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Greetings loyal readers! I have a great opportunity to present at an education leadership conference and visit a school in Hong Kong! I’ll be mostly off the grid until Monday the 12th so hold all those questions til I get back 🙂
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Hey all! Today we have a special follow-up to an early blog post. Lisa Glenn from New Global Citizens has stopped by with a guest spot! New Global Citizens is a great way to connect classrooms or small groups internationally! So without further ado… Bringing Global Issues into the Classroom By: Lisa Glenn, New Global […]
CSI High School Math Middle School Math Uncategorized
If you have downloaded an Electronic Book that looks like this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Please go redownload it! (There is a SURPRISE IN THE ZIP FILE) What I realized now that I’m most of the way through my 4 CSI book is that I’ve gotten a lot better at certain things. CSI: Algebra was my first born […]
Boot Camp Uncategorized
Drill Sergeant Voice Optional! Although this isn’t a math project, Equation Boot Camp reinforces one of the most important math skills of all — solving equations. Some basics just can’t be replaced! At times, I was frustrated teaching more challenging equations when it was obvious many in the class needed extra help on easier stuff. […]
21st Century Math Projects Uncategorized
Empower young people to use their voice and not let policymakers forget. Lord bless the 26 new angels Name: Silence the Violence Suggested Grade Level: 6-12 (Pre-Algebra, Statistics skills) Math Concepts: Correlations (calculations or scatterplots) Interdisciplinary Connections: Law, Policy, Peace Teaching Duration: 2-3 Days (can be modified) Cost: A Free 20 Page PDF Interactive & Customizable Version: Silence the Violence @ […]
Take your class out to the ball game Theoretical and Experimental Probability gets a facelift in this interactive game-based 21st Century Math Project. Tired of flipping coins and spinning spinners? Students play the role of team managers and with only player statistics they must build a team capable of winning the championship. Name: Wiffleball Suggested Grade […]
Fortunately, I do not plan on writing this blog alone. I have brought on board… well a Dream Team if you will to review these Middle & High School Math Projects. They are experts at what they do and they are in pretty much every high school. So without further ado, the Math Project Super […]
It might be odd that a teacher whose entire focus is on 21st century learning has not yet entered the world of the blog. Perhaps it’s because I work in a school district that’s blocks blogs, wikis, Facebooks, Prezis, Google Docs and seemingly any site that can play a video. This is the only post […]
