Today, I'm highlighting a blog and a website. Both have to do with math, which is a subject I don't teach. However, I am a parent to three children, two of which have had struggles with math. When I decided to go back to school after having said children, I had an Algebra teacher who helped me to finally get math beyond the basic math level. One of my lightbulb moments was when he explained that there was a language to math and that it was critical that students understand this language in order to understand math.
I want teachers and students to have those lightbulb moments. Math is hard to some people and I shamelessly raise my hand and say that I'm one that has had my own struggles. That is why I felt it was important to highlight both of these sites today.
Mr. D hails from Boston, MA and is the blogger behind (the fabulously named) I Want to Teach Forever and his enthusiasm for math is contagious. He is one of those teachers that I wish I had when it came to understanding math.
One of his postings (which I also saw on Betty's Blog - another fine education blog) was about a math website that will be helpful for both parents and students. From what I understand, Mathway allows students and/or parents to plug in math problems and get the answer along with a step-by-step explanation of how to do the problem.
Do you have any math sites that you'd like to recommend? If so, be sure to leave a comment!
I want teachers and students to have those lightbulb moments. Math is hard to some people and I shamelessly raise my hand and say that I'm one that has had my own struggles. That is why I felt it was important to highlight both of these sites today.
Mr. D hails from Boston, MA and is the blogger behind (the fabulously named) I Want to Teach Forever and his enthusiasm for math is contagious. He is one of those teachers that I wish I had when it came to understanding math.
One of his postings (which I also saw on Betty's Blog - another fine education blog) was about a math website that will be helpful for both parents and students. From what I understand, Mathway allows students and/or parents to plug in math problems and get the answer along with a step-by-step explanation of how to do the problem.
Do you have any math sites that you'd like to recommend? If so, be sure to leave a comment!
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Mathway looks great.
We've used this pay site for summer work and really liked it.
http://www.aleks.com/?ref=web
HomeschoolMath.net is a comprehensive math resource site for homeschooling parents and teachers. Here you can find free worksheets, math ebooks for elementary grades, games, interactive tutorials & quizzes, curriculum guides, and math teaching help articles/lessons. The resources emphasize understanding of concepts instead of mechanical memorization of rules.
What I like about this website is that I can access worksheets specific to curriculum and student ability. These come with with an answer key.
Check out what Imagine Education is doing... imagineeducation.org. Teaching math through story is an excellent way to increase student engagement. Also, see kosjourney.com
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