No Child Left Behind and Global Competitiveness – a Video by Yong Zhao
The following is information from the Mobile Learning Institute, which has the byline, “Shaping the Future of Teachers and Students Through Mobile Technologies and 21st-Century Skills.” The Mobile Learning Institute’s film series “A 21st Century Education” profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are [...]
Friday Afternoon Lifesavers – the Teacher’s Best Friend; Part 3 Solution, Pythagorean Theorem Cut-Up
Shown in the graphic above is the solution to the Pythagorean Theorem Cut-Up problem posed last week as a Friday Afternoon Lifesaver. This puzzle gives teachers a chance to talk about the theorem and its applications. After printing the puzzle, you can talk about how the five pieces must fit so that one edge of [...]
Fourteen Factors of a Successful Algebra Program – by Brad Fulton
NOTE: This post is written by Brad Fulton, Mr. L’s coauthor and partner from Teacher to Teacher Press. Many factors go into creating a successful program for preparing students for 8th grade algebra. Here are ones we feel have contributed to the success of our program. While you may decide that some of these strategies [...]
How One’s ‘Number Sense’ Helps With Mathematics – Article Reprint
NOTE: This is the text of an article written by Rob Stein, a Washington Post Staff Writer, on Monday, September 8, 2008. Here is the link to the article found on the Post’s Website. Scientists have for the first time established a link between a primitive, intuitive sense of numbers and performance in math classes, [...]
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