Math
Discovery for Education has many free resources for teachers. Once you are logged in, you can search by subject, grade, and topic to find materials for your class.
Discovery for Education has many free resources for teachers. Once you are logged in, you can search by subject, grade, and topic to find materials for your class.
PBS Learning Media is an amazing website that provides many types of resources (video, interactives, documents, activities, lesson plans). You can also search for materials by grade level and content. You will need to set up a free account.
PBS Learning Media is an amazing website that provides many types of resources (video, interactives, documents, activities, lesson plans). You can also search for materials by grade level and content. You will need to set up a free account.
Youcubed, lead by Jo Boaler, is a website with resources for mathematics professionals around the world.
Youcubed, lead by Jo Boaler, is a website with resources for mathematics professionals around the world.
"Our main goal is to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math learning into accessible and practical forms."
"Our main goal is to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math learning into accessible and practical forms."
-Jo Boaler
-Jo Boaler
Dan Meyer introduced us to the idea of “open middle” problems during his presentation on “Video Games & Making Math More Like Things Students Like” by explaining what makes them unique:
- they have a “closed beginning” meaning that they all start with the same initial problem.
- they have a “closed end” meaning that they all end with the same answer.
- they have an “open middle” meaning that there are multiple ways to approach and ultimately solve the problem.
Annenberg Learner's student website is set up for the students. Both websites contain great interactives, but the student page is more user friendly.
Annenberg Learner's student website is set up for the students. Both websites contain great interactives, but the student page is more user friendly.
Annenberg Learner's Learner.org Website was recommended by Marzano's team during our HRS training. This website offers lessons plans and interactives that are searchable by content then grade level.
Annenberg Learner's Learner.org Website was recommended by Marzano's team during our HRS training. This website offers lessons plans and interactives that are searchable by content then grade level.
Prodigy is a free website that allow you to setup and monitor the skills for your students. Within your Prodigy classroom, you can assign problems by TEKS or the program will automatically build a course of work for your student based upon their preassessment.
Prodigy is a free website that allow you to setup and monitor the skills for your students. Within your Prodigy classroom, you can assign problems by TEKS or the program will automatically build a course of work for your student based upon their preassessment.
In FogStone Isle, students design their own virtual worlds through highly engaging and challenging math games.
Neuroscience, pedagogy, and game-design are brought together to aid students in solving complex math problems adapted to their learning level.
FogStone Isle supports 4th through 8th grade students in gaining conceptual understanding with students regularly commenting, “I forgot I was doing math!“
Robert Kaplinsky has compiled a website full of amazing resources to create your own engaging activities. Here is a sample of one I did for my 6th Grade math students. You will want to view the Kaplinsky video first. All the materials you will need (videos, images, lesson pdf) are available for each "real life" situation.
Robert Kaplinsky has compiled a website full of amazing resources to create your own engaging activities. Here is a sample of one I did for my 6th Grade math students. You will want to view the Kaplinsky video first. All the materials you will need (videos, images, lesson pdf) are available for each "real life" situation.
Would You Rather? is a website that posts real-life scenarios that encourage students to think about two possible outcomes and must decide which is the best option. The video to the left is one made by a student to justify her answer to a wouldyourathermath.com question.
Would You Rather? is a website that posts real-life scenarios that encourage students to think about two possible outcomes and must decide which is the best option. The video to the left is one made by a student to justify her answer to a wouldyourathermath.com question.
Illuminations is a website provided by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. You can find lessons and interactives searchable by NCTM standards.
Illuminations is a website provided by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. You can find lessons and interactives searchable by NCTM standards.
PhET Interactive Simulations is provided by the University of Colorado Boulder. Once you have chosen Play with Simulations, you can search by grade level.
PhET Interactive Simulations is provided by the University of Colorado Boulder. Once you have chosen Play with Simulations, you can search by grade level.
Each day of the school year I present my students with an estimation challenge. I love helping students improve both their number sense and problem solving skills. I'd like to share the estimation challenges with you and your students.
Each day of the school year I present my students with an estimation challenge. I love helping students improve both their number sense and problem solving skills. I'd like to share the estimation challenges with you and your students.
Here's a handout you could use with students. Happy Estimating!
Enjoy, Andrew Stadel
Visnos provides visual math demonstration activities and manipulatives. Their activities are interactive and engaging. They are also continually adding new content to this beta site.
Visnos provides visual math demonstration activities and manipulatives. Their activities are interactive and engaging. They are also continually adding new content to this beta site.
This is Which One Doesn't Belong?, a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike. There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn't belong.
This is Which One Doesn't Belong?, a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike. There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn't belong.
Hooda Math is a collection of online games that is sorted by grade and category. The students can go online and play on their own or you can create a class and organize a set of games that you want them to work with. When you set up your own class, you will be given a class code that the students will use to "unlock" the activities you have selected for them. I do recommend this so you can filter through which games your students will need.
Hooda Math is a collection of online games that is sorted by grade and category. The students can go online and play on their own or you can create a class and organize a set of games that you want them to work with. When you set up your own class, you will be given a class code that the students will use to "unlock" the activities you have selected for them. I do recommend this so you can filter through which games your students will need.
Quizalize is a tool that allows you to build assessments based upon TEKS. You can easily identify who needs help and what they need help on.
Quizalize is a tool that allows you to build assessments based upon TEKS. You can easily identify who needs help and what they need help on.
Eric Curts maintains a list of online resources for every core subject. This is the link to the Math page. It is updated each month so you can scroll through and find many great tools.
Eric Curts maintains a list of online resources for every core subject. This is the link to the Math page. It is updated each month so you can scroll through and find many great tools.
