Since our students live in a "tech-savy" society, I try to incorporate as much technology as possible. My students are able to stay engaged and eventually admit they love math class.

My Pre-Algebra class is a class that is designed to get my students ready for Algebra I. Most would think it's easy; however, it comes with all types of challenges. I teach in an intercity school where most of my students come from a low income/high poverty school district. Not only do my students struggle with basic math skills, but they also struggle with basic reading and comprehension skills. With all these barriers building up against me, I think it's easy to say math isn't my students' top priority.

The Apple technology and "Interactive Notebooks" (grades 6-8) resource books will help engage and inspire my students to want to learn. My students will be able to take control of the learning environment by showing their thinking process on the iPad pro using the Apple pencil, which will be displayed on the SmartBoard to their peers. This will encourage my students to try and not to give up so quick. My students will be able to use the most current technology to use web-based programs, apps, and the online textbook to show improvement in challenging areas. While my students are engaged in learning, I will play appropriate music using the bluetooth speaker (Mini H2O).

The "Interactive Notebooks" (grades 6-8) resource books will help me make my students' interactive notebook more effective by making note-taking more hands on and more organized.

The resource books provides all math graphic organizers that allow students to learn organization, summarizing, color coding, and more important skills that they will use in order to be successful in my math class. This also will allow me to make sure I have engaged all my young learners with varying strengths and abilities in my class.