Each week, from June 5 through the end of August, the site will supplement episodes broadcast on public television with online activities for home, the park, on trips or wherever kids are.

The Parents & Teachers pages include:

Cyberchase Episodes

Explore the math adventures of the 13 featured episodes

 

Party Kit

Celebrate summer with a new party kit

 

Play Math All Summer Long

Read tips to keep kids' math skills sharp

 

For Kids

Download printable summer activities

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/parentsteachers/summer/

Download Tess, shareware that can be used to create symmetric planar illustrations:

http://www.peda.com/tess/

http://www.globaledresources.com

Global Education Resources (GER) announces an opportunity to learn more about the recently translated Japanese elementary mathematics textbooks (grades 1 to 6) with the textbook authors. The event will take place August 24 - 26, 2006 in Chicago.

This is an opportunity for educators, researchers, lesson study practitioners, and professional development providers to explore and learn the characteristics and content of a textbook that is focused, coherent, and rigorous, as highlighted in the TIMSS.

The workshop will be led by the textbook authors, as well as textbook and lesson study experts from Japan and the U.S.

Prof. Takashi Nakamura

Yamanashi University, Yamanashi, Japan

Mr. Kazuyuki Shirai

Nerima Ward Hikarigaoka No.2 Elementary School, Tokyo, Japan

Prof. Teruhiko Tabata

Miyagi University of Education, Miyagi, Japan

Dr. Akihiko Takahashi

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Dr. Tad Watanabe

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

Dr. Makoto Yoshida

Global Education Resources, Madison, NJ

Details about the workshop, as well as registration information, can be found on GER's website.