Geometry teachers, what is your favorite kind of compass to use? (Names and/or pictures would be most helpful.) Thanks!

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I like the old metal ones. They don’t seem to slip as much as the plastic ones.

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Plastic with rotating circle full of holes for various radii

Safe-T compass. You can buy at Nasco

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This is my current one and I like it better than any others I have used. A student suggested, years ago, to use a screwdriver to keep the legs tightened. 💡

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Any mechanical engineers here?

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I've been hearing the 2022 Cs received a $5000 raise to 125/yr, while the incoming 2023 Cs will make 130/yr. Can anyone confirm or deny if this is true?

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A recruiter asked me what my billable hours were to negotiate salary for an industry position. Weird right?

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Green Card Q - my GC is currently in process, however SO and I plan to move out of US this year. What will happens to my GC application ? Will this have any impact on future visa applications for US?

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Present a spot featuring a women for a major media buy, the client says “we don’t want to have two women spots in a row.” So weird cause you’ve had 87 MALE SPOTS IN A ROW?

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What do you look for when assessing someone from a non sales background for a senior tech sales role?

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Do you guys agree?

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Are there any BCBAs here?

What's the most rewarding thing in this field for you guys? Definitely not salary, although it's just decent.
For me, it's working with parents and when they are onboard, and we see the massive progress in the kids.

Lastly, what's your ideal salary range for a 20 billable hours BCBA?

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Hi,
I am SAP consultant and having 5 years experience.
I am making first switch from my current Organization.
Currently I have two offers:
Accenture 16 fixed + 27% Variable.
Small Company 19 fixed.
Please let me know, how much I can ask to next company having 5 years experience in SAP Technical area.
Also, what is your highest offer in SAP Technical area.

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I know I have to look for a job but I really don’t want to. Waiting it out until I can start a new job somewhere else that’s not my cluttered home office.

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Anyone have advice on handling other people’s stress rn? My brother is a resident and starting a hospital rotation (family medicine, Nola).  My mom is stressed out of her mind. Idk how to help

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Do you guys think there will be limited opportunities doing a SE role in a small country (limited clients and potential leads)?

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Ex-Tcsers

Please need your help or advice on how to log in to alumni portal. I have been trying since couple of days after resetting my pwd but it says the same error everytime that password criteria doesn't meet. But I am trying to set the password as per the password requirement.

Please any help on this would be truly appreciated.



Thanks.

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How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

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I'm a PharmD graduate about to start at ZS as an AC in a few months. I'm really excited but also super nervous. As a 1st gen immigrant female, the consulting world is very new to me. I started out at a community college and just slowly worked my way up to pharmacy school. I'm afraid that I don't belong in this professional environment. I would love to hear any tips or advice (or better yet, anyone willing to mentor?) on how to succeed and navigate the corporate world. Thank you.

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How is product security manager job

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Do any of you high school math teachers teach on a 4 block schedule?

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Has anyone transitioned to teaching solely online? What is it like? How is the pay?

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I wish you all an excellent day! Competing against Google search or being part of it. Am I the only one checking what I already know, online just in case. Seem like soon we will just be moderators...

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We will be administering the Algebra 1 End of Course Assessment next week.. what are some ideas for recognizing those who perform well as well as those who've had significant increase from previous scores?

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Does anyone have suggestions for an online math platform? I anticipate that my time online with students will be spent introducing concepts, models and procedures and doing my best to facilitate discussions around these.

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Is there a platform that has problem solving opportunities, quality videos aligned to the problems, and some assessment opportunities?

Kahn Academy? Zearn?

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I am a sixth grade math teacher and have to create a meaningful PBL. Any suggestions?

How do you effectively engage your most difficult students? Just looking for some advice - could really use it!

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How are you all using calculators with class? What grade level do they become standard use? What are model/brand you using? Do you teach to do by hand first or the calculator first?

I will answer... standard starts at 8th grade pre algebra, we use TI 84s and I try to teach by hand first but then quick move to the calculators to help back up their answer.

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How many math specialists and coaches do you have at your school?

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Has anyone found a good way to give assessments in a hybrid model? I teach high school and we're going from a remote/hybrid model to a fully hybrid model in a few weeks. Any tips are welcome! :)

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What is the hardest part of being a math educator?
Also - what do you teach and how long have you been teaching? I'm been teaching HS math (this year calculus some years algebra I & II) for 5 years.

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Does anyone use Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN) in their math class. I've used them in the past and doing it again this year. How's it going with students following instructions and assembling their notebook handouts?

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What are some best teaching practices that you have to offer to new and veteran teachers?

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Any good outside activities (math related) that I can do? I have Nerf guns and remote control cars I could use.

I teach a hybrid of face to face and virtual instruction and we have 1 hour and 10 minutes for whole group instruction. These are fifth graders. How would you use this time to maximize learning? What strategies/methods would you use for engagement and mastery?

I definitely feel like student engagement is low in the virtual realm. Any suggestions would be great.

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Anyone have a good way to actually see younger (9/10 year olds) student work when completing their math problems in real time while teaching virtually. I'm struggling with knowing what/if they are doing at home. Holding up dry erase boards to the screen is hard and time consuming!

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I see posts from HS Math teachers saying they don’t give HW — I’m not opposed to the the idea, but, please, HOW?! In my experience, kids’ independent practice makes a HUGE difference in their success: they work through confusion, check their answers, analyze errors, see different types of problems, ask questions, make connections, etc. If their only practice is guided, in class, how do they get ready for independent tests? I want to learn the waaays

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