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"learning math through problem solving"

"Subtracting Three Digit Numbers with Regrouping (Borrowing) Learning how to regroup when subtracting three digit numbers"

Learn how to deal with math fear and anxiety and learn a bunch of study skill stuff to be a great student!

"Teaching math with adaptable online resources: a community of practice A professional development community for teachers and admins to share experiences and approaches to teaching developmental math with digital media content."

"Model and Solve Math Word Problems Thinking Blocks is a suite of learning tools designed to help students solve math word problems accurately and efficiently. Using brightly colored blocks, students model mathematical relationships and identify known and unknown quantities. The model provides students with a powerful image that organizes information and simplifies the problem solving process. By modeling increasingly complex word problems, students develop strong reasoning skills which will facilitate the transition from arithmetic to algebra."

"Finding free iPod Touch apps and games to use in Math classes can be a frustrating and time consuming venture. Many have limited functionality or are littered with ads for the paid versions. However, not all apps are like that. The following are my pick for the top 10 iPod Touch apps. All of them are free, and all have legitimate uses for Math teachers and their students."

"Innovative math educators looking for engaging ideas to enhance teaching and learning should check out this newly launched, curriculum-based, online math game site for 11 - 16 year olds. "

"Writing in math is an excellent way to determine if students' understand or do not understand the math they are learning about."

Applied Math for Aviation Lesson Plans From Web Adventure: Oakland to Chicago Flight to The Problem with Profiling, find teacher approved applied math for aviation lesson plans that inspire student learning.

"Motion Math creates movement-based learning games that give players an intuitive sense of math. Our bouncing star game - the first entry in our suite - helps learners perceive and estimate many forms of fractions."

"A collection of fantastic teaching resource websites that every maths teacher must have in their bookmarks:"

Math activities proven successful with learning disabled students are presented, along with a description of factors that influence struggling special needs students. "

"MathsLinks is a directory of 300+ useful objects found on the web for teaching Maths. This site aims to not only collate the best maths activities on the web, but present them in a meaningful way."

Check out the three new courses we've added to Math Nspired There's so much that's new to see on our Math Nspired website! We've added Middle Grades, Precalculus and Statistics to the site, with each subject featuring a multitude of new activities and resources using TI-Nspire™ technology."

"Welcome to Student Made Math Movies!"

Yelena and Maria, the founders of the Moebius Noodles community and mathusiastic moms. We are inviting you to join ?Moebius Noodles Improv,? a parent and educator online class, during the first three weeks of November. Click "Participate" button to sign up: http://p2pu.org/en/groups/moebius-noodles-improv/content/full-description/ In our previous classes, we showed quite a few games for teaching advanced math concepts to young children in a relaxing and fun way that engages the entire family. This time around, we will teach you how to create your own games that fit your child?s unique interests and learning preferences. We will give you the confidence to improvise and create math games on the fly. The class is a cooperative, peer-to-peer gathering of adventurous grown-ups who want to enjoy advanced math with babies, toddlers and young kids. Think of it more like a get-together at your favorite coffee shop than a ?prim and proper? class.

Collections of Math Lesson Plans - old, some broken links but some good math lesson resources

" kids keep coming back for more and more play time. We loved their statement, "Let's show our children that Math and Science can be loved." Numerosity may not have coined the term Gameful Learning, but they refer to it often and explain it as a way to engage and empower learners by placing them in the driving seat."

"XtraMath is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities and make them available for free. "

"My school required us to assess more than only Level 1 DOK (Depth of Knowledge). This assessment reflects Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Depth of Knowledge questions for each of the standards within the 2nd Grade Common Core math standards. Many of the questions require students to make decisions of how to approach a problem and typically require two-step procedures."