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March 2012 - Posts
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Learning Strategies- Math Strategies for Solving Word Problems General Tips Learning how to solve problems in mathematics is knowing what to look for. Math problems often require established procedures and knowing what and when to apply them. To identify Read More...
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http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html http://edudemic.com/2011/10/twitter-hashtag-dictionary/ http://edudemic.com/2012/01/20-hashtags/ Featured above are three great sites for twitter hash tags that contribute to education. If your on Twitter then Read More...
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Skype is a free application that allows you to call people from all over the world using the Internet. When you contact another person that uses Skype you talk or chat for free. Best of all you can tell when another user is online and what their status Read More...
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Listed below are research-based questioning strategies you can use in your classroom. These meta-cognitive questions can help students at each stage of the problem-solving process. As students work on problems that require problem solving, remind them Read More...
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Technology is a tool that can be used to help teachers facilitate learning experiences that address the diverse learning needs of all students and help them develop 21st Century Skills. Student-driven learning experiences should be driven by standards-based Read More...
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Enhance classroom learning whether you need student tools, teaching aids, or administrator utilities, the Apps Marketplace helps you discover, purchase, and deploy web apps that integrate with Google applications for Education. The marketplace includes Read More...
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I was thinking of incorporating cell phones in to the math classroom and was getting materials from the library when I found an interesting book called Cell Phones in the Classroom by Liz Kolb. There are a few lesson plans in the book that relate cell Read More...
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There are some key points that address the issues around passion-based learning that came from the book A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change by John Seely Brown. Reach out to the disenfranchised: most teachers Read More...
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GoCognitive supplies free educational tools for neurscience. It allows free access to materials for students, educators, and researchers in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. GoCognitive supplies interviews from field innovators it spans Read More...
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I am not going to go in to the details of lominoes, because they are increasingly complex as I read the pdf, so the pdf is posted below. Lominoes would be a great addition to any math classroom. Lominoes can include any of the following topics and give Read More...
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Pulse Project is podcasting, university lectures, and science education. The website boasts that it has something for everyone. Pulse Project has a wide range of freely accessible audio and video lectues on the sciences and medial humantities for both Read More...
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From calculus finding level curves in certain 3D shapes is a great resource for visually finding answers. Using this will help students visualize calculus. Warning this does involve time and I normally give it as an extra credit assignment for students Read More...
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I have come across an article of one of my favorite authors Ian Stewart and he was analyzing a simple computer game most nerds (like me) play constantly minesweeper. The solution he came up with involves locating hidden mines on a grid by making guesses Read More...
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The site http://mindshift.kqed.org/ answers the questions how we will learn in the future. They have 4 main topics that they post on each day: culture, tech tools, research, and learning methods. Culture : how trends in technology such as social networks, Read More...
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Attached below is a link to different math classroom activities ranging from Jump Rope Math, Hula Hoop math, different problem sheets, cost comparisons, and factoring activities. These activities were created with one goal in mind and that was to incorporate Read More...
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Expeditionary learning inspires and motivates to learn , engage teachers, and students in new levels of focus and effort, and transform schools into places where students and adults become leaders of their own learning . This site provides a model that Read More...
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http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Lessons.html This place is for lessons that use Google Earth to present math topics in unique ways . They explain different types of concepts and measurement. There is a place for project- based learning activities Read More...
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Cubelets are magnetic blocks that can be snapped together to make an endless variety of robots with no programming and no wires. You can build robots that drive around on a tabletop, respond to light, sound, and temperature, and have suprinsingly lifelike Read More...
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Looking for a supplemental activity to round out your lesson plan about the Klondike Gold Rush? The following activities were designed by instructors for instructors limited by time and resources. The activities appeal to a wide range of learning styles Read More...
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This post is to present information to students, faculty, and administration about how to maximize the use of Google+ for learning and connecting at your organization. Google+ allows you to organize your contacts according to circles, video conference Read More...
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PBiS stands for positive behavioral interventions and support for effective schoolwide interventions. One of the foremost advances in school-wide discipline is the emphasis on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for defining, Read More...
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Prizes and punishments are part of controversial topics for teachers and many teachers see extrinsic material rewards as an appropriate and effective way to manage behavior in the elementary classroom. Other teachers don't want to bribe their students Read More...
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From connected learning, pedagogy badges (thinking about how we teach). These will address what outcomes we want our students to come away with and what experiences we want our students to have. Pedagogy badges allow teachers to codify our teaching and Read More...
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Going off yesterdays post, if you are not comfortable using iPads in the classroom, or your school does not offer iPads in the classroom. You can still use historical math events in your classroom. Have your students use real math history and create historical Read More...
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Comic Book is a application on the iPad where you can take pictures or use pictures off the web to to put them together. A certain lesson can come from gathering different images and having your students put together a collage of different math historical Read More...
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Some of my students have been excited about a review game that I played when I was in school. Hands down is one way that all of my students can get engaged in the math classroom. I normally supplement Hands Down with jeopardy on the smartboard. Smartboard Read More...
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If you give tests using Scantron, you should give GradeCam a try. Set up a test and enter the information for the test, the student will print off a copy of the answers hold up the completed form and scan it in with student view. It will automatically Read More...
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Math circles are a form of education enrichment and outreach that bring mathematicians and mathematical scientists into direct contact with pre-college students . These students, and sometimes their teachers, meet with mathematical professionals in an Read More...
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