Aunty Math
gives kids in K-5 a different math challenge each week, with three levels (regular, ‘a wee bit harder,’ and ‘a wee bit easier’). Kids can try the challenge and submit their answers. Teachers and parents can view tips on how to use the challenges with kids, what math is involved and how to modify or extend the challenges for different learners.
In 2006, I created an after school multimedia publishing program to fend off my
growing sense that schools have become overly and obsessively focused
on standards - getting all the kids to do the same things in the same
ways at the same rate. Ugh! In my program, kids learn to take
responsibility for their talents and strengths by exploring, stretching
and sharing what they’re passionate about or what comes easily. They
also learn to take responsibility for things they struggle with, by
pushing their limits, learning alternative strategies, and seeking out
expert helpers among their peers. In this way, in the words of Ross
Greene, ‘everyone does their best and everyone gets what they need,’
AND our school community gets a wonderfully creative and exuberant
publication every eight weeks or so!
Check out our latest work!
FossWeb offers three sites with interactive inquiry-based science activities.
Draw like Jackson Pollock!
This is a place for FUN… simply move your pointer and the virtual paint splatters. Click the heart to change colors. Then when you’re done, learn more about Jackson Pollock at The WebMuseum, Paris.
Image uploaded with Skitch!
ATSTART is an online curriculum for educators to learn more about Assistive Technology: Strategies, Tools, Accommodations and Resources, made with the help of many of the good people I know through QIAT.
ATSTAR is an online curriculum designed to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities by helping teachers learn to use assistive technology in the classroom. Our core program is a series of online teacher training modules with supporting expert videos.This is a subscription service, with outstanding content and quality.
