Links of Interest, by Topic
Math games to use in with k - 12 students:
Look at the list of Math games to download from the Math Fesvials section of our website.
Resources from 2013 summer institute are available to view and/or download. A few of the topics are:
- 5 Strands of "Mathematiciency"
- Math LOOPS
- CGI Planning
- CGI Strategies
- Formal Algorithms -vs- invented strategies
- Good questions for teaching math: Why we ask them and what to ask ?
Implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice by Increasing Student Engagement and Building Academic Language Skills
MBAMP page that lists academic language used in "sharing out." This pedagogy is designed to build the language skills of diverse learners when learning mathematics. Academic language instruction happens along side mathematics instruction.
The language for sharing out pages can be made into posters for dispaly in the classroom, to be put on desks. You can get your students to make the posters.
Cognitively Guided Instruction
Book: Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction, Goals of CGI from the Iowa Dept. of Education,
Book: Extending Students' Understanding of Fractions Presentation by Dr. Susan Empson.
Video of Dr. Susan Empson talking about CGI
CGI: The Kindergarten Files Free iTunes video podcasts
Sidwell Friends School Wednesday Morning Math
Math Made Fun with Michelle Fleming
Munch, Munch Math with Raven Graham
More, Much Much Math with Raven Grahm
Common Core State Standards
Pi Day
How to have a Pi day
Math Festivals
The Corner Stone for Teachers has some good math games.
Math Teachers' Circles
Math Walks
Number Talks and Rekenrek Beads
Number Talk intro Teacher talk about number talks
4th grade teacher talks about Number Talks
Book: Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies
Math Fiction: What is some good math fiction?
Parent I can statements: General example WCSA example