I passed this assessment chart along to our teachers–it shows the standards by content and corresponding assessments for 14-15, and I’ve linked it as an evernote so I can update as necessary: Assessment Chart Evernote Version Hope it helps!

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 get a laugh during first period then have 10 students napping.  There is more located at this ...

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: it is a free and fast video tool http://www.qwiki.com/, you select media from websites, ...

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, teachers, and parents play a primary role in what students want to learn.  Everyday I ...

Notes from:  Meeting Standards by Design:  Embedding Standards in the UbD Framework for Curriculum, Assessment, and Learning (2012) with Grant Wiggins *I will include the link to this webinar as soon as it is available!  My computer randomly signed me completely out of the system with 20 minutes remaining… Big Idea #1:  Close Reading of ...

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 about where they are located and using clues provided by the computer. The actual article ...

Below is a list of the top Kindle Fire Educational apps that I use in my intermediate classroom for math. I have used them all successfully for both remediation and enrichment after teaching the concepts tied to our curriculum. My students love the opportunity to use the devices for math! If you are interested in any of the apps for your android ...

Evaluating math websites allows students use evaluation skills and inspiration graphic organizer skills in evaluating a selected material of three math websites that the teacher chooses.  Instead of always turning to the book that may or may not be incomplete or wrong, the internet is full of websites that are entertaining and educational. ...

Engaging a child in learning math can be a difficult task for any parent or teacher. A new video game, however, is something just about any kid is more than willing to try.  Using the Nintendo Wii in classrooms is a great way to get students engaged in mathematics.  Sixty-five percent of teachers think games could help them better engage students, ...

Right now if you go to this link you enter your email address and you can watch the cyberlearning summit at http://cyberlearning.sri.com/webcast/. There are many different topic areas they will be covering such as Educational Data Mining, Distributed Sensing, Digital Texts, Computational thinking, applications in education, games and virtual ...