry! 8

Using Dynamic Technology to Build Understanding ◊ Episode 8: Congruence Motions◊ It’s time for congruent triangles in Geometry class! One of my favorite ways to get students prepared for the congru…

Reflections and Tangents
Show threadKaren CampeJan 6

@paysmaths LOVE LOVE LOVE the power of a point. It helps generalize several theorems that students typically learn separately.
Wrote about it here:
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2023/10/13/one-big-rule-to-rule-them-all/

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One “Big Rule” To Rule Them All

We were talking online1 recently about parallel lines that are intersected by a transversal, and that there are multiple ways a student could justify that two particular angles were congruent. Sinc…

Reflections and Tangents
Karen CampeJan 4

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@KarenCampe/115820152860675115

#ProblemSolving Sunday... share your thoughts on the first few problems of the January calendar... how did you solve it?

[individual Qs in comments with alt-text]

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