Math Newsletters Now Online

Hamilton County and Math Solutions have just published their latest math newsletters.  Here are the current links:

Math Solutions Online Newsletter:  Click Here

• Articles to note:
• 10 Ways to Help ELLs Succeed in Math
• New books with excerpts from a fraction book and a rubric book
• A ten frames lesson for K-2

Hamilton County Online Newsletter:  Click Here

• Articles to note:
• Try Something New BINGO for integrating new strategies at the end of the year.
• local PD opportunities 

Goals for April

• Continue to work with you on your goals by observing, co-teaching, and planning.
• Work with teams to prepare the School Improvement Plan presentations for the board. 
• Help with accommodations for the OAAs. 
• Help teams write grants to help fund some of our programs next year.

Goals for the Week of 3/15/10

• Attend, participate, and learn from the model ELL lessons being taught at Stewart on Thursday. 
• Continue to work with you on your goals by observing, co-teaching, and planning.

 

Reading Strategies for Parents

Here is an article on reading strategies that parents can use at home.  It is a very detailed article, but user friendly.  The last page has a shortened list of ideas also. 

http://www.paec.org/david/reading/parents.pdf

HCESC Math Matters Newsletter

***Message below copied from Christina Sherman's e-mail on 3/12/10.***

Happy Pi Day!  The latest edition of the HCESC Math Matters Newsletter is now posted. You can access it by following this link. or go to http://www.hcesc.org/ and click on "What's New" in the left-hand column. Then scroll down under the picture and click on "Current Math Newsletter".

We hope you enjoy this HCESC Math Matters Newsletter which includes:

• Pi Day resources
• Mental Number Line (Brain-Based Research)
• Local Homework Help opportunity
• Common Core Standards - Draft released & upcoming meetings
• Lesson Links for Pi
• Handy formula for successful learning in the 21st century
• Teacher, Test Yourself! (Motivation)
• Reflective questions
• Movie Clips in the Mathematics Classroom
• Professional Development opportunities

Do you know of other professional development opportunities that we could share? Please send us an email. We would love to hear your suggestions and/or comments!

We hope you all have a wonderful Pi Day and a wonderful Spring! Best of luck to you and your students with the upcoming tests!

Gale Jorgensen, Dana Mossor & Christina Sherman
Mathematic Consultants
Hamilton County Educational Service Center Center for Instructional Services