Happy Pi Day

CNN on Pi Day

BrainPOP

http://www.brainpop.com/

MARS Tasks, Scoring, Rubrics, and Analysis

http://www.insidemathematics.org/index.php/tools-for-teachers/7th-grade-math/mars-tasks-scoring-rubrics-a-analysis

Short Formative Assessment Cycle:

--> Administer Tasks --> Examine Student Work --> InformTeacher Knowledge --> Inform Instruction

Math Mathematical Practices

Teaching Channel

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos

Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative

http://www.svmimac.org

Common Core State Standards and Assessments: Talk by David Foster

Common Core Standards: Math

How the CCSS will impact teaching, learning and assessment in math?

David Foster (2-16-12)

Silicon Valley Math Initiative

www.svmimac.org

June 2010 Common Core State Standards

CCSSE: verbs, the doing of mathematics (current standards consist of nouns - what)

1.     1. make sense of problems and persevere in solving math

2.     2. reason abstractly and quantitatively

3.     3. construct viable arguments and critique others

4.     4. model with mathematics

5.     5. use appropriate tools strategically

6.     6. attend to precision

7.     7. look for and make use of structure

8.     8. look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

Inside Mathematics Website

http://www.insidemathematics.org (videos and resources grades 2-high school)

Mathematics Assessment Project

MARS team

http://map.mathshell.org/materials/lessons.php

Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative

http://www.svmimac.org