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In This Issue
Free Mentoring Opportunities
Girl Scouts of the USA: GirlsGoTech
Middle School Portal: Math Focal Points: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Online PD
Courses
The Math Forum's Problem Solving Process
Problem Solving Strategies
Free Online
Opportunities
For teachers of students in grades 5-9:
Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning
Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability
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Free Mentoring Opportunities
http://mathforum.org/pow/
Mentor groups will be providing feedback to submitters in Problems of the Week over the next several weeks:
- Math Fundamentals
- November 10 - 23
- November 24 - December 7
- Pre-Algebra
- November 17 - 30
GirlsGoTech
http://www.girlsgotech.org/
The Girl Scouts of the USA offer this site to illustrate that math, science and technology are everywhere.
Areas include:
- See the World
- The Games
- Cryptic Codes
- The World Around Us
- Think about Thinking
- The Sounds of Science
- Inside the Web
Middle School Portal
Math Focal Points: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
The Middle School Portal has a series of resources that support the teaching of the Curriculum Focal Points for grades 5 through 8. Each series begins with an introduction and includes background information for teachers.
Grade 5
http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/math13/math.aspx
- Division of Whole Numbers
- Fractions and Decimals
- 3-D Shapes
Grade 6
http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/math14/math.aspx
- Fractions and Decimals
- Ratio and Rate
- Expressions
Grade 7
http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/math15/math.aspx
- Ratio and Proportion
- Surface Area and Volume
- Integers and Algebra
Grade 8
http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/math16/math.aspx
- Linear Functions and Equations
- Geometry: Plane Figures and Solids
- Analyzing Data Sets
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