About Brian Riley

2013-2014 is my 19th year teaching in the Dearborn Public Schools. Graduate of Michigan State University. B.S. Civil Engineering. Graduate of California State University. Secondary Teaching Certificate Graduate of Wayne State University. M. A. Sports Administration. Prior to Teaching at the Early College I taught for 13 years at Fordson High School where I coached baseball for 16 years. Born and raised in Rochester, Michigan Graduate of Rochester Adams High School

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Bellwork reviewed solving One-Step equations.

The practice sheet from after Tuesday’s Ch 1 Test is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing solving one-step equations and being able take a written description of a real-life situation, model it with an equation, and then solve to find the missing value. We also began looking forward to equations that take more than one step.

Hwk #7 is due tomorrow. Sec 2-1
Pages 77-79. Problems 6, 13, 14, 21, 29, 38, 49, 74-76.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-8-15
Notes 10-8-15

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

No bellwork today. Students took the test over Chapter 1 today.

After the test students were to take a sheet of One-Step equations to practice solving. There were three different sheets, A, B, or C. Each student was given one of them. This sheet is due on Thursday.

Click on the link below for a copy of these One-Step Equation Practice Sheets:
Alg 1 One-Step Equation solving practice 10-6-15

Monday, October 5, 2015

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 1 Test.

The remainder of the period students were shown how to check whether a given number is actually a solution to an equation by performing a Boolean Check using the Ti-84 graphing calculator. This skill will be used in Chapter 2. Students will be allowed to use one of these calculators during this chapter.

Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers:
Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-5-15

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Bellwork reviewed using the Distributive Property.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 1-7 by covering the topic of Combining Like Terms.

Hwk #6 is due on Thursday:
Pages 50-53. Problems 16, 20, 23, 32, 63, 80-83, 90, 91

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 9-29-15
Notes 9-29-15

Monday, September 28, 2015

Bellwork reviewed math operations with fractions which will be used in Sec 1-7.

The practice sheet from Tuesday, September 22, after Quiz #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 1-7, The Distributive Property.

Hwk #6 is due on Thursday, October 1:
Pages 50-53. Problems 16, 20, 23, 32, 63, 80-83, 90, 91

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-28-15
Notes 9-28-15