Math Strategies and Techniques

Funny Math Photos

2012-08-03T12:00:00Z

Since it has been a while since I have posted anything with humor on this blog, I will take a break from educational pedagogies and uses. Today's main focus will be on great math photos you can share with your students, because it is always better to...(read more)

Do Teachers Understand Math?

2012-08-02T12:00:00Z

Do teachers really understand mathematics, or do they go through the motions? I'm guessing most math teachers know how to do math, but as I grew as a mathematician I began to see the beauty in math and wondered why I haven't seen it before. If you are...(read more)

Qwiki, ThingLink, Einztein

2012-08-01T12:00:00Z

Three great web 2.0 tools you can use in the math classroom or any classroom for that matter. Are the three in the title. For all of these web 2.0 tools you can use in your classroom, they are all free to sign-up all you need is an email address. Qwiki:...(read more)

21st Century Learning

2012-07-31T12:00:00Z

21st Century Learning occurs around the core subjects: reading, writing, and math. The 21st century skills occur when the teacher or classroom ties career skills, critical thinking skills, and technology into the core subjects. These have more connections...(read more)

Using Google Apps

2012-07-30T12:00:00Z

Self Grading Rubrics Using Google Forms you can create Self Grading Rubrics. When you create a new Google Form, I have my students add their period along with their first and last name as the first part of the self-grading rubric. Then you are ready to...(read more)

Observation and Attitudes

2012-07-29T12:00:00Z

Student, teacher, and even parent attitude all are what students are affected by on a daily basis. If your friend doesn't like Coldplay, neither will you. But, if your parents feel like math isn't something you need then you wont excel at it either. Students,...(read more)

Tech-Shy Students

2012-07-24T12:00:00Z

I use to think that all students know how technology works and since I love using different types of technology in the classroom, that all students of the high school and middle school setting love using technology in-and-out of the classroom. This may...(read more)

Standard Badges

2012-07-23T12:00:00Z

Today, I will start with a quote. "A number of initiatives and start-ups are hoping to offer ways to give people some formalized recognition for their informal learning- or at least the skills they possess for which they don't have official diplomas or...(read more)

Substitute Teaching Math

2012-07-22T12:00:00Z

Many people are not fans of being a substitute teacher at the high school level. This is because many substitute teachers believe that they lead the class either by intimidation or by being the class hero. Neither of these approaches work very well in...(read more)

Facebook Page

2012-07-22T03:02:00Z

Hope all teachers are enjoying their summer and taking it easy before the new school year begins. As the summer winds down more updates and changes will happen before the months end to prepare teachers for the upcoming school year. With more updates Math...(read more)

Docs Teach

2012-07-21T12:00:00Z

http://docsteach.org/ is a great resource for all teachers. It uses primary resources from the National Archives for ready-to-use tools for teaching with these documents in the classroom. It brings history to life! Teachers can even create their own activities...(read more)

Advanced Organizers

2012-07-17T12:00:00Z

Advanced organizers are an instructional unit that is used before direct instruction, or before a new topic; this is sometimes called a hook, set induction, or anticipatory set. Advanced organizers can be many different things, such as a narrative, expository,...(read more)

Teacher's Beliefs

2012-07-16T12:00:00Z

When you first interviewed for your job you get question like "Do you think all students can learn?", "What's your favorite thing about teaching?", and "How do you make students feel comfortable in your classroom?" I believe some teachers lose sight of...(read more)

Taboo Math Game

2012-07-15T12:00:00Z

Taboo Math is a great way to introduce vocabulary concepts that get the students engaged. When students see the word on the test they now have the ability to relate back the information from the game to the test. Split the class up into groups of 4-6....(read more)

Stop Motion

2012-07-14T12:00:00Z

There are many different ways you can create stop motion videos. Especially in the math class where students demonstrate a video that entails a concept or math problem. http://www.stopmotionpro.com/ is an online software tool where you need a video camera...(read more)