89 lesson plans and ideas for teaching math - #mathchat

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Love_math_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="Dansk: Dedikeret til matematik" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="277" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Love_math_1.jpg/300px-Love_math_1.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;">Dansk: Dedikeret til matematik (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Love_math_1.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>Yesterday, I dedicated<a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/62-ideas-lessons-and-humor-for-english.html" target="_blank"> my post on English resources to my high school English teacher</a> (who teaches next door to me.)<br /><br />Today, I dedicate this post to my high school Algebra teacher, Noel Martin, who still teaches my own children just down the middle school hallway, the last room on the right. Coach Martin is a fantastic Algebra teacher. I thanked God every day of calculus at Georgia Tech that I'd had Coach Martin to drill into me the fundamentals of Algebra. I still use Algebra all the time to solve problems. It is because I knew it cold with him.<br /><br />Here's to all you math teachers out there. I hope you get some ideas you can use in your classroom today.<br /><ul class="diigo-linkroll"><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50003209">Common Core Math Index of resources via @sharemylesson #mathchat</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An incredible set of indexed Common Core lesson plans by standard for grades Kindergarten - 6 in math. Share and get ideas. Every math teacher using Common Core should peruse this list.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/buffer">buffer</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://engageny.org/resource/curriculum-exemplars/">Curriculum Exemplars | EngageNY</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Engage NH has some examples of lessons that they consider exemplars for English Language arts grades 6-12 and math grades 1,2,7, and high school. IF you're looking to see what this looks like in practice, here are some that you'll want to review.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat">engchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/english_teacher">english_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/professionaldevelopment">professionaldevelopment</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/assessing-common-core-standards-real-life-mathematics">Assessing the Common Core Standards: Real Life Mathematics | Edutopia</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An excellent set of resources about common core standards and assessment from Edutopia.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ccchat">ccchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/buffer">buffer</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/What-Shall-I-Wear-Today-50005304/">What Shall I Wear Today? - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description">"In this activity, students will examine possible combinations (outcomes) by creating different outfits with shirts and pants. The students will then create a chart to record their data. This concrete to abstract activity will help students understand how to organize data in a useful manner to ease the process of interpretation." This is a neat grade 3-4 math lesson that teaches students how to analyze data. Could be adapted with other common things. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Murder-Mystery-6017251/">Murder Mystery - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description">"A murder has been committed! There are 32 suspects; and one of them is guilty. Using your powers of deduction; can you crack each of the five coded clues to reveal the identity of the killer?" Cool idea.I may adapt this in my own classroom using technology.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/middle-school-math-teaching-resources/">Middle School (Grades 6-8) Math Activities, Lesson Plans, Worksheets & Handouts - Share My Lesson</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Middle school math activities. You can drill down to these by topic. There are over 3500 math lesson plans and resources organized by topic. Pass this along to middle school math teachers.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Proof-of-area-of-a-trapezium-equals-1-2-a-b-h-50000763/">Proof of area of a trapezium = 1/2(a+b)h - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Matthewm is a very interesting teacher who has a lot of great math videos he's sharing. When you join sharemylesson, you'll want to follow him if you teach middle or high school math.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6219544">Secondary Maths – Topic Special: Algebra: Quadratic Expressions and Graphs - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">COTW: Here are 10 of the best quadratic resources in the world! http://t.co/Zg1FMgj6 #mathchat</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Numeracy-activities-for-tutor-time-times-tables-6242777/">Numeracy activities for tutor time times tables - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Review games for teaching multiplication tables.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/review">review</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Angry-Birds-Maths-Algebra-6208511">Angry Birds Maths - Algebra - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Angry bird algebra games.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Angry-birds-maths-game-6218227">Angry birds maths game - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">More Angry bird math games to download.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Angry-Birds-Maths-2-Quadratic-Destruction-6210414">Angry Birds Maths 2 - Quadratic Destruction - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Angry birds and the quadratic forumula. There are many fun ways to use angry birds in the math classroom and here's one of them.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Angry-Bird-Parabolas-6165424">Angry Bird Parabolas - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Having a bit of an angry bird moment. There are lots of ways you can use angry birds to teach math. Here's Angry birds and parabolas.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://www.desmos.com/">Desmos | a beautiful, free online graphing calculator</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Such a great online graphing calculator. Desmos.  I like how you can draw things and add interesting shapes to them.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2012/5/21/excellent-tool-for-teaching-fractions-decimals-ratios-percen.html">Excellent tool for teaching Fractions, Decimals, Ratios & Percentages. - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">An excel workbook to use with students for use on an interactive whiteboard to help you review fractions, decimals, ratios, and percentages. from Kev.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Averages-Treasure-Hunt-6124060">Averages Treasure Hunt - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Mean, median and mode treasure hunt. Nice activity starter.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=2297117">Numberphile Videos</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A collection of more than 100 videos that help you explore the world of mathematics. Just about any math topic is covered including probabilities Kaprekar's Constant and more. These videos will be useful if you're in the process of working towards flipping your classroom.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/videos">videos</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/maths-secondary-teaching-resources">Maths resources, maths worksheets, maths revision, TES Resources</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you're a math teacher, here is an organized assortment of lesson plans for math teachers by grade level.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lesson">lesson</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/plans">plans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://classroomwindow.com/introducing-teacherview-report-cards">Introducing: TeacherView Report Cards | ClassroomWindow - Where the best solutions win</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Calling all math teachers - take a few minutes to evaluate your math textbook and get a $10 gift card for Amazon and start your summer reading early. http://bit.ly/KcfLbu  (Full disclosure: I really like what this company Classroom Window is doing and how they want to aggregate teacher opinions into something that can make a difference and am in negotiations to have a (very small) stake in this company. As always I follow the blogger's code of ethics and my own and let you know if there is any other influence that you should be aware of. Also, however, note that I never work with anyone that I wouldn't recommend whether I was officially "working" with them or not.)</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Maths-activities-for-outdoor-area-3004238">Maths activities for outdoor area - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Another set of ideas for the outdoors - these are for math and writing topics as well as recognizing numbers.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/outdoor">outdoor</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal">build your own kaleidoscope :: zefrank.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This is a fun activity where you can build your own kaleidoscope. Zefrank has a lot of creative cool things like this.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessons">lessons</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/creativity">creativity</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/art">art</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Using-Real-Life-Activity-to-develop-maths-concepts-6079892">Using Real Life Activity to develop maths concepts - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Here is a lesson about mirrors and angles using a kaleidoscope activity. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplan">lessonplan</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.mrnussbaum.com/gamescode.htm#social">MrNussbaum.com - educational games, math games, spelling games and much more!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Mr. Nussbaum has a place value pirates game you can play to put math into your end of the year pirate theme. You could use the theme "Don't let summer steal your learning" and share games and fun things to do to learn over the summer.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Education">Education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Algebra-using-coloured-paper-clips-6042896">Algebra using coloured paper clips - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">For those who don't have a lot of technology, this type of lesson (tested in Nepal) that uses colored paper clips to introduce Algebra warms my heart. Algebra is an important subject and using simple manipulatives is a great technique for many classrooms around the world.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/algebra">algebra</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6135081">Can there be Giants? - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Can giants exist? This question for middle and high school has students use volume and surface area to determine if giants can exist. This is for geometry. Inquiry based projects can have great results.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geometry">geometry</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ideas">ideas</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=2245150">Bright storm tutorial videos</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Bright storm has added and aligned their resources  on the TES website. They create a lot of free tutorial videos. These are some great atlernatives to other videos out there. A must for math teachers.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=145262fd4d976310VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=051bdfb83de94310VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD#.T417jx8DKOs.facebook">HISD Connect - Elementary Students Use Video Games to Master Math Skills</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Use the Xbox to help students with math. If this pilot works, this is attractive for many. "Thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, 12 HISD schools a received new X-Box 360 Kinect full gaming system and several video games for free as part of a national pilot program to enhance math curriculum and engage students in the classroom using innovative technology. Harris said the game system is helping students master math concepts quickly."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=3&nbyr=2012&evcode=1043">Pi Day lesson plans</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Pi day is this week. Have you planned for Pi day? Here are quite a few lesson plans including powerpoints and other activities. (Remember to have students bring real PIE or make one for them.) Make math fun and Pi day is a great way to do that!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplan">lessonplan</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.lessonplandiva.com/2012/03/freebie-land-of-gallon.html">The Lesson Plan Diva: Freebie! The land of Gallon!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Here's a website I uncovered called the lesson plan Diva. She gives away a lot of free lessons and ideas. Right now she has a nice cartoon teaching about gallons, cups, and quarts and how they relate.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplan">lessonplan</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Teaching-Spreadsheets-using-Mario-Kart-6165071">Teaching Spreadsheets using Mario Kart - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This looks so much fun!! Using Mario Kart to teach spreadsheets. I'm going to use this lesson plan!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplan">lessonplan</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://coolcatteacher.visibli.com/share/xJCVjE">RT : If you are new to teaching Algebra, or lookin</a></div><div class="diigo-description">RT @tesmaths: If you are new to teaching Algebra, or looking for a different approach, try these Study Units http://t.co/qmTCkoJm #mathchat</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6179070">NSEW collection - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Some great lessons to use for science and Engineering week (in the UK but why not bring it over the pond) March 9-18th. If you are promoting STEM here are some fun lessons including the squashed tomato challenge.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engineering">engineering</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6172591">Secondary Maths Collection - Mr Collins’ Maths Sheets - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">High school math teachers will love these sheets of word problems from the UK. They are attractive and well writtten. You can download and print them. I like how students have formulas on their sheets to help another student with their math problems. These are some of the most popular math resources from this site.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wordproblems">wordproblems</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6069067&s_cid=Pick_Valentine">TES collection St Valentine's Day - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Some excellent lesson plans, assembly ideas, and downloadables for Valentine's Day. From math to history, you'll find something for tomorrow.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/valentine's">valentine's</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/day">day</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/kinderchat">kinderchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mathchat">mathchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.carrotsticks.com/">CarrotSticks Online Math Games</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you're teaching addition, your students can play carrot sticks free. There is a fee for advanced games. Targeted to grades 1-5, this is a multiplayer math game.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://knotebooks.com/">Knotebooks - Anyone can contribute. Everyone can learn.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Website with tons of math and physics resources shared through a community. This site will give you the best physics and math multimedia on the web in one place. The partners are MIT OpenCourseware and Stony Brook University. This is another way to mashup content and how material is becoming more open</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.lascomaths.com/">Lasco Maths Challenge | Latin American Street Children Organisation | Lasco Charity</a></div><div class="diigo-description">The Latin American Street Children's Organization has a math challenge that runs this Friday, February 3rd. Registration is open through January 31st. It is open to classrooms around the world. I find this interesting because the students debate the strategies for solving math problems. This is the largest math competition in Ireland but is spreading to other countries. When you participate, each child donates 1 british pound (convert to dollars for US) to participate. This looks like a fascinating competition and one that math teachers, particularly those who have students with Latin American heritage, may be excited to join.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/challenge">challenge</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/servicelearning">servicelearning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=2&nbyr=2012&evcode=4250">Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources</a></div><div class="diigo-description">The LASCO interschools math challenge is open to all schools. It is this Friday, February 3.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/04/qr-codes-in-classroom.html">Free Technology for Teachers: QR Codes in the Classroom</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A great lesson plan from Richard Byrne about how he used QR codes to meet common core math standards. These would be great to create and share.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/qrcode">qrcode</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/internet_of_things">internet_of_things</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6127212">Secondary Maths – Topic Special: Solving Linear Equations - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Resources to teach students how to solve linear equations. If this is something that your students struggle with, look at these lesson plans and activities that you can download and use. Sometimes you need a different approach.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/algebra">algebra</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Hungry-Caterpillar-Games-6043479">Hungry Caterpillar Games - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">IF you love the Hungry Caterpillar in your classroom, you will enjoy these math activities built on the hungry caterpillar. Printables and a game.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elementary_teacher">elementary_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://developer.smartots.com/announcement">SmarTots - We recommend the Best Educational Apps for your Child</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Smartots names their best educational apps. Here is why I like the concept of Smarttots - the apps give feedback to parents on what a child is actually learning. This is the topic of my New York Times piece last week: we don't have a feedback loop for the educational apps we're using so how do we know what they are doing. I think this is great. Their favorite app: SpaceMath followed by Animal Preschool games and 6 in 1 kids math. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ComputerScienceTeacher/~3/kp7jZzV_HC4/let-s-go-do-some-math.aspx">Let’s go do some math</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I love this reflection on Math by Alfred Thompson and the things that get kids excited.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.smartpen.tv/?p=242">How to Create and Share a Pencast | SmartPen.tv</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you want to see exactly how a LiveScribe pen works, this is an excellent tutorial video. It isn't super fast but it shows you how it really works from beginning to end. This demo is how to create a pencast. Although some of you may be doing this on your ipad using some of the new apps, the Livescribe pen is a sub $100 pen that is very powerful. If you prefer to take notes you can record everything on the pen. I've had one and really enjoy it.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.kinecteducation.com/blog/2011/12/28/kinect-lesson-plan-kicking-your-way-to-mastering-math-by-julie-sessions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kinect-lesson-plan-kicking-your-way-to-mastering-math-by-julie-sessions">Kinect Lesson Plan with Body and Brains: Kicking Your Way to Mastering Math | KinectEDucation</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Get this. A lesson plan using Kinect, teaching math, and aligned with common core standards. This includes handouts. For grades 3-6. If you have a kinect at your school, you'll want to follow kinecteducation.com </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/kinect">kinect</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showSTEMApplication&landing=1">Siemens STEM - Institute Application</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Siemens Stem applications due by February 9th. Here is the overview of how things will be this year. They will have a program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and also at the Pacific Northwest national Laboratory. 50 middle and high school educators are invited to apply. do you teach Science, Technology, Math, or Engineering. Apply.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/STEM">STEM</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology_teacher">technology_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engineering">engineering</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6124593">A CSI Lesson PLan for High School Math</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I love this lesson plan which includes algebra, ratios, angles, and stastics that most 9th and 10th graders I know could compute. This could be a very fund summary activity. Look at this PDF and powerpoint and create your own. If you do, please share it with me in the comments or email it to me, I'd like to share what you do.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/problembasedlearning">problembasedlearning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/challengebasedlearning">challengebasedlearning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pbl">pbl</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.gymnasiumforbrain.com/">Home - Gymnasium for Brain</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A website recognized by the Australian Education association and american Library association. As you look for activities to improve thinking - this website has puzzles, and activities that are bound to have you thinking and talking. There's also a kids corner. If you like game based learning, there are some great tools here. "A gym dedicated to the wellness of the mind."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/thinking">thinking</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=906">Computer Based Math | K12 Online Conference</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Computer based math by David Wees from the K12 online conference. If you're missing the K12 online conference, you're missing something big. Here, David looks at the consequences of what would happen if Conrad Wolfram's vision of letting computers do math computations in order to free humans up to do other aspects of mathematical problem solving. Something math teachers will want to consider on this controversial topic.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/freeresources">freeresources</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/cms">GeoGebra</a></li><li> <div class="diigo-description">This open source mathematics software includes graphics, algebra, and spreadsheet capabilities and is increasing in use. This is one of those "must loads" on your school or university websites.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6075946#bingo">Secondary Maths resources collections - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A monstrous list of math links including some cool math bingo and other math collections. This UK collection has a ton of resources for those who are always looking for math things.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://techiemusings.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/online-and-blended-courses">Online and Blended Courses | techieMusings</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Stacey Roshan writes about AP Calculus (which she flips, btw) but I think that this pondering on how she thinks classes should be redesigned to be online/ blended. I think her views are valuable because she's already flipping. Such views are very valuable and perhaps someone reading this will give her a chance to redesign Calculus or AP computer science in this way. Interesting post.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/computer_science">computer_science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math-teacher">math-teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples">Wolfram|Alpha: Examples by Topic</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Examples of how wolfram alpha can be used in the classroom. From math to physics to research and economics, you can use this data crunching engine in very powerful ways. Another important tool for students and authentic researchers of all ages.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception">TES iboard</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Tons of interactive white board resources - FREE ONES from @Tesconnect - I'm sending all of these to our kindergarten teachers. Lots of great free stuff. TES is in the UK so sometimes the terms are different but great resources.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iwb">iwb</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elementary_teacher">elementary_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/web2">web2</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/technology/a-classroom-software-boom-but-mixed-results-despite-the-hype.html">A Classroom Software Boom, but Mixed Results Despite the Hype - NYTimes.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Software companies claim "proven" results but continue to ignore independent studies. If you think you can get a quick fix with software you might want to look again. This New York Times article shows just how volatile this debate has become.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/test">test</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/scores">scores</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/school">school</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/improvement">improvement</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/financial-literacy-resources?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Money Lessons: A Guide to Financial-Literacy Resources | Edutopia</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Financial literacy resources. Curriculum directors and math teachers at all levels should take time to read this article from edutopia.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/challenge">Wolfram Demonstrations Project: Wolfram Demonstrations Challenge</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This is an excellent use of technology for math, statistics, and information literacy! Watch ideas and concepts come to life as you solve each of the challenge questions by exploring interactive Demonstrations. Answering eight questions correctly earns you a chance to win great prizes, including: GRAND PRIZE: A copy of the computational supertool Mathematica 8, a $300 ThinkGeek gift card + a Wolfram Spikey sculpture kit 2ND–4TH PLACE: $100 ThinkGeek gift cards + a Wolfram Spikey sculpture kit FIRST 100 CORRECT SUBMISSIONS: Our sought-after Wolfram Spikey sculpture kit Hurry! The contest ends April 18, 2011. Sign up today »</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="https://www.mint.com/education">Education | Mint.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description">interactive online game to help students see the "impact of smart money decisions."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/money">money</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/finance">finance</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://letsplaymath.net/2011/03/13/the-weird-number">The Weird Number « Let's Play Math!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Happy Pi Day! Here is a post for 3/14 to help you celebrate Pi day - some links to what you can use with your students. Go out and buy some pie to celebrate pi day!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.zooktutoring.com/">Rebecca Zook - Math Tutoring Online</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Interesting tutoring website for help in math. This site was covered in mashable recently.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://teachingcollegemath.com/?p=2494">Teaching College Math » Blog Archive » Mathfaery: Elizabeth Hamman</a></div><div class="diigo-description">For those who knew @mathfaery - you may want to go to this blog and contribute to the fund in her memory. What a horrible Loss. Here are the details: "Elizabeth Hamman was a great math educator who will be truly missed in the International math community. She passed away very suddenly last week, at the age of 40, after suddenly developing a problem with blood clots in her lungs, which led to a bleed in her brain. Elizabeth started writing a blog last year, called Mathfaery: Making Math Magical and was known as @mathfaery on twitter."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.jdnews.com/news/math-80522-project-students.html">Smart phones improving math scores | math, project, students - News - Jacksonville Daily News</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Lots of research starting to come in that smartphones make great study helpers and curricular delivery tools. This from the Jacksonville daily news: "Onslow County students using smart phones in math courses not only outperformed their peers in math but also went on to take additional math courses. A Project K-Nect Evaluation Report, prepared by Project Tomorrow for Digital Millennial Consulting, noted that Onslow County Project K-Nect students — including students at Southwest and Dixon high schools — were more likely to achieve proficiency in algebra and algebra II than other students in their school district or state in the 2008-09 school year. Numbers for the 2009-10 school year will be released later this year."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/smartphones">smartphones</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mobile">mobile</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.sumdog.com/">Sumdog - cool free maths games designed to improve numeracy</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Free math games on Sumdog!! These look like a lot of fun! Please share in the comments if you have an opinion! "The games are designed to help improve numeracy, especially between 9 and 13 years old, and are free to use either in school or at home. They cover 100 topics over 10 different levels, and let you play against others around the world."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/energy/44620">Goleta, CA Students Win Grand Prize in DASH+ National High School Contest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Just announced the winners of this STEM initiative -- their project: "DV Technologies is a team of three high school students from Goleta, California. They put their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills to work outside of the classroom and designed a dashboard of the future to promote eco-friendly driving. "</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.smithsonianconference.org/expert/program">Program « Problem Solving with Smithsonian Experts</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Cool webinars and expert activities. I just love these -- go to this website and sign up! </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/activities">activities</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature">literature</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.worldmathsday.com/2010/Default.aspx?">World Maths Day </a></div><div class="diigo-description">The competition is a free, online math competition where students compete against one another in a quest to answer the most math questions in 24 hours. Last year, a new world record was set after a staggering 1,952,879 million students from 38,058 schools in 204 countries answered 452,681,681 math questions correctly during the World Math Day competition. Students are looking to break the record again this year. This is a REALLY cool event.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://willowgrove.wikispaces.com/Screencasts">Willowgrove - Screencasts</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I just love these Math screencasts that they are doing in North Rockland Central School District in New York with Craig Mantin. So many things they are doing there are exciting!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wiki">wiki</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.bubbabrain.com/">bubbabrain - K-12+, Elementary, Middle School, High School, AP, IB, SAT, College, Trivia, Interactive vocabulary practice!</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This from the Bubbabrain founder - a new Math challenge - go in and play for your state. From the founder: "I decided to create a national elementary math madness challenge. Students can score points for their state by playing math games. http://www.bubbabrain.com 1. Click on the math challenge link 2. Select your state 3. Select a game and hit submit 4. The top left card will say "find this" you have to click on the correct match 5. Clear the board and score points I teach 11th grade and was wondering how to get the message out to the elementary population. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!! Darren McCarty"</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iwb">iwb</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.rockman.com/articles/AuthenticLearning.htm">Rockman Et Al: Authentic Learning & Technology</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Fascinating cross-curricular project from Jennifer Tan's diigo bookmarks (she joined the educators group tonight.) Mathematics students determine whether Poe's story is mathematically sound using graphing calculators and computers.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature">literature</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/21383/Tessellation-Creator">Tessellation Creator</a></div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elementary">elementary</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tessellation">tessellation</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/middle%20school">middle school</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Semiregular%20Tessellations">Semiregular Tessellations</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Regular%20Tessellations">Regular Tessellations</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://cnx.org/content/m19435/latest">How to use Advanced Algebra II</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This open source textbook by Raleigh, N.C., math teacher Kenny Felder was part of the review of the first 16 digital texts submitted to California's review program as part of the free open-source digital textbook initiative by California's Governor Schwarzenegger. This textbook scored a 96 and met 26 of 27 standards. Felder teaches at Raleigh Charter High school.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/opensource">opensource</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.aleks.com/">ALEKS -- Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education, Automated Tutor, Math</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Two people tweeted about this website and how student test scores went up with it. Wonder if others have had similar results? Might decide to use it with my own children if that is the case.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-tags"><a href="https://www.guaranteach.com/index.php">Guaranteach - A Better Way to Learn</a></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-description">Just received the press release on this new one. $4.95 a month and you have access to videos to help with homework. There is a growing business based upon videos for learning -- that is because kids clamor for them. Textbooks, and teachers need to see the value in things like Eric Marco's Mathtrain.tv and other screencasting for teaching. Have the kids make their own tutorials for one another -- or you can just subscribe, I guess.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://mathedresearch.blogspot.com/">Mathematics Education Research Blog</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Cool blog from a professor in Norway who is following mathematics education research</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://mathedresearch.blogspot.com/2008/12/stuart-rowlands-has-recently-written.html">Mathematics Education Research Blog: A cultural-historical approach to teaching geometry</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Fascinating link and overview of cultural historical view of teaching geometry. From the blog of a professor in Norway who is following mathematics education research. Math teachers - this is for you!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://mathconnections.wikispaces.com/">MathConnections » home</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Linda Nitsche's Math connections collaborative project for elementary and middle school students.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=1628">dy/dan » Blog Archive » I Can’t Do This</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Looking at Math and Web 2.0 technologies -- Dan asks for feedback.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.calculus.org/">calculus.org - THE CALCULUS PAGE .</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Terry Freedman sent this to me for a student struggling with calculus. What a great resource for kids tking calculus. I particularly love the calculus applets.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div></li><li><ul class="diigo-annotations"><li><br /> </li></ul></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2008/08/27_marcos.php">Everyday Heroes: Eric Marcos, Ed.M.'03</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Congratulations to my friend Eric Marcos for being featured in the Harvard Graduate School of Education "Everyday Heroes" column. Eric's Mathtrain.tv project is amazing and an excellent use of digital storytelling in Math. He is a fellow Google Certified Teacher and I'm so proud of him! Way to go Eric!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/web2">web2</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.globaloria.org/">Globaloria: Social Networks for Global Learning</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Open source curriculum and spaces for creating programs in all subjects! From our speaker at necc.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature">literature</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/professionaldevelopment">professionaldevelopment</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.mathtrain.tv/">Mathtrain.TV</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Mathtrain.tv brought to you by Mr. Marcos and his 6th grade class in Santa Monica, CA. Let your students find answers about what they are doing here. This is amazing! This is an excellent example of WHY students should be creating and sharing with other students.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ad4dcss">ad4dcss</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.mathtrain.com/">Mathtrain.com with Mr. Marcos</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Mr. Marcos in California is doing amazing work with his sixth grade students and their mathtrain tv and podcast projects. Wow!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://elemenous.typepad.com/weblog/2008/05/survey-results.html">High Techpectations: Survey Results Gadgets</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Cool survey results gadgets from Lucy Gray -- very very cool for use with children and to demonstrate spreadsheets and charts. I like the little worms she used on her favorite colors chart.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elementary_teacher">elementary_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/spreadsheets">spreadsheets</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/googledocs">googledocs</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm">ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations.</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I think we're going to see more companies that have valid, standards based games like this one for elementary science and math. This isn't free but you can have a free trial and try the games free for 5 minutes. I think that games are going to be part of what we do and smart textbook companies would behoove themselves to embed games as part of the curriculum for each chapter. I wish my school could do something like this, another thing to look at.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://minyanland.kaboose.com/launchpad/?pg=%2F">MinyanLand - Launch Pad</a></div><div class="diigo-description">A new free website for kids to learn about money. Has anyone used this -- I'd love to find a review from an educator. It looks cool.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://tulyn.com/">Math Video Help, Math Worksheets, Math Word Problems</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Tons of math videos and clips here. Some great resources for math teachers. From kindergarten to upper level math!</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAs1YBELmA">YouTube - Mathmaticious</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This mathematicious video took a long time to make. I love it! Math teachers will love this. This is something for the horizon project student to review. This is Funny but it is an example of how videos can be made on any topic -- a math teacher could have students see how many of these terms they recognize.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hz08">hz08</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hzmeta">hzmeta</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/usercontent">usercontent</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/video">video</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/arts_entertainment">arts_entertainment</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html">National Library of Virtual Manipulatives</a></div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Import">Import</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Mathematics">Mathematics</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/manipulatives">manipulatives</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tools">tools</a></div><ul class="diigo-comments"><li>National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Math<span class="diigo-post-by"> - post by <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">Vicki Davis</a></span></li><li><br /></li></ul></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome">Curriki - WebHome</a></div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Import">Import</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/collaboration">collaboration</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/composition_teacher">composition_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum">curriculum</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/curriculum_director">curriculum_director</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history_teacher">history_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature_teacher">literature_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/web2.0">web2.0</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wiki">wiki</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sschat">sschat</a></div><ul class="diigo-comments"><li>Website mentioned in time magazine article that comes out this week. Wiki based curriculum - first listed in November, but many people are talking about this.<span class="diigo-post-by"> - post by <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">Vicki Davis</a></span></li><li><br /></li></ul></li><li> <div class="diigo-link"><a href="http://adifference.blogspot.com/2006/12/flickr-assignment-rubric-v10-were-out.html">A Difference: Flickr Assignment Rubric v1.0 - We're Out of Beta!</a></div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Import">Import</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/assignments">assignments</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math_teacher">math_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rubric">rubric</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><ul class="diigo-comments"><li>Darren Kuropatwa's flickr assignment to teach math! Great idea for some things I want to do.<span class="diigo-post-by"> - post by <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">Vicki Davis</a></span></li></ul></li></ul><div class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. 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<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Main Blurb</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">What is up with the decathlon? People say it’s the event that finds the world’s best athlete. To me, it’s the athlete that is adequate at the most events – maybe the “most well-rounded” athlete. If you put up the decathletes against the premier athletes in each of those ten events, they would be blown out of the water. But since decathletes can do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>of them pretty well – and in two days! – they are very much appreciated. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">This isn’t a railing on why the media hypes the decathlon – I really think the decathlon doesn’t get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">enough</i>coverage during the Olympics. There are just a few details about it that confuse me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The points system kind of reminds me of Around the Horn, a show on ESPN where four sports writers talk about sports. The crazy thing is, the host (Tony Reali, look him up) gives the writers points. It usually is supposed to be for a good point the writer made, but sometimes the points are given and taken away for no real reason. Actually, the motto of the show used to be “Where everything is made up and the points don’t matter!”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So it seems to be with the decathlon. Win the 100m sprint? One thousand points for you! Only throw the shot put 40 feet when everyone else is over 50? Only three hundred ninety-six points for you! You could crawl the mile and finish dead last, but you’ll win by four hundred points! Eat the wrong kind of energy bar and we’ll deduct two thousand points!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, enough joking around. Believe it or not, the points system are determined by a mathematical formula! Here they are:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Points = <span class="texhtml">INT(<i>A</i>(<i>B</i> — <i>P</i>)<i>^C</i>) is for track events.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Points = <span class="texhtml">INT(<i>A</i>(<i>P</i> — <i>B</i>)<i>^C</i>) is for field events.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">There’s a few more details about the points system, but too much math makes my brain hurt. I’ll trust that those keeping decathlon score know what they’re doing, and that these athletes are really good at all those things. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">As for the term “world’s greatest athlete,” King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe “You, sir, are the world’s greatest athlete,” way back in 1912. I do believe that quote (Jim Thorpe was an incredible athlete), but I don’t think it carries over to each decathlete, especially since the points system allows decathletes to play it safe in certain events. But I will concede that these guys are really, really, reallyreally talented and amazing at an insane amount of events. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">…But I still think my discus technique is better than gold medalist Ashton Eaton’s. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mini Blurbs</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Get this: Manteo Mitchell ran the heat of the 4x400m relay on a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">broken leg</i>. He ran. On a broken leg. For 400 meters. He could have pulled up, like the Jamaican relay runner did in the same heat, and the quest for gold would be over. But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he kept going</i>. He ran the leg in 46 seconds! And he kept the Americans in the relay final! Thank you, Manteo Mitchell, for avoiding the pain and helping your teammates with your persistence. That was truly gutsy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">I was working in my classroom today, and I had my laptop and two classroom computers on, all with Olympic coverage. At one moment I had women’s water polo gold medal match on one screen, women’s soccer gold medal match on another, and track evening activities on a third. It was pure bliss. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Within five minutes, the US soccer ladies won gold, the US water polo ladies won gold, and Ashton Eaton won gold in the decathlon. Wow! And I got to see all of them!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Women’s volleyball continued to dominate as it swept a difficult South Korean team in the semifinals. This was the second time in the Olympics they had to play South Korea – I was glad they were able to escape. Next up: Brazil in the gold medal match. Brazil was the team that beat them in 2008 in the gold medal match. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">BMX cycling is NUTS. Eight cyclists on a track at the same time? NUTS. One quarterfinal showed a crash that involved <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">every cyclist on the track</i>! All eight of them wiped out! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">It was pointed out to me today that Europe will be shut out of the medals in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">soccer</i>this year! The USA, Japan, and Canada took medals in the women’s round, and the four finalists in the men’s round are Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, and Japan. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Turns out that boxing may have a glimmer of hope after all…for the women! Clarissa Shields (from Flint, Michigan!) who is only 17 years old, took gold today. She was the only American to get on the top of the podium in boxing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Track and field had a couple more double-medals today. Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee in the decathlon went 1-2, and Christian Taylor and Will Claye went 1-2 in triple jump – the strangest, awesomest field event ever! You literally have to hop, skip, and jump to the dirt. Gold is only a hop, skip, and a jump away!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Tomorrow is nothing but finals and relay heats at Olympic Stadium. Qualifying is over – now it’s time for medals!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">I watched some rhythmic gymnastics today. I poo-poohed it yesterday, but that’s before I watched it. I can totally agree that it’s an Olympic sport – maybe a little more than synchronized swimming. Trying to keep track of the ball or hoop or whatever they’re using is an event in and of itself. One girl bounced the hoop off her stomach and sent it in a perfect arc in the air. How long did she practice that? Two hours of bouncing a hoop off your stomach? Another girl threw a ball into the air and she caught it…with her thighs…behind her! Good grief!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">I keep forgetting to add this, but you should look at the athlete pictures on the NBCOlympics website, and then go to the london2012.com site and see the athlete pictures there. The pictures on the london2012.com site are hilarious! It’s like someone caught them walking down the hall, pulled out a picture, and snapped it without telling them to smile. I think these might be the credential pictures (where they’re told not to smile), but even the picture quality makes me think Instagram or cell phone. If you’re up for a good laugh, make sure to check out swimmer’s pictures.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Czech Republic Gold Medal Watch:</b> We got another one!! Barbora Spotakova won gold in women’s javelin throw. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="texhtml">Tonight’s roundup: volleyball, taekwondo, wrestling, soccer, water polo, decathlon, javelin throw, triple jump, running events, boxing, flatwater canoe, flatwater kayak, BMX cycling, diving, rhythmic gymnastics, open water swimming, synchronized swimming!</span></div>

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I hunt for treasure inside of children: Ponderings on Day 1

I started school today. I told the students, "I'm more like a miner of gold than a teacher. There is gold inside you and I want to find it. It won't look like gold when we dig it out, but if we work together to recognize the value of your talents and polish them together, you'll come out shining. That is my purpose."<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115916382183421477315/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCNPCp6bK0YDF6gE#5774834715542596322'><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQXzQD8zZtcd1sroWY6HxaE7y8LIDVVenBSHNdYEPHezVmobN_Od4WSaAVS81-ob3EkkAFzCxhhY9OEiooXaNUD8rGGAyhdtkIBlHlIdykEeZVIWCMasF6XATL-zphsjG0GOIq_RZeSl1/s288/4.jpg" style="margin:5px" width="281"></a></center><br />I didn't plan it. It came out. I don't know from where but it is who I am and who I want to be. I'm a miner. An identifier of rare treasure. The treasure within children needs to be discovered. Who will join with me?<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />

I hunt for treasure inside of children: Ponderings on Day 1

I started school today. I told the students, "I'm more like a miner of gold than a teacher. There is gold inside you and I want to ...

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Burned Out

It is true: I am officially burned out from this weight loss thing.<br /><br />I am now going on 7 months where I cannot get it together.  My problem is eating.  I suck at it.  I suck at planning.  I suck at sticking to my Daily PointsPlus Target. I suck at sticking to my Weekly PointsPlus Target.<br /><br />My motivation is rapidly depleting.  <i>I'm sick of "start-over-Friday"!!!!!  </i><br /><br />Why is it, that despite the fact that I <i>hate </i>being overweight, that that is <i>still </i><b>not enough</b> motivation to keep me on track?  Why?  Why is food more important?  Why does the focus always need to remain on <i>what </i>I'll eat at the next meal, or <i>when </i>I'll eat the next meal?   Why can't I just listen to the hunger signals my body gives out, instead of just eating to eat?<br /><br />Sometimes I think that I might be better off if I took a little break from WW.  Maybe the time away would allow me to erase all of the bad WW habits I've acquired, so that I can start up again soon with a fresh, clean slate. <br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if I tried just eating intuitively, how that would bode?  Perhaps that would take the pressure off of daily meal planning, where if I was just eating until I was satisfied, then I wouldn't have to worry so much about all the details. <br /><br />Yet, when I think about taking a break from WW, it scares me quite frankly.  I've counted Points in some fashion practically since I've been 17 years old (now 28).  It's all I've known.  And it has worked for me in the past.  I'm afraid if I take a week off and just try intuitive eating (i.e. not counting Points), then I might set myself back yet another week of not losing. <i> I'm tired of failure weeks!</i><br /><br />Right now, I just feel very overwhelmed.  And when I think about "start-over-Friday" tomorrow, it disgusts me.  Because I know I'm gonna fail yet again.  Because I know the immense amount of time and effort that goes into daily meal planning, and I cannot bring myself to find the motivation to do it.  Yet I don't know what other way to be successful.  Some planning needs to be involved, right? <br /><br />And when I fail at meal planning, then it all becomes a downward spiral.  Sort of like - work before play.  If I cannot meal plan and have On Plan (or even <i>near </i>On Plan) days, then I don't deserve to do the things I enjoy (i.e. blogging, photography, reading, etc). <br /><br />I don't even know a question to pose to you, but feel free to leave your advice and feedback. <br /><br /><i style="color: #999999;">Since I've been absent from my own blog, I've also been absent from reading yours!  This weekend I plan to blow through my Google Reader to get caught back up - oh, how I've missed you all so :). </i><br /><br /><br />

Lacking Motivation Weight Loss Weight Watchers Burned Out

It is true: I am officially burned out from this weight loss thing. I am now going on 7 months where I cannot get it together.  My problem i...

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