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This is Kristin Hipps second year teaching middle school math at Blessed Sacrament School. Although she was born in NJ, she has lived in NC a majority of her life and claims it as home. Kristin attended Elon College on a NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship and received her BA in Elementary Education, with a minor in History. She also played goalkeeper for the Fighting Christians (Phoenix) Women's soccer team for a year.
Mrs. Hipps currently teaches Traditional 7th and 8th grade math and serves as an assistant for 7th and 8th grade Science classes.
Kristin and her husband, Tim, reside in Gibsonville with their two sons, Tigue and Eamon. She is working with the Junior Youth Ministry at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Kristin is excited to be working at BSS and looking forward to a wonderful school year.
Graphing Stories
Graphing Stories
Graphing stories enabled students to demonstrate their understanding of analyzing graphs as well as choosing the medium (book, video and slideshow) in which to display their final story. Students opting to create their own video and slideshow use various formats (Google Slides, Loom, Flipgrid) to complete the project and to utilize technology in the given task. Depending on individual strengths and talents, students could also create a book demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
The objective of this experience was for students to demonstrate their understanding of graphs as a functional relationship between two quantities by allowing student choice on method of presentations (book, slideshow, video, etc.).
Diocese of Raleigh Standards Covered
Diocese of Raleigh Standards Covered
Math Standards:
8.F.2.2 Qualitatively analyze the functional relationship between two quantities.
Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a real-world function.
Science Standards:
7.P.1 Understand motion, the effects of forces on motion and the graphical representations of motion.
1.6 Illustrate the motion of an object using a graph to show a change in position over a period of time. (7.P.1.3)
1.7 Interpret distance versus time graphs for constant speed and variable motion. (7.P.1.4 )
Information and Technology Standards:
8.TT.1 Use technology and other resources for assigned tasks.
8.TT.1.2 Use appropriate technology tools and other resources to organize information. (NETS.S.3.b)
8. TT.1.3 Use appropriate technology tools and other resources to design products to share information with others. (NETS.S.2.b)
English Language Arts Standards:
W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well- structured event sequences using the 6+1 Traits of Writing.
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