Story-based lesson helps "peak" students' interest in math Eighth-grade students at a middle school in New Mexico are learning about math while planning an imaginary trip to Mount Everest. Teacher Megan LeBleu said the story-based lesson -- based on a model used by MidSchoolMath -- allows students to apply math in a concrete way to a real-world example. The project spans several weeks and involves students calculating the amount of food they will need for the trip and the number of yaks needed to help carry in their gear. Albuquerque Journal (N.M.) (free content) (2/6) Pa. schools use technology to enable learning anytime, anyplace Schools in the Pittsburgh area and elsewhere are developing Web pages and technology-based programs to allow students, parents and faculty to access information around-the-clock and connect outside of the classroom. One Pennsylvania district uses Blackboard Engage, which allows teachers to post assignments, calendars and other resources that students can access as often as needed. Teachers also use such programs to flip instruction, posting lectures and tutorials online that students will discuss later in class. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (2/6)  | Empower Greater Teacher Effectiveness
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 | N.Y. mulls delay in using common core exams to evaluate teachers A proposal to remove exam results from teachers' evaluations in New York is being put forth by lawmakers. Republican and Democratic legislators are proposing changes to state law, which currently requires 20% of a teacher's evaluation be tied to exams aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Passing rates for students have fallen since the tests were introduced. One proposal calls for a two-year delay in using the exam results to evaluate teachers' performance. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/5) | Calif. group seeks ideas for boosting students' civic engagement The California Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning will hold meetings during the next few months to gather ideas from the public on how to improve schools' civic participation. According to the task force, fewer than half of the state's high-school seniors believe they should be involved in state and local issues. The group also offers a list of recommendations to introduce students as early as kindergarten about rights and responsibilities in society. KPCC-FM (Los Angeles) (2/3)
| Math and the Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics kick off Friday! Originally, the winter and summer Olympics were held in the same calendar year, but since 1992, these games have been held in different years. The winter Olympic Games have been held every four years since 1924, except when they were suspended from 1936 to 1948 and when they were held only two years apart in 1992 and 1994. Get in the spirit with NCTM's Olympic-themed Student Explorations in Mathematics.
Problem solving with the common core NCTM's four volumes in the Implementing the Common Core State Standards through Mathematical Problem Solving series illuminate a crucial link between problem solving and the Common Core State Standards. The books provide teachers with dozens of problems that they can use as is, adapt for their classrooms, or be inspired by while creating related problems on other topics. The kindergarten–grade 2, grades 6–8, and high school volumes are now available, and the grades 3–5 volume will be published April 2014. NCTM members can save 25% on these and all NCTM publications with the code SUM25; offer expires Feb. 28.
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