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Math Thinking - David Wees
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): blogs (77), number sense (74), questioning (37)
In the Classroom
Subscribe to the Math Thinking blog as part of your ongoing professional development in teaching thinking skills in mathematics. Discuss specific posts with colleagues as you work on questioning techniques in the classroom. Share with administrators and other professionals to help them understand the importance of discussing math thinking strategies in the classroom.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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PrepFactory - Darin Singh
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): test prep (71)
In the Classroom
Share PrepFactory with students and parents as they prepare for SAT and ACT tests. Share this as an alternative to paid programs. Create a class account and practice together. Problem sets and videos are timed and only include a few questions at a time making it perfect for use on your interactive whiteboard or projector for short study sessions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Three Acts of a Mathematical Story - Dan Meyer
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): equations (132), geometric shapes (153), money (113), percent (62), perimeter (21), variables (21), volume (35)
In the Classroom
Work together with a colleague to learn more about the Three Acts Mathematical tasks strategy. Use tasks in your classroom for enrichment for gifted students, as extra credit, or as weekly homework. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools, reviewed here, to share steps for the problem solving process.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Problems of the Month - Inside Mathematics
Grades
K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (179), problem solving (275)
In the Classroom
Use this site to supplement your Common Core math teaching materials and problem-solving lessons. Share the site with staff members and use as a professional development resource throughout the school year. Share with parents during your math night or as part of your meet the teacher information. Although the site states for school-wide use, individual teachers can use problems in any classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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3minutemaths YouTube Channel - Simon Deacon
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (137), angles (52), area (54), decimals (94), division (109), equations (132), factoring (29), fractions (179), mass (22), multiplication (133), percent (62), subtraction (118), volume (35)
In the Classroom
Share these videos on an interactive whiteboard or projector. FLIP your classroom and have students view the videos at home to discuss and apply the next day in class (this is an excellent option if your school blocks YouTube). Use the videos to introduce or practice any math topic and assign others from the series for homework. Be sure to provide this link on your class website for students (and their families) to access at home for additional math practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Arguments 180 - Curmudgeon
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): logic (166), probability (132), problem solving (275)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this blog or subscribe to it with your RSS feed reader to stay current with new posts. Use ideas in your math class as lesson starters, homework, or for extra credit. Have students create an annotated image explaining answers including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create video explanations and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shmoop Common Core Standards - shmoop.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): commoncore (61)
In the Classroom
Use Shmoop to find materials correlated directly to individual Common Core Standards in Math and English. Share a link to student activities on your class webpage or blog for students to practice at home. Link to activities on classroom computers for use as centers. Use assessments for planning Common Core related lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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edX - Anant Agarwal
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): aeronautics (11), architecture (83), artificial intelligence (300), china (79), circuits (20), civil rights (217), computers (115), electricity (62), engineering (141), environment (254), evolution (86), folktales (35), greeks (45), magnetism (37), medicine (53), nutrition (135), poetry (196), psychology (60), religions (120), shakespeare (98), solar energy (34), speech (66), statistics (129), terrorism (41)
In the Classroom
Share with students on your interactive whiteboard and take the demo course together. This is perfect for use with gifted and advanced students as an option for college-level courses and enrichment. Allow gifted students to enroll in courses that interest them or that provide enrichment beyond classroom content. Share with others in your building, as a resource for professional development. Explore topics yourself to find new, engaging ones to round out your expertise. Allow students to enroll in a course that aligns with their career goals as an exploratory opportunity in that field.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What is Mathematics? - Dr. Robert H Lewis
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): logic (166), problem solving (275), professional development (318)
In the Classroom
Have your students ever said, "I'll never use this in real life"? If so, that is the time to pull out this article for classroom discussions. Provide different sections of the article to groups of students to present to classmates as a way to understand the importance of developing mathematical understanding, not just a way to put numbers together. Share this article with parents to help them understand the importance of developing mathematical understanding. Share this article with other math teachers in your building.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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JMAP - New York Regents Exams Resources - Steve Sibol and Steve Watson
Grades
7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): assessment (144), test prep (71), worksheets (70)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for use throughout the year for finding standardized testing questions to integrate into classroom lessons. Be sure to share a link to former test questions and review materials on your class web page or blog for use at home. If you teach using AMSCO or Pearson textbooks, be sure to explore this site for valuable resources to supplement your textbook materials. Use an online flashcard maker, like Quizlet, reviewed here, to create study materials found on JMAP. Have students upload a photo they have taken and add voice bubbles to explain steps in solving a problem using a tool such as Phrase.it, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ABC Education - ABC
Grades
K to 10tag(s): addition (137), animals (275), antarctica (28), atmosphere (25), australia (27), cells (78), climate change (113), continents (32), counting (66), decimals (94), division (109), earth (195), earthquakes (52), ecosystems (105), egypt (59), energy (139), environment (254), food chains (24), forces (46), forensics (12), fossil fuels (11), game based learning (304), gold rush (18), human body (98), immigration (85), insects (63), light (57), maps (224), molecules (42), money (113), multiplication (133), nuclear energy (19), nutrition (135), oceans (143), parts of speech (40), percent (62), perimeter (21), place value (43), plants (143), probability (132), rhymes (24), rocks (44), songs (48), sound (74), subtraction (118), time (94), vietnam (41), volcanoes (63), weather (177), whole numbers (8), world war 1 (87), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
This site is excellent for enrichment. Include it on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class. Share this link on your class web page and/or in a parent newsletter for help with homework and school projects. These high-quality media resources will engage your students and enhance their learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Antics YouTube Channel - mathantics.com
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): addition (137), decimals (94), division (109), equations (132), factors (30), fractions (179), geometric shapes (153), mixed numbers (7), multiplication (133), subtraction (118)
In the Classroom
Share these videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector. FLIP your classroom and have students view the videos at home to discuss and apply the next day in class. (This is a great option if YouTube is blocked in your school.) Use the videos to introduce or practice any math topic and assign others in the series for homework. Be sure to provide this link on your class website for students (and their families) to access at home for additional Math practice.Comments
Math Antics is a resource that I can recommend without reservation to all 3 - 5th grade elementary school teachers. You can log on to their website and use their videos for free at mathantics.com. Even though my district's math curriculum provides videos for each lesson, Math Antics' videos are much better, and easier to understand, and my students LOVE them!Lauriekay, WA, Grades: 4 - 5
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Math Fair Problems - Gaileo.org
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (196), data (213), equations (132), functions (61), geometric shapes (153), measurement (127), number sense (74), numbers (120), order of operations (32), patterns (82), probability (132), problem solving (275), statistics (129), transformations (12)
In the Classroom
Use Math Fair Problems throughout the year as a classroom center or homework. Choose one day a week to set up a student rotation through different problem activities. Share activities with classroom tutors as individual practice for students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Youcubed - Jo Boaler and Stanford University
Grades
K to 12tag(s): professional development (318), STEM (370)
In the Classroom
Sign up for email updates as this site continues to grow. Bookmark Youcubed for use as a resource throughout the year for lessons, videos, and parent information. Share videos through your class website or newsletter for students (and parents) to view at home. Share the videos or interactives on a projector or interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Puzzles - Transum
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): crosswords (21), logic (166), problem solving (275)
In the Classroom
Share the math puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use as a math center or when you have an extra 5-10 minutes of time. Create a link to the puzzles on classroom computers or your class website. This is a great find for use with gifted students to practice logic and problem-solving skills. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs to explain their problem solving process and understanding using Webnode, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Springboard - Parul Gupta and Gautam Tambay
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): professional development (318), search engines (42)
In the Classroom
Share Springboard with your gifted students as a resource for finding enrichment resources or content not taught by your school. Search for and share free courses for all students to use for review of any topic. Use the Springboard search engine to find professional development courses for your own personal use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Make A Roman Mosaic - Jo Edkins
Grades
3 to 12In the Classroom
Demonstrate how to use this tool on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Share this tool during art class to incorporate art into history lessons. Have students create their own designs and practice patterns. Create a Roman Mosaic to incorporate into classroom reports. Use this tool in math class when teaching about symmetry. In geometry class challenge students to create shapes using this tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Training Tutorials - Barak Sofer
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): grammar (139), keyboarding (28), Microsoft (55), operations (71), parts of speech (40), spelling (93), spreadsheets (21), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut to any activity on this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Be sure to include this site on your class web page for students to access both in and outside of class for further practice. Train yourself on Microsoft Word or Excel using these video clips. Share the typing activities with your students to increase their speed and accuracy. Set up learning centers for the interactives available (such as nouns and verbs).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Better Lesson - BetterLesson
Grades
K to 12tag(s): commoncore (61), professional development (318), Teacher Utilities (214)
In the Classroom
Use this site to create lessons for students to follow. Use this site to share inspirational lessons you create or to find inspiration in the work of others. Meet the Common Core goals by using the tools and lesson plans offered at this website. Though the site deals with the technical aspect of lesson planning, many ideas exist to reverse engineer to your own lessons. Create a course to maintain and tweak your lessons for your classes. Expand PD to others in your school or in other schools to learn from the best ideas of others!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inspirograph - Nathan Friend
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): angles (52), critical thinking (179), gifted (63), problem solving (275)
In the Classroom
Use Inspirograph to create fascinating art and to explore math concepts. Have students experiment with different gear sizes (both fixed and rotating) and explain changes. Design a table for students to map out findings such as number of points made when using different gear sizes. Find patterns between the fixed circle sizes and the number of points generated. Work collaboratively with other groups of students to create and answer questions about spirograph designs. Identify the various shapes created.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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