La “nuova matematica” nella Scuola Primaria – Le esperienze e i progetti di alcuni maestri eccellenti – BRICKS Abbiamo chiesto a quattro insegnanti eccellenti di commentare come la matematica viene insegnata oggi in Italia ai bambini delle Primarie, e come invece nuovi approcci educativi – anche al di là della tecnologia – possono trasformare l’insegnamento, l’apprendimento ed il gusto per una materia che dovrebbe essere alla base di una cittadinanza consapevole ed attiva. Si tratta di quattro insegnanti particolarmente apprezzati dalla Fondazione intitolata ad Enrica Amiotti (1885-1961), maestra elementare per 47 anni, che dal 1970 è attiva per identificare e premiare le eccellenze didattiche nella Scuola Primaria. Dal 2012 la Fondazione Amiotti ha posto la sua attenzione sulla didattica supportata dalle tecnologie e dai contenuti digitali, con particolare riferimento all’insegnamento della matematica, delle scienze e della lingua inglese, ed ha lanciato con AICA e l’Accademia A. Olivetti l’iniziativa PADDI (Patente per la didattica digitale). Amiotti – Volete presentarvi?
Angles Lesson Plan: Design your own Mini Golf Course Thanks to Jarrod Sing for submitting this great lesson plan. You have just been chosen to design a pro mini golf course for the World Professional Mini Golf Association (WPMGA) Your course needs to be challenging for the players and it can have bunkers, mountains, forests, lava lakes obstacles etc. Once you have designed your holes, you need to show how a professional player would hit (using angles) to bounce off the walls to get it in. Your course needs to have the following: Click here to download the entire Printable PDF of this activity including examples. At least 4 displays of parallel and perpendicular lines At least 2 of each angle acute, obtuse, right, reflex and straight angles included in the shots In your shots on each golf hole you must show that you have accurately measured angles of 63 Degrees 97 Degrees 235 Degrees 12 Degrees 300 Degrees
Math Games - from Mangahigh Math Games - 10 Great iPhone/iPad Apps Itching to use your iTunes gift cards on some iPhone/iPad apps? How about some fun math games to keep the kiddos entertained while they learn math at the same time? Here are ten of my favorite math games! Toddler Counting – $0.99 Toddler Counting is a simple app that lets little ones count each item. When they touch it, the number appears and the word is said. PopMath - $0.99 PopMath is a timed game, so you get to compete against yourself. KidCalc – $0.99 KidCalc has many different types of math games to play. I’ve set up KidCalc to handle only numbers from 1-3 in the addition game. SumsStacker - $1.99 Great for middle school or secondary school aged kids, Sums Stacker is one of those math games that’s not so blatant with the math. Algebra Touch – $2.99 I discovered this iPhone app at a family party. This app is great for kids learning or practicing algebra concepts – as early as middle school. MathemaChicken – $0.99 I really can’t stand this game. Daughter can’t get enough of it. Zoom – $2.99
DigitalStorytelling “I know only one thing about the technologies that awaits us in the future:We will find ways to tell stories with them.” Jason Ohlar Presentation brought to you by American TESOL! Check out their other video presentations! Slideshow of the Presentation Download the Hand-Outs from the Presentation! *Elements of the Story- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Character Development- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Storyboarding- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Storyboarding- Hand-out by Bernajean Porter Videos Featured in the Presentation *A Short Love Story in Stop Motion by Carlos Lascano A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo. *How A Short Love Story was Created *Chiarastella- Stop Motion Film by Raffaella Traniello's class Chiarastella from Raffaella Traniello on Vimeo. *How Chiarastella was Created *How to create stopmotion claymation films using PowerPoint by Maryna Badenhorst. Featured Tools/ Websites from the Presentation! *Creaza - Create comics, make movies, edit audio, and more! *Storybird
12 Good iPad Math Apps for Middle School Students June 10, 2017 For those of you teaching math in middle school, here are some very good iPad apps you may want to consider using with your students. This is a collection of some popular apps we curated from iTunes Apps Store that provides mathematical practice in areas such as calculus, algebra, geometry, statistics and many more. You may want to go through them and see which ones work for your class. 1- Middle School Math HD ‘Stretching the full gamut of a well-rounded mathematics curriculum, the eight modules in Middle School Math HD truly push the boundaries of interactive learning. 2- Quick Maths ‘Kids and adults can’t put it down! 3- MathBoard ‘MathBoard now supports iCloud Syncing, along with a host of other newer technologies, like Text to Speech as well as Speech Input, the Apple Pencil, Slide Over and Split Views and more.’ 4- Math Bingo ‘The object of Math Bingo is to get a pattern of five Bingo Bugs in a row by correctly answering math problems.
Games The short URL for this page is I love games in general, but also in math class. We play many games as a family and love to bring in others to play. I had the good fortune to go to grad school with Richard Garfield who turbo-boosted my games education. This is a page to organize the games I've created or modified significantly with some notes about content. One of the happiest interactions I've had with game design is adapting Robert Abbott's great game Eleusis. His page is a great one, so please check out Robert Abbot's homepage, the Eleusis page, or one of his logic mazes at Games Magazine. Tiny Math GamesJason Dyer and Dan Meyer started a conversation about tiny math games that had teachers contributing many. Games on the BlogNote: links try to open in the Google doc window, so right click or control click. Obviously need to post more of my algebra games. Other Posts about games:Game Design one and two: adapting a game design framework to educational games.
Educational Games Online - Free Games from The Problem Site Guess the two-digit number Discover the answer to a probability question Math problems and brainteasers Solve the riddles to find the treasure