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Math Resources

Featured Resource: Figure This! Math Challenges For Families

November 2019Josh Whiting

This resource was first featured in our November 2019 Ed Tech Newsletter for Teachers by Teresa Bruin, Educational Technology Team Leader

Engaging Math Challenges for Students

Figure This! demonstrates challenging middle school mathematics and emphasizes the importance of high-quality math education for all students.   [Read more…] about Featured Resource: Figure This! Math Challenges For Families

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Ed. Tech. Monthly Newsletter, FigureThis Math Challenges, Math Resources, Parent Resources, Student Resources, Teresa Bruin

Learning Activity: 4th Grade Math & Bit the Ozobot, Oakridge Elementary

November 2018Josh Whiting

Video Creator: Melissa White, School Technology Specialist, Oakridge Elementary and Valley Crest Elementary

4th Grade Math & Bit the Ozobot

Melissa White, School Technology Specialist at Oakridge Elementary, recently created this video of an innovative learning activity she shared with 4th grade students. Watch above to see how students worked together to program Ozobots and practice their multiplication skills.  [Read more…] about Learning Activity: 4th Grade Math & Bit the Ozobot, Oakridge Elementary

Filed Under: Lesson Plans, Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 4th Grade, Adobe Spark, Coding Resources, Math Resources, Melissa White, Oakridge Elementary, Ozobots

Teacher Spotlight: Third Grade Team, Arcadia Elementary

November 2017J. Peirce

3rd Grade Small Group Instruction with Mrs. Walton
Mrs. Walton leads math instruction with a small group of 3rd grade students

The third grade students at Arcadia Elementary are becoming Subtraction Masters thanks to a unique approach their teachers are using. Felicia Walton, Matthew Morse, and Kathy Godfrey have created a leveled system and work collaboratively to ensure that all of their students are working and proceeding at their level of understanding. They began by breaking down the subtraction skills students should know by the end of third grade and ranked these skills into twelve levels according to their complexity, beginning with a basic understanding of subtraction to being able to solve complex word problems using multi-digit subtraction with regrouping. To make it more engaging for the students, they gamified these levels by relating them to Star Wars Jedi mastery levels.

Third Grade Subtraction Skills Leveled and Gamified as Star Wars Jedi Mastery
Subtraction Skills Leveled and Gamified as Star Wars Jedi Mastery
Subtraction Masters Tutorial Video
A Subtraction Masters tutorial video created by Arcadia 3rd grade teachers

To provide practice resources for their students, they used their Mimio software to create screen-casted tutorial videos that the students can refer back to as they practice at each level. They then used Go Formative to create sets of practice problems the students work through for each level. The video they created for each level is included in the Go Formative activity for that level, so students have all the resources they need to practice their subtraction in one place.

Not only did Mrs. Walton, Mr. Morse, and Mrs. Godfrey collaborate to create these resources, but these three teachers team up to teach the math. Students will go to one of the three teachers to receive small group instruction with other students who have achieved the same level. Mrs. Walton, Mr. Morse, and Mrs. Godfrey have the small groups in front of their whiteboards to teach the students and provide guided practice at their level during this time.

Mr. Morse Leading Small Group Instruction
Mr. Morse leading small group instruction with Mimio interactive whiteboard

While the three small groups of students receive instruction directly from the teacher in their small groups, the rest of the students work at their desks using Chromebooks to access the Go Formative activity for their level, watch the video, and practice subtraction at their level. Once a student has achieved 80% mastery, he or she levels up to the next level. Go Formative allows the teachers to easily see where the students are at in their mastery of subtraction.

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While this may seem like a lot of work, Mrs. Walton said that each video took them only about 10 minutes to create. Mr. Morse noted that, though there was quite a bit of front end work, using technology in this way has ended up saving them a lot of time. The level of student engagement is very high. One student, Amanda, noted that she really likes learning math this way because it’s fun. Through collaboration, blended learning, targeted instruction and practice, and use of technology, these teachers are ensuring that their students will come away with the math skills they need.

Mrs. Walton Leading Small Group Instruction
Mrs. Walton Leading Small Group Instruction

Spotlight Created by Jenny Peirce, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader.

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 3rd Grade, Arcadia Elementary, Chromebooks, Differentiation, Felicia Walton, Go Formative, Interactive Whiteboards, Jenny Peirce, Kathy Godfrey, Math Resources, Matthew Morse, Mimio, Screencasting, Teacher Collaboration, Video Resources

Technology Tip: Create Virtual Manipulatives With Google Drawings

April 2017Josh Whiting

A set of math manipulatives for students can be very expensive. A set like you see below can cost around $250.00.

You can create virtual manipulatives for all of your students for free using Google Drawings! Students can use their own set of virtual manipulatives on their Chromebooks or other devices.  [Read more…] about Technology Tip: Create Virtual Manipulatives With Google Drawings

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Professional Development, Technology TipsTagged With: Google Drawings, How-To Videos, Manipulatives, Math Manipulatives, Math Resources, Teresa Bruin

Featured Resources: The Scale of the Universe

June 2016Josh Whiting

100,000 Stars Chrome Experiment - Screenshot

The Scale of the Universe 2

The Scale of the Universe 2 is an app that will help students better understand the size and relationship of objects within the universe. From Quarks and Neutrinos to distant galaxies and star clusters, this web application gives students an amazing visual representation of things that can be difficult to comprehend. The app can be viewed in twenty different languages.

Scale of the Universe Screenshot - Cells
Scale of the Universe Screenshot - Galaxies

The Scale of the Univese 2 - Start Screen

[Read more…] about Featured Resources: The Scale of the Universe

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Distance, If The Moon Were Only 1 Pixel, Math Resources, Measurement, Powers of Ten, Scale, Science Resources, Teresa Bruin, The Scale of the Universe 2, To Scale: The Solar System

Featured Resource: WolframAlpha

March 2015Josh Whiting

WolframAlpha is a self-described “computational knowledge engine,” an extensive database of knowledge and a powerful calculator in one.  It differs from a search engine such as Google in that it does not search the web for answers, rather it computes answers to questions and queries utilizing its own algorithms and a curated collection of peer-reviewed data sources.

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Want to see what WolframAlpha can do with different queries? [Read more…] about Featured Resource: WolframAlpha

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Calculators, Data, Databases, English Langauge Arts Resources, Math Resources, Science Resources, Social Studies Resources, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Wolfram|Alpha

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