Archive for April, 2008
National Advisory Mathematics Panel (cont.)
So we had our monthly math meeting for our district and one of the items on the agenda was the “final report.”
The focus was; “How do the programs we are piloting fit in with the recommendations of the N.A.M.P. report?” There was talk about the U.S. mathematic textbooks being too long and how that [...]
Traditional vs. Friendly Number Algorithm-A False Dichotomy
Let me start off this post by saying that I do not think that this is necessary for all students but it may be necessary for some. After seeing a couple of students who still cannot not carry out the traditional division algorithm (including writing down the acronym D.M.S.B.-divide, multiply, subtract, bring down), I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Blogging and Wireless on Long Island
A couple of articles have come out over the past two days in Newsday that relate to vacation blogging and Long Island’s plan for wireless access for all.
In “Blogging your vacation keeps loved ones in touch” by Beth Whitehouse, the author describes her use of logs to keep others in the loop of their [...]
Opening Day Line-up
Pro baseball had theirs, we had ours. Here is today’s opening day line-up for the 2008 first grade Red Sox:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Elasticity
I am reading a book by Victor Canto entitled Cocktail Economics-Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations. I came across these couple of lines that I keep coming back to in my head. I don’t know if I have an “oceanic issue” with my writing but I keep thinking about whether or not education [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Number Strings
One technique or tool that I have been using this year with the students I educate, is the mini-lesson. Usually 10 minutes in length, they are designed to develop efficient mental math strategies. They are also designed to highlight certain strategies such as the distributive property.
Mini-lessons are generally done with the entire class. [...]
What Makes Mathematics Hard to Learn
A great post I found at The Pulse by Dr. Marvin Minsky. Makes you think about what we do and why we are doing it at the K-6 level of education.
Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Picture of the day
(Picture by Banlon1964 at Flickr)
Does it matter if the technology is in the room, if the teaching hasn’t changed?
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