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

Monday, April 13, 2015

Bellwork today reviewed simplifying radical expressions (Sec 7-1).
Hwk #15 is due today.
Practice M-Step problem is due today.

The remainder of the period we talked about the math portion of the M-Step test and finished our discussion on Sec 7-1.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-13-15
Notes 4-13-15

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Bellwork today was a lateral thinking question.
Hwk #14 is due today.
The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 7-1, Roots and Radical Expressions.
Hwk #15 is due on Monday, April 13: Sec 7-1, page 372, problems 3-5, 9, 23, 24, 26, 27, 44, 45, 50, 51.

Also due on Monday, April 13 is a practice M-Step question to help prepare for the testing during the weeks of April 13 and April 20 for the Juniors. Sophomores will be taking this test next year.

Click on the links below for a copy of notes/examples from today’s lesson and a copy of the M-Step Practice:

Notes 4-2-15
Alg 2 M-Step Practice

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Bellwork reviewed rules of exponents including rational exponents.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-4 and began discussing Sec 7-1.

Hwk #14 is due tomorrow: Sec 7-4, pages 388-389, problems 11, 14, 17, 19, 21 ,25, 42, 44, 46, 66, 67, 72

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-1-15

Notes 4-1-15

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bellwork reviewed rules of exponents and radicals.
Hwk #13 is due today.
The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 7-4: Rational Exponents
Hwk #14 is due on Thursday: Sec 7-4, pages 388-389, problems 11, 14, 17, 19, 21, 25, 43, 44, 46, 66, 67, 72

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 3-31-15
Notes 3-31-15