Teacher uses bearded dragon lizard in math lessons Students at an elementary school in Louisiana are learning math with the help of a classroom pet, a bearded dragon lizard named Rexy. The class uses Rexy's shedding skin to measure and track how much the dragon has grown -- she was originally 10 centimeters long. "I wanted something that I could take out of the cage without worrying that it was going to run off and still be able to interact with the kids," said Victoria Marling, who uses the lizard in her classroom. The Natchez Democrat (Miss.) (3/4) Texas district offers Saturday school for struggling students A Texas school district is offering Saturday classes to students who need more instruction in core subjects such as math and English. Administrators say the classes offer intensive, one-on-one attention. "On a Saturday when there's fewer kids, you can cover so much in three hours. You eliminate some of the normal distractions," said teacher Robin Peterson. Odessa American (Texas) (3/3)  | Try Lexia Reading Core5 FREE!
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 | Wash. educators experiment with project-based AP classes A collaboration between educators in Bellevue School District in Washington and researchers from the University of Washington has yielded a "rigorous" project-based learning curriculum for the Advanced Placement government classes. Lectures have been replaced by five projects a year, such as learning about U.S. Supreme Court precedents for a mock trial rather than memorize cases for a test. "It's so much more accessible because they've lived it," teacher Jerry Neufeld-Kaiser said. The Seattle Times (3/1) Other News  |
In her DVD Moving into Math Stations, K-2, Debbie Diller builds on her best-selling book Math Work Stations, bringing your staff into two real classrooms to see how to use manipulatives, manage time & space, incorporate whole-group instruction, encourage meaningful math talk, and more. View a 7-minute segment online! |
 | What is the best way to prepare math teachers for the common core? The Common Core State Standards represents a shift in the way teachers have been trained to teach math and will require training and professional development to be successful, educators and experts say. A coalition of counties in California have developed a three-year, in-depth training model that teaches math content and instruction, rather than spending just a few days reviewing the standards. EdSource (3/2)  | Services Built For Tapping Limitless Potential.
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 | Calif. competition features students' engineering, math skills An event at the University of California, Santa Cruz, gave high-school students a chance to share their engineering projects and test themselves against their peers. The MESA Day competition, which focuses on mathematics, engineering and science achievement, highlighted engineering projects made from everyday items, math quizzes and hands-on activities. "It has been one of the most profound experiences," math teacher Ave Cope said. "Kids that thought they [would] never be interested in science were inspired." Santa Cruz Sentinel (Calif.) (3/1) Other News | Mich. schools release last test scores before hiatus from state exams Educators and students in Michigan are taking a 17-month break from standardized testing as the state prepares for the shift to digital exams. Online testing, to launch in 2015, will address several complaints that have followed the state's current tests, which have been in place for 40 years. Students posted gains in 2013's Michigan Education Assessment Program in science and writing from the previous year, but results were mixed in reading and math. The Detroit News (3/1) | March is "Music in Our Schools" month! Get ready to celebrate math and music in your classroom with this grades 9–12 lesson plan, Seeing Music. In this lesson students will calculate terms of a geometric sequence to determine frequencies of the chromatic scale. They will then compare sine waves to see and hear the trigonometry behind harmonious and dissonant note combinations. |  | The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star." -- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and epicure | | | | NCTM SmartBrief aggregates published news and editorial content from diverse sources. The content of NCTM SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the positions of NCTM or the views of its leadership, and the viewpoints expressed or implied should not be interpreted as official NCTM positions. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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