How to Teach with Technology: Science and Math Students fire off ideas for using digital tools to teach scientific and mathematical concepts. Check out these tips from students and educators for high tech teaching: Science In former teacher T.J. Fletcher's honors chemistry class at Eagan High School, in Eagan, Minnesota, students worked in groups to conduct video interviews of local experts on a research topic of their choosing. Credit: Courtesy of DreamWorks SKG "The biggest thing needed for this project is an analysis of your resources," says Fletcher, who notes that in a project such as this, the teacher is not going to be the expert in all areas. "I let the students be the experts when it came to editing the videos," he adds. For inexpensive yet effective video cameras, he suggests trying Flip video cameras: "Their cost and durability make them an excellent choice for the classroom." Are You Game? Credit: World Wide Workshop Foundation A Transformative Experience Visualizing Chemistry Animating Geography Credit: Xtranormal Math Blast Off!
Peekaboo Barn Web 2.0 Tools for Math Educators By Laura Turner This is a continuing series on Web2.0 and other web-based tools for educators. This information is specific to math educators, but there is some crossover into science. Math educators will find a large number of useable interactive companion web sites for the teaching of math concepts and skills. 3Dvinci 3D design is a great motivational and instructional tool. It exercises both left-brain and right-brain skills, and appeals to students of all abilities. Algebasics This site contains a variety of interactive Algebra help/ problems/activities Archimy This site has a service for drawing the graphs of all kinds of functions . Arcademic Skill Builder Our research-based and standards-aligned free educational math games and language arts games will engage, motivate, and help teach students. Teaching Time
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Home | Learning Disabilities Association of America Autism Software & Support | Universal Design for Learning | VizZle From Fish to Infinity I have a friend who gets a tremendous kick out of science, even though he’s an artist. Whenever we get together all he wants to do is chat about the latest thing in evolution or quantum mechanics. But when it comes to math, he feels at sea, and it saddens him. The strange symbols keep him out. He says he doesn’t even know how to pronounce them. In fact, his alienation runs a lot deeper. Crazy as it sounds, over the next several weeks I’m going to try to do something close to that. So, let’s begin with pre-school. The best introduction to numbers I’ve ever seen — the clearest and funniest explanation of what they are and why we need them — appears in a “Sesame Street” video called “123 Count With Me.” Children learn from this that numbers are wonderful shortcuts. As adults, however, we might notice a potential downside to numbers. Viewed in this light, numbers start to seem a bit mysterious. The creative process here is the same as the one that gave us numbers in the first place. Notes:
Math Gal Standards of Mathematical Practice 3: Grades K-2 Posted on Wed, Aug 29, 2012 The third Standard of Mathematical Practice is to “construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.” From my personal experience, I think that students find this to be extremely difficult. Most students have never had to engage in any sort of real mathematical discourse. Young students are naturals when it comes to talking, which helps when focusing on developing this habit. The ability to critique the reasoning of others can also be difficult to develop appropriately. There is an art to critiquing the reasoning of others. The ability to engage in mathematical discourse is not easy. Here is a list a questions to ask your students! What mathematical evidence would support your solution? How can we be sure that...? What were you considering when...? How did you decide to try that strategy? How did you test whether your approach worked? How did you decide what the problem was asking you to find? - Basi
A.T. TIPS Cast UDL Examples and Resources Disclaimer: The examples and resources highlighted on these pages have been gathered for educational purposes. CAST does not necessarily endorse the products listed, nor does their inclusion here mean that these products are complete expressions of the UDL principles and guidelines. They may illustrate certain principles and not others. Below, you will find teacher-friendly examples and resources that illustrate each of the UDL checkpoints. Exploring these examples and resources not only helps to clarify what is meant by each of the checkpoints but also gives teachers ideas of ways to implement UDL in their classrooms. These lists are meant to be a sampling of the different examples and resources that are available. We're on Diigo! Want to search our examples and resources? Never used Diigo before? Principle I. Principle II. Principle III.