Livebinder by Ginger Lewman on PLB resources for math

Let's be honest. Designing PBL for Math can be a different beast. With the pressure of high-stakes testing and a packed curriculum, I often coach teachers who are nervous about giving time to a robust PBL project. In addition, because of the plethora of math standards, it can be difficult to choose the right learning target(s) for the project. Here are some tips for teachers designing individual Math PBL projects.

This is a great website to share with your math students to get them thinking and building their number sense. I plan on using it as a daily activity with my math classes. 

Cleveland County Schools website - great resources for math, ELA, science, social studies and more. CCSS resources too.

"Teachers can take their students on field trips across the country and around the world. They can explore the Library of Congress or Lincoln Memorial through interactive tours. A baby panda, mysterious octopus and curious orangutan are just a mouse click away by way of zoo and aquarium web cams like the AnimalCams at the National Zoological Park. Tech Robotics, the Paleontology Portal and Amusement Park Physics are just a few of the virtual science adventures that can spark the imagination of young minds. Virtual field trips open up the world and the universe to students and their teachers. Whether it's a teacher-guided group field trip or individual student projects, the wide array of virtual tours freely available online can add an exciting dimension to the classroom"

These units were created by individual teachers and may contain suggested book titles, articles, and/or other resources that some may find inappropriate for their students. It is the school's responsibility to review the units (and all suggested resources) prior to instruction to determine if the materials are acceptable for their children and the learning community.

Blogging makes a difference in student a student's education. It's the most important change I've made in my teaching career. Through this workshop, I want to encourage you to take up blogging with your class and for your students while integrating the upcoming Common Core State Standards.

How fast can you type? Find out with our free typing test that works in your web browser and takes only a couple of minutes to complete.

Love this lesson and the included printable which has graph with labels and one without labels so older students can add appropriate labels to their graphs. 

Like this lesson for teaching the steps to solve a fraction word problem. 

"Elementary School Balanced Packet is a collection of mathematics assessment tasks"

"This is an eBook I have been working on for the last couple of months. It includes all the web tools you will need in your work as a teacher and educator."

Jerry Swiatek has curated a Livebinder of great resources for digital storytelling.

A rubric for evaluating apps from TCEA

Liberty's Kids and so much more on Jaroo - who knew?

"I just finished up my Geometry Unit with the culminating activity being a Geometry Fest. Stations were set up all around my room, and the students rotated through them. "

"This page provides examples of 4th Grade Number Activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards. All activities are suitable for use in Math Centers, small group or whole class settings and are designed to elicit a range of responses and provide opportunities for students to communicate their reasoning and mathematical thinking. Instructions for each task are typed in large print and written in child-friendly language to enable students to work on activities independently after a brief introduction to the task. "