Secondary Math Newsletter
September/October 2015, Volume 3 Issue 2
Off & Running!
Teachers and students have hit the ground running this school year! Creative ideas with Chromebooks are popping up everywhere and online resources abound in secondary math classrooms--from Geogebra to Google Classroom, the use of technology to increase student engagement is evident. Check out some of the innovative ideas we've seen below, and if you're doing something amazing, share it with us. We'd love to hear about it!
- Jenn Voellinger & Stacey Anderson at Harns Marsh Middle are using Chromebooks and whiteboards to capture students' efforts on bell work.
- Judy Harris at The Alva School is using a Google Sheets add-on (Super Quiz) to track student progress in Excel...which can be integrated with Castle.
- Shay Pearson and Bill Holohan at East Lee County High kicked off the year with Growth Mindset lessons!
Chris' Corner
Check out what's new on eAssessment with Chris.
Leanne's Dashboard Tips
Navigate Houghton Mifflin's dashboard with Leanne.
Advice from Melissa
Ensure your PLC is running efficiently with tips from Melissa.
Hot Off the Press!
HMH Assessment Practice
Algebra 1 Honors, Geometry, and Algebra 2 assessment practice from Houghton Mifflin texts is linked to academic plans in the Formative Assessment Options area.
Technical Support
If you need technical support with the online HMH/HRW products, e-mail tech support at techsupport@hmhco.com.
ExamView
ExamView and ExamView banks are available for Houghton Mifflin (HMH) products. School-based techs can push the banks out to teacher stations!
Good Finds on the Web
Slope Scavenger Hunt
Free task cards on Teachers Pay Teachers
Slope Foldable
Great, quick study tool for slope from Teachers Pay Teachers
Fraction Division
6th Grade Task Cards from Teachers Pay Teachers
Web-Based Scavenger Hunt
Algebra 2 students solve functions and perform operations.
Rational Number Sense
6th Grade All things Rational Numbers from conceptual to mastery (choose NS.1 tab)
Performance Tasks
7th Grade Problems of the Month and Performance Tasks from Illustrative Mathematics.