Every year, Intel honors U.S. schools demonstrating excellence in math and science education through innovative teaching and learning environments. To be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, schools must develop an environment and curricula that meet or exceed benchmarks put forth by national mathematics and science content standards.
'Abbott, who teaches mathematics to seventh- and eighth-graders at the Anderson School, a citywide gifted-and-talented school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, received some startling news. . she was the worst eighth-grade math teacher in New York City, where she has taught since 2007'
Cool Math is a game playing website. Most games require players to display logical and mathematical thinking to pass through game levels. No subscription is needed to access this site.
Mathematics, as defined by the CCSS, isn't just a series of discrete content standards. It contains practice standards, too: modeling, critiquing arguments, using tools strategically, reasoning abstractly, and others.
Our four corners and a diamond graphic organizer has five areas:
What do you need to find?
What do you already know?
Brainstorm possible ways to solve this problem.
Try your ways here.
What things do you need to include in your response? What mathematics did you learn by working this problem?
Questions to flesh out the Essential Question. This would be a great way to implement student blogs in a math class!
teachers reported dramatic improvements in students' mathematics scores on open-response items after implementing the four corners and a diamond graphic organizer.
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I'm no slouch at maths, but this site has taught me lots. See videos of maths theories at the forefront of research presented in an understandable way.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Nrich is a vast maths site with great interactive games and resources for young children right up to college mathematicians.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
A place where students can practice all aspects of math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, in a fun and pressure free way.
If we are to re-engage students with Mathematics, I believe we need to be constantly and consistently striving toward tasks that are collaborative, problem-based and relevant. This does not mean that explicit teaching goes out the window.