7-8 Math Updates
March 2015
STAAR Review Resources
I have asked for samples for the new Motivational Math books on two occasions but have not received a sample to preview. However, in the past they have been good books.
A good book to use for spiraling (great for warm-ups) is the Algebra Readiness Builders for each grade level (the 8th grade book is titled as Pre-Algebra). This is a purchase by teacher rather than by student. I think all of the campuses have purchased this book. It is great to use for weekly warm-ups. You can use as a printed warm-up for each student, under the document camera, or have students use their technology with something like Infuse Learning. If you have any questions on using Infuse Learning, or any other resources, I am happy to help.
If you need help finding specific resources or activities, please let me know the learning target and I am happy to see what I can do.
Finish Strong
Sometimes it seems we give our all for something but we hit a stumbling block as we work toward our goal. Don't let the stumbling block, the unknown of the test ahead of us, stop you from finishing strong. You and your students have worked hard this year. Let's have grit. Let's finish strong.
If you have about 4 minutes, please watch the following video. My hope is that it will encourage you to finish strong, regardless of the obstacles we have had this year. If you have time, I highly recommend McFarland USA. It is an amazing story of finishing strong as well as the seeing the difference teachers can make in a person's life. Let's have grit. Let's finish strong.