Episode # 13 Math Learning: Aiming Much Higher than Mediocre!

Rants, Resources, Reviews and MORE Resources!

Math Education, Asus, Our Podcasting Listeners, The Laptop Cabana, Financial Literacy and much more!

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Kathy and Mark reach deep into resources, news and happenings among math education and the Teachers Podcast family. Updates on sub-notebook computers, news items, Laptop Cabana product review, listener productions, teaching and learning abounds, math debates, rants and hosts of math celebration and resources. Another 21st century learning episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know!

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Covered in this Episode:

• The TTP ‘Take’ on the Math Education Report from US Dept. of Education
• Math Resources
• Review of the Laptop Cabana
• Further reflections on the ASUS Eee PC
• Student Podcasting and Podcasts by Colleagues… and more

5th Annual WE LEARN (Net) Working
Gathering & Conference on Women and Literacy
http://www.litwomen.org/conference.html

KUDOS – Podcasting work by listeners and colleagues:

• Dr. Pam Morehead and Dr. Robert Maxfield, Oakland University Podcasts for Collaborative Leadership in Education (PFCLE)
  
  
• Kathy Hollwitz and Domenica Beauford, Fordham University
  Student Project, UEGE 5102

Articles

• eSchool News: “Low-cost handheld targets elementary students Chicago nonprofit calls its $50 ‘teachermate’ an affordable way to give every kid a computer”

• Also see: Innovations for Learning – Teachermate Handheld Computers
  • http://innovationsforlearning.org/Products.html
• c/net News.com blog In Brazil, a local alternative to the OLPC

Product Review

• Laptop Cabana http://www.laptopcabana.net/
  
• Podcasting for Teachers (the book)
  • Here at TTPOD site
  • From the Publisher: Information Age Publisher

Articles/Reports Mentioned this Episode

• Article – New York Times “Report Urges Changes in Teaching Math”
• Article – eSchool News “Math panel: Streamline curriculum, focus on fractions – Highly anticipated report aims to improve math instruction”
• U.S. Department of Education page on the report: “National Mathematics Advisory Panel”
• Download the full document: “The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel”
  • Go to the section on Technology use
  • (scroll to page 50 – ends on page 52: totals 877 words)

Resources:

• AOL Finance Calculators
• Federal Reserve Education

BONUS RESOURCES!

• Stock Market Game Resources

  

• The Stock Market Game
• Virtual Stock Exchange
• Stocks Quest
• Investopedia Stock Simulator
• More Resources
• Citi Financial Education Program
• Cool Math’s Online Calculators
• math.com Calculators
• HOMESCHOOL MATH Graphing Resource Page

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