Math

U.S. Education Spending and Performance vs. The World [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Here is a neat infographic from MAT@USC looking at U.S. Education Spending and Performance vs. The World. A lot has been made of the fact that the U.S. seems to get less bang for the buck than many other  countries. I am particularly concerned about the U.S. math scores since I started out as a [...]

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2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition Webcast

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I am a huge MATHCOUNTS proponent. I have coached several teams in the MATHCOUNTS competition and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. If you are not familiar with MATHCOUNTS then today is your day! Espn3.com will show the 2011 National Competition today at 3 pm Eastern time. The 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition is partnering with ESPN [...]

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Math Teachers Should Check Out New Release of Free Microsoft Mathematics 4.0

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Having spent a large portion of my career teaching math, I am always interested in good mathematics software. Microsoft has just released Mathematics 4.0–a free download!  Well, that’s a starter–free is pretty good! Quick Description Microsoft Mathematics provides a set of mathematical tools that help students get school work done quickly and easily. With Microsoft [...]

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Visualizing the National Debt in Math Class [Infographic]

Thumbnail image for Visualizing the National Debt in Math Class [Infographic] January 5, 2011

The United States National Debt just recently passed 14 trillion dollars!!! There are not many people that can really visualize or put into context this enormous amount. One method to try and grasp this amount is to look at the U.S. National Debt Clock. LifesLittleMysteries has taken another approach with this infographic on the U.S. [...]

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How Much Do We Really Recycle [Infographic]

Thumbnail image for How Much Do We Really Recycle [Infographic] January 3, 2011

Here’s a very nice infographic from recycle.co.uk about our “Throw Away Culture.” Since there are tons of statistics here, this is yet another infographic that could be used in math or science class.  Of course, a great discussion could occur in any class concerning our responsibility to our environment! There’s lots of great information here, [...]

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How to Save for Retirement [Infographic] Great for Math Class!

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Planning for retirement is a perfect opportunity for math classes to learn about compound interest.  Compound interest is one of those topics that is counter-intuitive for most students (and even adults). I always started compound interest with this classic problem:  Which option would you choose? Option 1:  A lump sum payment of 1 million dollars [...]

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49 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed! Treasure Chest Dec. 26, 2010

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It’s certainly been a busy week!  The holidays are always a great time of year for me and my family.  Although I achieved my goal of “disconnecting” yesterday for Christmas, I did find time during the week to find a lot of useful resources for EdTech!  You’ll find many Delicious export resources and iPad information. [...]

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Perfect for Math Class! Could You Be A Failure? [Infographic]

Thumbnail image for Perfect for Math Class! Could You Be A Failure? [Infographic] December 8, 2010

Here is a great, funny infographic from Jess Bachman and published by Smarter.org.  It is not based on any in-depth research which makes it all the better for interpretation.  It would be a perfect way to test your student’s understanding of functions. Identify the variables Interpret each graph in paragraph style Make your own graph Come up [...]

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Treasure Chest–Free Books, Google Search, Wikipedia, Apple, Math, Games and So Much More

September 5, 2010

Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest–a list of the best resources I’ve found in the past week for educators. “Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won’t carry a quitter.“  –Stephen King The Online Books Page Over 40,000 free online books.  I haven’t gotten around to thoroughly investigating the site but I thought [...]

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Treasure Chest-Back to School, Math, Weather, Diigo, Games, Audacity, Gmail Call & Much More

August 29, 2010

Welcome to this week’s edition of  Treasure Chest–a list of the best resources I’ve found during the past week.  Thanks go out to my PLN for always coming up with great finds during the week! Back to School Guide to Some Awesome Apps and Resources Purchasing textbooks, starting new classes, and trying to hammer out [...]

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Treasure Chest–Math, Grammar, Podcasts, Google, Social Media & More–July 7, 2010

July 7, 2010

Treasure Chests are a list of resources I have found in the past few days that may be of interest to educators.  As always, I could not do this without the help of my great PLN! FreeMake Video Converter Convert between video formats, rip DVD, convert to devices, burn DVD, create photo slideshows and music [...]

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The Sad State of Education

July 3, 2010

A VERY sad Infographic from EduDemic on the current state of affairs in education. Click here to download the full infographic (pdf) There are so many statistics on this infographic to sober up even the most optimistic educator.  The items that jump off the page for me: 61% of students say they are extremely bored [...]

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TEDxNYED Mission Impossible: Teaching High School Math

April 25, 2010

I love the message in this TED video about teaching high school math.  The concept isn’t new at all–in fact it’s been around a long time.  However, not many have embraced the message, especially those in charge of curriculum and textbooks.  When I went into a math class as a student I already loved the [...]

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Math Teacher Shadow Trick

April 20, 2010

This video is pretty self-explanatory.  I found it the other day and got a big kick out it.  Mathematics is such a maligned subject.  It’s like the rottweiler of courses–completely misunderstood.  I guess since I am a math teacher and a rottweiler owner I’m just asking to be misunderstood!  Enjoy! photo credit: quinn.anya Math Teacher [...]

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