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

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems for the Chapter 5 Test.

The remainder of the period we reviewed more for the Chapter 5 Test then we continued our discussion on section 7-1.

Hwk #3 and #4 were assigned.

Hwk #3:  Sec 5-5, pages 293-294, problems 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 25, 26, 37 (this will be due on Friday, February 14)

Hwk #4:  Sec 7-1, pages 366-368, problems 3-5, 7, 15, 18, 46 (this will be due on Monday, February 24)

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Bellwork 2-11-14

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Notes 2-11-14

Monday, February 10, 2014

Bellwork reviewed material from Sec 5-5.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-5.

The Chapter 5 Test will be Thursday, February 13, 2014.

Hwk #3 was assigned, due on Friday.

Sec 5-5, pages 293-294, problems 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 25, 26, 37.

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Bellwork 2-10-14

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 5-2.

Hwk #1 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 5-2, Perpendicular Bisectors of Segments and Angle Bisectors.

Hwk #2 is due tomorrow:

Sec 5-2, Pages 267-268, Problems 2-4, 6,10, 18-22.

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Bellwork 2-3-14

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Friday, January 31, 2014

Bellwork reviewed the concepts of equations of Parallel and Perpendicular lines.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-1:  Midsegments of a Triangle.  We then began our discussion of Sec 5-2:  Bisectors of Segments and Angles.

Hwk #1 was assigned today:

Sec 5-1

Pages 262-263

Problems 4, 5, 15, 16, 20, 27, 33

Students were given the review for Chapter 5 today.

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Bellwork 1-31-14

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

First full day of the Spring Semester.

Bellwork reviewed using slope and distance formula to find segments that are parallel, perpendicular, and congruent.

The remainder of the period students worked on an exploration to find the properties of the Midsegment (sec 5-1).  We then discussed what there findings should have shown and how to use these properties to find missing values in a diagram.

No homework was assigned today.

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Bellwork 1-30-14

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Notes 1-30-14