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, September 10, 2015

Bellwork reviewed problems involving Order of Operations.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Integers (Sec 1-4, 1-5, 1-6).

Hwk #2: Due tomorrow
Page 29: Problems 63-67
AND
Page 41: Problems 25-29

Students will have a short quiz tomorrow over Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Integers.

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 9-10-15
Notes 9-10-15

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Bellwork reviewed evaluating variable expressions involving negative numbers.

Hwk #1 is due today.

Students were given the Algebra 1 textbook and the class syllabus. A few of the items on the syllabus were highlighted such as the importance of homework and the online resources available through the school district and the book’s publisher.

We then began exploring operations involving negative numbers and their rules and properties (Sec 1-4 and 1-5).

Hwk #2 was assigned: Page 29 problems 63-67 AND Page 41 problems 25-29

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 9-9-15
Notes 9-9-15

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 11 Test.
Hwk #31 is due today.

The bellwork took much of the period. The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 11-7 by working on problems involving Angle of Elevation and Angle of Depression.

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 6-3-15
Notes 6-3-15