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Great list on classroom environment

‘Be picky’ and 24 other great tips for teachers on how to manage a classroom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/22/be-picky-and-24-other-great-tips-for-teachers-on-how-to-manage-a-classroom/  NOTE: ‘Be picky’ is not really on the list (it is just the click-bait). In fact, being a little flexible is better than being picky.

Math Jobs

Periodically I get contacted about job openings in math. (There is a shortage of math teachers.)  When I hear of openings I’ll put them here. Some of these may be temporary or ‘long-term’ sub positions. This is far from a complete list. For job openings in Illinois see Illinois Education Job Bank. Posted 8/2022 Leman …

Math Olympiad – MOEMS

Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a fun competition program for elementary (grades 4-6) or middle school (grades 6-8). We had in at Edison School here in Macomb (from 2005 to 2011, I believe). We are restarting MOEMS at the new Macomb Middle School in fall 2023. The following pages have lots …

32 Characteristics of High-Performing Classrooms – PLUS 10

This is a good big-picture summary. 32 Characteristics of High-Performing Classrooms Originally on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alex_Corbitt/status/826613178176004097 Another good summary for classroom instruction: 10 Principles of Effective Instruction Save Save Save Save

Coach Tom Desotell an Inspiration

In fall of 1972 I was a sophomore at James Madison HS in Milwaukee. I planned to try out for basketball and Tom Desotell was the coach. He’s a great man and has influenced me in many ways. I’ll list a few here. I remember sitting in the basketball meeting days before the try-outs were …

EdReports.org

Independent Reviews of Educational Materials http://www.edreports.org/ – does measure allignment to CCSSM  

Agency and Efficacy

How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie) 7 Habits of Highly Successful People (Steven Covey) Farnam Street     Farnam Street Farnam Street (FS) helps you master the best of what other people have already figured out. A contributor is Charlie Munger (friend of Warren Buffett). Headed up by Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish). Twitter; …

Online Libraries for eBooks and AudioBooks

According to ChatGPT: Here are some top online platforms to get or borrow books and audiobooks—most of them integrate with public libraries:Note: it is useful to have a library card. 1. Libby (by OverDrive) 2. Hoopla Digital 3. Audible (by Amazon) 4. Project Gutenberg 5. Librivox 6. Internet Archive If your library card works with …

Reading Math

This page provides suggestions and methods for helping students develop their reading skills–and in turn, their mathematical understanding. Article: Anticipation Guides: Reading for Mathematics Understanding, by Anne E. Adams, Jerine Pegg, and Melissa Cas. March 2015, Vol. 108, Issue 7. Mathematics Teacher mt2015-03-498aReadingArticle —————————————— Support Latino ELLs in Math – Math Education SmartBrief page

Notes on Cognition

Handling student requests to add classes the few days before classes start is very complex.  In order to do is somewhat efficiently I Collect all the requests in an email folder. Get the following screens/tabs open Gmail (the request is made) MVS as my main work page (to look up records and enroll student) Second …

The Importance of Knowledge

A variety (growing list) of articles and quotes on the importance of knowledge. Knowledge is an interconnected understanding. An understanding of 'things' to that the knowledge can be applied (perhaps used as a tool) to make a decision or to solve a problem. The Death of Expertise John Hallwas, in the 8-5-17 commentary piece titled, …

24 Game

The 24 Game is an excellent game. It has been around for a long time and we have the board/card game in the Math Resource Office at WIU. I’ve recently really come to enjoy it because I could learn from it (and get better at it/learn strategies, and not just get frustrated).  The two main …

Mistakes to avoid when flipping

Check out this page on flipping your classroom. http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/985-5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-flipping-your-class

The Interesting Moon

I’ve become interested in the moon. I like to watch the moon and it’s night-to-night (day-to-day) changes and learn new things about the moon phases.  (It is all very logical and there is a lot of symmetry.) Here are a few useful facts for moon watching: The definition of a full moon is that it …

Table Tennis

I am an avid table tennis player. I’ve played off and on all my life. I’m currently playing most weeks at the Quincy Table Tennis Club (at the Veteran’s Home in Quincy, IL). Here is link to the USA Table Tennis association. Here is a link to the members area of USA Table Tennis (where …