http://www.dreambox.com/
"DreamBox Learning K-3 Math provides a phenomenal level of individualized math instruction. Dynamic adaptations, based not just on answers but on strategies..." this quote, to me, sums up the new direction that math instruction and learning is headed in and this website is a phenomenal resource for educators to use to take math teaching to the next level in our classroom!
On this website you will find a variety of teacher resources such as virtual manipulatives to use in your classroom, professional development articles concerning math instruction, ideas for home-to-school connections for math content and many, many more links to useful information and ideas are located on this page. The best part is that this site is aligned with the state Core Content Standards so all of the lesson ideas and games for students are based off of the educational standards used in your classrooms already!
As an educator I would use this site as a point of growth for myself and as a source of insight on successful interventions and effective teaching strategies that other educators have tried. There are several new professional development ideas discussed on this site that could certainly benefit all math educators simply as a source of new information. The educator testimonials also provide educators with the opportunity to see what other educators are doing in their classrooms and what ideas prove to be successful and others that do not.
I also love the home-school connection link as it has several great ideas for educators to use to help incorporate students parents. As a teacher you could easily use any of these ideas to begin connecting your students' parents and involving them in their child's learning which is an integral part of student success! This is an excellent resource and one all teachers should take advantage of!
About Me
- Heather R. Martin
- Hello! I'm Heather Martin and currently I am enjoying my practicum placement at Kingston Elementary in Mrs. Long's 3rd grade class! I'm so excited to finally be teaching in the classroom!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/games/math.html
PBS Kids is a great teaching resources to use in your classroom. This site makes it easy to integrate technology into your lesson plans. Not only do I love the games that are used on this site but your students will as well. I have seen PBS Kids used in several classrooms and the students are always eager to jump on the site and play game after game.
The best part about this site is how engaging it is for the students. The games are very age and content appropriate. It's a teaching tool that you as the educator can choose to use in a variety of ways. This can simply be a site you allow students to go to during free time or after they have finished all of their other assignments or, it can be designed to use as a math center during instructional time. You can even go on the website and pick specific games for your students to play based off of the content you are covering that day in class.
Overall PBS Kids is an excellent resources for teachers. However, I would also recommend PBS Teaches and PBS Parents as both of these sites are created by PBS and have just as many if not more useful resources that can really change how involved teachers and parents can be in their students/children's academic progress!
PBS Kids is a great teaching resources to use in your classroom. This site makes it easy to integrate technology into your lesson plans. Not only do I love the games that are used on this site but your students will as well. I have seen PBS Kids used in several classrooms and the students are always eager to jump on the site and play game after game.
The best part about this site is how engaging it is for the students. The games are very age and content appropriate. It's a teaching tool that you as the educator can choose to use in a variety of ways. This can simply be a site you allow students to go to during free time or after they have finished all of their other assignments or, it can be designed to use as a math center during instructional time. You can even go on the website and pick specific games for your students to play based off of the content you are covering that day in class.
Overall PBS Kids is an excellent resources for teachers. However, I would also recommend PBS Teaches and PBS Parents as both of these sites are created by PBS and have just as many if not more useful resources that can really change how involved teachers and parents can be in their students/children's academic progress!
Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
This website is full of great resources for teachers, students, parents, and anyone who is looking to teach or learn math. Most importantly this is a very credible site as it was created by the NCTM. Meaning all of the activities and lessons are designed around the National Math Standards.
As a teacher I would use this site in my classroom for a variety of purposes. Most importantly it's a great starting point to begin designing integrated lessons with specific connections to the standards. There are over 600 lesson plans that have already been created for teachers to use in their classrooms.
I would also use this website as a math center for my students. Under the activities tab there are numerous interactive games that are specifically designed for students. Again this is a great resource because each of these games are directly connected to a National Math Standards. As a teacher you can even search games that are designed to focus on math content for each individual elementary grade level.
Lastly, I LOVE the web links tab located on this site. Because it is such a credible site itself you can be confident that the sites recommended under the web links tab on this page are also very credible useful math websites to use in your classroom. Integrating technology in our classrooms has become a priority if we want to truly provide our students with the best possible learning environments. This website is such a useful tool to help us do that and I would recommend it to any elementary math teacher!
This website is full of great resources for teachers, students, parents, and anyone who is looking to teach or learn math. Most importantly this is a very credible site as it was created by the NCTM. Meaning all of the activities and lessons are designed around the National Math Standards.
As a teacher I would use this site in my classroom for a variety of purposes. Most importantly it's a great starting point to begin designing integrated lessons with specific connections to the standards. There are over 600 lesson plans that have already been created for teachers to use in their classrooms.
I would also use this website as a math center for my students. Under the activities tab there are numerous interactive games that are specifically designed for students. Again this is a great resource because each of these games are directly connected to a National Math Standards. As a teacher you can even search games that are designed to focus on math content for each individual elementary grade level.
Lastly, I LOVE the web links tab located on this site. Because it is such a credible site itself you can be confident that the sites recommended under the web links tab on this page are also very credible useful math websites to use in your classroom. Integrating technology in our classrooms has become a priority if we want to truly provide our students with the best possible learning environments. This website is such a useful tool to help us do that and I would recommend it to any elementary math teacher!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Welcome!
Hello,
Welcome to my blog! This page is full of resources for both teachers and students to use. In addition to the web links there are a couple informative videos as well. So don't be scared to look around and hopefully you will find some useful resources!
Ms. Martin
Welcome to my blog! This page is full of resources for both teachers and students to use. In addition to the web links there are a couple informative videos as well. So don't be scared to look around and hopefully you will find some useful resources!
Ms. Martin
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