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.
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