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nl1676

Everybody is a Genius - 1 views

everybodyisageniusblog.blogspot.com

math blog education

shared by nl1676 on 30 Oct 14 - No Cached
    • nl1676
      nl1676 on 30 Oct 14
       
      This is a good math blog... however it hasn't been updated in a couple of months.
  • o Learn Math.
  • Last week I posted some ideas for a bulletin board I was working on and want to thank everyone who gave me their opinion. I was really deciding between the last two and overwhelmingly most people liked the last one, which was what I was leaning towards. It had been titled "What is Standards Based Grading?" but I loved Sarah Hagan's title of "How to Learn Math."
campellonea

Illustrative Mathematics - 0 views

www.illustrativemathematics.org

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  • campellonea on 30 Oct 14
     
    Illustrative Math has a lot of great problems to use with students that reinforce the Common Core Standards of Mathematical Practice.
msfellows

PVSlider - 1 views

www.numeracyhelper.com/pvslider

math place value interactive

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  • multiplying numbers by powers of ten
    • msfellows
      msfellows on 30 Oct 14
       
      I come back to this tool over and over. Today I used it when teaching division by a divisor with decimal places. We don't "move the decimal" to make the divisor a whole number. We multiply by a power of 10 to change place value enough to make a whole number.
amfpiscitelli

The Fischbowl - 15 views

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    • Julie Grant
      Julie Grant on 30 Oct 14
       
      Interesting points about the value of homework...
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 30 Oct 14
       
      Good question
    • kararyan
      kararyan on 04 Nov 14
       
      I agree...big debate here on HW...
    • amfpiscitelli
      amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
       
      I agree how is the time determined per grade level?
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 30 Oct 14
       
      Karl Fish always has someting interesting to say
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  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility.
    • msfellows
      msfellows on 30 Oct 14
       
      I've definitely heard these same three reasons given to justify homework.
    • kararyan
      kararyan on 04 Nov 14
       
      I've heard them too. And I agree SOME students really do need the practice...but some do not..
    • amfpiscitelli
      amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
       
      I think all students could use extra practice. I have heard these 3 reasons as well.
  • The research provides little or no support for number one. What little support it does give could be accomplished by giving them time in class to practic
  • there's not enough time to cover the curriculum
  • I have yet to see any research that shows that assigning homework teaches responsibility
  • in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • So if we just made up this number, how is that "data-driven"? Perhaps we need to sit down and rethink this and decide if that's truly the best number.
  • Data-Driven Schools: Homework
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night?
  • if we did that, then we'd probably also want to look at the research on the effectiveness of homework in general
  • research shows no support for homework at all at the elementary level
  • So why do we assign homework?
  • There was no relationship whatsoever between time spent on homework and course grade, and “no substantive difference in grades between students who complete homework and those who do not.”
    • kararyan
      kararyan on 04 Nov 14
       
      Has anyone here done a study/collection of data on HW in middle school?
    • amfpiscitelli
      amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
       
      That would be a great idea Kara!
  • even most of what I've read in support of homework tends to show it having a relatively small effect on student "achievement"
  • at the high school level there is only a weak correlation between homework and increased test scores
  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility
  • The research provides little or no support for number one.
  • Instead of assigning homework (and assigning students a "second shift") in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • I would suggest that giving them meaningful and important things to do might teach them responsibility better than assigning homework of dubious value.
  • any homework we assign should be justified.
  • Was there a correlation between the amount of homework that high school students reported doing and their scores on standardized math and science tests?
    • hortac
      hortac on 30 Oct 14
       
      Homework is sometimes a time management tool. Some students need more time to process the work and if we waited for them to finish in class, the cows would come home. Having them finish at home keeps us all moving forward...
    • amfpiscitelli
      amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
       
      Yes it can be a time management tool.
    • krs10walsh
      krs10walsh on 04 Nov 14
       
      Excellent article I will certainly share with my 10th grader, 8th grader, and 4th grader at home. I'm sure the first grader will like to hear about it as well... After we finish their homework.
    • amfpiscitelli
      amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
       
      Homework is a reinforcement in my classroom.
  • Yes, and it was statistically significant but “very modest”:
  • msfellows on 30 Oct 14
     
    Homework myth
  • amfpiscitelli on 05 Nov 14
     
    Homework Debate
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