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I thought this was a pretty thought-provoking little post about words, numbers, ratios, and the impact of technology.
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The Long Tail: Thirteen words that lose their meaning when the denominator approaches infinity
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- When a student is scribe they take particularly good class notes and think deeply about what they learned that day. The process of writing their scribe (we've created a new use for that noun) forces them to reflect on their learning and work to articulate
- Mr. K's scribe system.
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I thought that you and Sarah would find this interesting.
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Fresh Starts - Yes, the P.A. Will See You Now - NYTimes.com
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Didn't know if you already had the audiobook, but thought you might have friends that you'd want to pass this along to--
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This is pretty darn cool, I think.
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A Real Learning Curve: Catapults Demonstrate the Quadratic Equation | Edutopia
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Looks good--I use think-pair-share in Lit. so they would be used to it. LIst of links on the bottom--I have not checked those out.
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Mathwire.com | Writing in Mathematics
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If you wanted to expand this idea beyond your math classroom, there are definitely lots of possibilities for Literacy tie-ins. This article sparked some ideas for me.
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I thought you'd find this article inspiring. I hope you're feeling better now that you're home.
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Op-Ed Columnist - Nicholas D. Kristof - The Luckiest Girl in the World - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
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Dave,
This is a study done looking at the impact of building academic vocab. across the curriculum with a particular focus on mathematics. As you know, I think that teams in our building should work together to more effectively teach/reinforce vocabulary across disciplines. Anyway, something (else) to think about...
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ASCD | For the Success of Each Learner
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This was a powerful 6 minute speech by a 13-year-old girl-- w/lots of discussion potential for our team--about the power of speaking out, taking a stand, service--etc.
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Open Thinking » Girl Who Silenced the World
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I haven't gone through the links yet, but I thought this might give you some ideas for the Jackie Leongs of the world.
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Techlearning > > Resources for Teaching the Gifted and Talented > June 1, 2008
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Dave-
I came across this and thought Ashley might want to look at this for her work w/Lexi and Zach this summer.Quotes:
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In between creating a new Moodle thing, building a Flat Algebra classroom, and drawing (with magic marker) plans for a peanut butter project website, I think you should write a guest post for this blog. I'm not kidding.
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Schools Matter: Got Something to Say? Schools Matter Welcomes Your Submissions
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I thought you might want to read this article--
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Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices - New York Times
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