Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers

Even though the video has been out for 2 years, I think now with the change in our curriculum to the Common Core this will be completely relevant in the classrooms.



I don't know when the last time was that I sat down with a math book to solve a problem, but I do know how and when I used math last. For example, how many miles to the gallon my car gets, what time I need to leave my house to be somewhere that is 45 minutes away, figuring out how many copies to make, budgeting and bills, how much paint to buy, and the list goes on and on. Hopefully we'll begin to tie in practical applications to classroom math in order to help our students grow!

GoSoapBox.com Overview

It's starting to look like clickers (student response systems), might become a thing of the past. While I totally understand their practical use, they are definitely more to manage and time-consuming to use (assigning remotes to students, batteries, connecting to the receiver, etc.). Just makes you wonder...

Introducing TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

Love their stuff! TedTalks too!

Project Based Learning: Explained.

Excellent video for an excellent strategy in education that is under used. I was raised with this type of education and I feel as though it has shaped me into the type of educator that I am.


It's definitely not the easiest type of teaching, however it can be the most powerful and actively engage some of the most difficult students.