Students create, problem-solve during invention camp

Summer program emphasizes real-world math, reading | Students create, problem-solve during invention camp | 7 tech tools, resources to engage students in science this summer Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   June 24, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Advertisement Summer program emphasizes real-world math, reading (Hero/Corbis/NewsCred) A Virginia school district designed a three-week summer-enrichment program for elementary students who need additional help in math and reading. The program focuses on real-world applications of math and reading skills through hands-on activities, including cooking, gardening and taking field trips. Martinsville Bulletin (Va.) (6/23) Share:    Students create, problem-solve during invention camp Students attending an invention camp at a school in Kansas designed pinball machines, logos and wind-powered cars. The camp featured a design studio where students could choose a problem and identify ways to solve it. The McPherson Sentinel (Kan.) (6/23) Share:  Other News 7 tech tools, resources to engage students in science this summer The Dallas Morning News (free content) (6/22) Share:  Drexel University's Online M.S. & Cert. in Mathematics Learning and Teaching Designed to provide teachers with the preparation needed to help students reason through mathematical challenges with an analytical multiple-solution approach. It provides teachers with the disposition, skills and breadth of expertise needed to implement problem-based and technology-intensive instruction that is student-centered. Learn more now. Advertisement   Curriculum Advertisement Del. educators create, test lessons merging science, math Science and math teachers from 10 Delaware schools collaborated on cross-curricular lessons as part of a two-day training to help educators develop lessons that merge various science and math disciplines. Educators attended meetings and worked with colleagues to create and test projects and experiments on a group of high-schoolers participating in a summer workshop at the University of Delaware. The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) (tiered subscription model) (6/21) Share:  Other News La. summer-enrichment camps educate teachers-in-training and students The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.) (6/23) Share:    ADVERTISEMENT   All middle-grades math teachers should have It's All Relative at their fingertips during planning and instruction. This handy 98-page flipchart is designed to engage students and develop deep conceptual understandings while correcting common misconceptions. 30 modules focus on key standards with instructional strategies, activities, and reproducibles. Download 3 free lessons! Standards Fla. teachers use summer to learn about new standards Teachers across Florida are participating in professional-development opportunities that highlight the state's new education standards. Nearly 100 items related to calculus and cursive writing will be introduced in the school year. The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.) (tiered subscription model) (6/23) Share:  STEM 150 Tenn. educators train to become local leaders in STEM The Tennessee STEM Leadership Academy, taking place in Nashville, includes about 150 teachers and administrators who will learn how to expand STEM studies in the classroom and in their schools. Rebecca Sneed, a seventh-grade science teacher who attended the academy last year, said she gained ideas for STEM projects that she later used with students, such as building rockets and windmills. "We're preparing students for jobs that don't exist," she said. The Daily Times (Maryville, Tenn.) (6/23) Share:  Policy & Legislation N.Y. group to challenge teacher tenure An advocacy group in New York plans to challenge teachers' job protections. The move comes on the heels of a ruling in California that struck down teacher-tenure rules. The Partnership for Educational Justice is leading the charge along with six students who have agreed to be plaintiffs. 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