TIE Online Class: Web Lit for Educators

Tech gadgets to use in a variety of classrooms

Everything you need to know about concept mapping to use it in your classroom.

Concept mapping and mind mapping are used in the classroom in any number of ways. This page will provide the rationale for their use, links to samples and a list of tools to use to create them. If...

I found humor and great resources in this website written by a now-retired educational technologist.

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This is a great resource from an organized site.

Few people think of todays newspapers as tomorrows history books. But two history teachers have compiled reproductions of newspapers front pages to help students get a snapshot of events as they were reported.

This method allows the students to see history as an "in the moment" photo. Along with the headlines they can see local news, sports, editorials, and advertising. This offers a direct compare/contrast lesson on the time period being studied and current events.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises.

Rather than stressing memorization and repetitive exercises, the Mathnasium Method of math instruction focuses on first helping children develop an intuitive idea of how numbers work and learning how to do math mentally. Included: Some examples of Mathnasium exercises. I feel this is an excellent validation for making the changes necessary in Math instruction. Interesting read...

The Wonder Years' actress Danica McKellar discovered her love and aptitude for mathematics in college. McKellar hopes her book, Math Doesn't Suck, makes math more understandable for girls.