January 14
Watch Module 1: Math Foundations from My School
Lab: http://www.ablongman.com/mylabschool/
Video Clip 1: Real-World Math Methods
Summary: Math concepts are interrelated. Using real-world examples helps students
connect to the math concepts, make sense of math, and understand its importance.
Key Concepts: Real-world math problems
Question 1: What is the teacher's goal in the lesson on measuring perimeter?
Question 2: What opportunities for learning math are presented to children in
their math walk?
Question 3: What are some of the benefits of using real-world examples to solve
a math problem?
Question 4: Visit the website for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
at http://www.nctm.org/. Choose a lesson
plan from any grade level with a real-world perspective by putting "lesson
plans" in the search box. What role does this perspective play in the students'
learning of the concepts?
Video Clip 2: Using Manipulatives as Models
Summary: Using manipulatives as models provide opportunity for students to see
a mathematical relationship. Pinto beans are used to represent the variables
in this activity, enabling students to learn by doing and discover outcomes
on their own.
Key Concepts: Using manipulatives, math foundations
Question 1: Why do you think the teacher does the story problem with the whole
class instead of having the students do it individually?
Question 2: How do the manipulatives help the students solve the problem?
Question 3: The Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics was released
in 1991. Go to the following website and view an overview of the standards for
teaching mathematics. Explain how this lesson meets the themes of the Professional
Standards.
http://www.nctm.org/standards/
In the News
Resources
AirWeather System: http://www.aws.com/airwatchproducts/
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. owns and operates the largest network of
weather stations in the world. This live network gathers comprehensive, up-to-the-second
weather information from more than 6,200 communities and powers the company's
various products and services. WeatherBug: http://www.weatherbug.com/
See handouts for more information.
Dawn Community: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnCommunity/
From this site you can send your name to the asteroid belt on the Dawn spacecraft.
Just type your name, and it will be put on a microchip
that is embedded in the spacecraft. Then, print a certificate verifying that
your name will be onboard! There are also lesson plans and activies for students
at this NASA site.
Googe Earth: http://earth.google.com/
" Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google
Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips."
Introduction to the Grades 3-8 Testing Program
in English Language Arts and Mathematics:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/intro2.pdf
MESSENGER - MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment,
GEochemistry and Ranging: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/the_mission/flyby_movie.html
The Messenger spacecraft, which is headed for Mercury, recently snapped hundreds
of pictures of Earth. The photos have been tied together into stunning movies.
The photos start when the spacecraft was approximately 41,000 miles above earth.
When the camera stopped, Messenger was 271,000 miles out.
The State Education Department has posted the 3-8 math test samplers that include the test booklets and answer document. The test samplers can be accessed at www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/math-sample/home.htm.
This site began in March 1998 by Janet Luch. This page was last
updated on
December 28, 2006
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