Resources

Connections to our MTC activities

• Google Earth Walks: https://sites.google.com/site/gearthwalks/math/math-walks
• Fraction Matcher: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fraction-matcher/latest/fraction-matcher_en.html
• Circle Puzzles; Fifteen Puzzle and More (NLVM): http://nlvm.usu.edu/  (Run in Internet Explorer)
• Lemonade Stand Game: http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand

Other Great resources:

• Ohio Resource Center (ORC): http://ohiorc.org
• Illuminations: http://illuminations.nctm.org
• Illustrative Mathematics: https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/
• Inside Mathematics: http://www.insidemathematics.org/
•  Achieve the Core: http://achievethecore.org/
• Learn Zillion: https://learnzillion.com/p/

Some to explore on your own another time…

• Brain Games: http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/brain-games.html  (if you love puzzles and problem solving, try this!)
• Math Mistakes: http://mathmistakes.org/  (examples of mistakes to really pinpoint misconceptions)
• Math Snacks: http://mathsnacks.com/  (My favorite is BAD DATE)
• Math Landing: http://www.mathlanding.org/  (a searchable collection of resources)
• Sheppard Software: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/  (tons of games for elementary mathematics)
• Shodor Interactivate: http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ (mostly for secondary mathematics)
• Thinking Blocks:  http://www.mathplayground.com/thinkingblocks.html (bar modeling with word problems)   
• Topmarks: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=20  (a great collection of games and activities organized by age ranges and topics)
• Khan Academy:  https://www.khanacademy.org/ ( a great resource for customizing practice on math skills)

Bagel and Tortilla Math

http://www.georgehart.com/bagel/bagel.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8AwGUaqDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTwrVAbV56o

 Pencil Model Template

http://seomtc.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/4/13040232/0230_pencilcosa_1_in_binder_3_per_participant.pdf

Spring 2016

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle April 21 (ppt)
• Nearpod-pin-home2
• Sense Making about Operations and Rational Numbers

Oct 20_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle October 20 (ppt)
• Devil and Daniel Webster Problem

Sept 22_2015

• 4 Numbers Game
• Drop the Ball Team Building
• Four Numbers Game
• The Four Numbers Game

Aug 25_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teacher Circle August 2015 (ppt)
• Three Jugs Problem

2015 Summer Immersion

July 31_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle Day 5 (ppt)
• Breakfast
• Good Problems
• Pencils

July 30_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle Day 4 (ppt)
• Cookie Jar
• Cookie Jar 7.30.15 am
• Papa Bear Bakery MEA
• Papa Bear DATA
• Resource Sharing

July 29_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle Day 3 (ppt)
• Black Swamp 2015 - Logic Puzzles that Build Spatial Reasoning - Additional Puzzles
• Black Swamp 2015 - Logic Puzzles that Build Spatial Reasoning

July 28_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle Day 2 (ppt)
• Brownies Geometry Problem
• Set powerpoint (1)
  

July 27_2015

• Black Swamp Math Teachers’ Circle Day 1 (ppt)
• Bracelets
• Horror-at-homecoming-20-80-guests
• Invite for Print