News Views The CLI Newsletter Baltimore Prek teachers Learn to use Literacy Activities to teach math and Science This fall, 60 pre-kindergarten teachers in Baltimore who have already http://www.cliontheweb.org/newsletter_archive3.html
Edina Schools - K-12 Curriculum - Kindergarten Math Strands that are included in the kindergarten math Curriculum are In the past 2 years the Edina math Committee, along with kindergarten teachers, http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/teach/curriculum/math/elem/grkmath.htm
Supplements For Pre-school And Kindergarten Math Singapore math and Science books from Singaporemath.com for schools and homes. It works on the maxim that you can teach, we can learn . Power math http://www.singaporemath.com/supplement_K.htm
Extractions: PKESN A and B textbooks each 48 pp. US$11.50 for both A/B Contents Series description Sample Essential Skills Maths Kindergarten 1 consists of: 1A and 1B textbooks each 48 pp. US$11.50 for both 1A/1B Contents Series description Sample Essential Skills Maths Kindergarten 2 consists of: 2A and 2B textbooks each 48 pp. US$11.50 for both 2A/2B Contents Series description Sample Series description Essential Skills Maths series consists of six books and is written specially for the preschooler. It reinforces concepts and essential skills relevant to this age and beyond, enhances their understanding of the things around them and motivates them to explore and learn more. There are useful ideas at the bottom of each page for parents and teachers to discuss with their children. This will enable the children to go beyond the activity to enhance learning and stimulate their minds. In this way, they increase their knowledge of the world around them, cultivate an enquiring mind and improve their ability to express themselves and their thinking through speech. Through this interactive process, communication between parent/teacher and child is cultivated.
Extractions: As they try different methods to help students learn and apply concepts in subjects such as math, history, or science, teachers facilitate interactive discussions and activity-based approached learning. To help children grasp abstract concepts, solve queries, and develop critical thinking skills, they may use manipulatives or props. Teachers may use more sophisticated materials with older children such as computers, science equipment, or other electronics. Students work in groups and attempt to solve problems together as more and more teachers place emphasis on collaboration. This trend results conscience efforts made by educators to prepare students for the workforce. Students must be able to work with their peers, adjust to changing technology, and have logical reasoning skills to be ready for the transition into the work place. Students develop these skills in the environment established by their teacher.
Extractions: Masthead Story by Catherine Lewis, Ph.D. Cultivating lesson study in U.S. schools is not a matter of holding fast to the Japanese model. The power of the process resides in the key pathways through which teachers learn, grow, and improve their practice. I recently asked a large group of California teachers how many of them had seen a promising innovation discarded before it had been given a reasonable try. Every hand went up. Teachers volunteered several reasons that innovations fail so regularly. Innovations may be "watered down" or reduced to a few ritualistic activities by the time they reach local school sites. Trainers may be several generations removed from the innovation's originators. Local educators may be pressured to implement the surface features of an innovation quickly without understanding their underlying purposes. For the last 10 years, I have conducted research in Japan on lesson study, the core of professional development for Japanese teachers. Lesson study is credited for the shift from "teaching as telling" to "teaching for understanding" in Japanese mathematics and science education and is highly valued by both teachers and administrators. Although lesson study is rapidly emerging in sites across the United States, the history of other educational innovations should make us wary. Will lesson study be scantily implemented and quickly discarded like so many other once-promising educational innovations?
Mississippi Department Of Education - Reading Initiative Utilizing Learning Centers in kindergarten to teach Reading and math A twoday session for kindergarten teachers to enhance skills by providing appropriate http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/read/
Extractions: Links to Reading Related Internet Sites Publications Birth to 5 Parent Center A committee is currently working on a publication to assist in revising and/or implementing a parent/family center in a local school district. A video will be produced to accompany the publication. The booklet, Every Child a Reader: Getting Ready for Kindergarten was developed for and distributed to all parents pre-registering children for Kindergarten in the public schools. These booklets are also available to the Head Start Agencies in Mississippi and any other child care provider that requests them. The Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum was developed as a part of the Mississippi Board of Educations Reading Initiative. This document was designed as an optional resource guide for use by Mississippi school districts providing pre-kindergarten programs across the state. It represents the expertise and experience of a writing team of early childhood professionals who have worked to interpret appropriate practice in programs for young children.
Second 30 Days - Kindergarten Mathematics Annotation This handson math lesson created for day 34 of the 180 day sequence. The teacher will use the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty to teach the oval http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudspres.asp?SUID=244&SSUID=242&SSTitle=Kinderga
Heinemann This comprehensive resource will give kindergarten teachers new insights. to enrich themes and teach literacy, social studies and math with music. http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/050924BWNJ.asp
Extractions: Fall 2005 Catalogs are now available! If your FREE copy hasn't been delivered yet, sign up now to receive it! Don't miss the Second Edition of A Time to Learn: How to Create High Schools That Serve All Students by George Wood "For nearly two decades Americans have been deluged with numbers about high schools. Test scores, dropout rates, money spent (or not spent), teacher student ratios, and on and on. From this parade of numbers To continue reading from this chapter, click here Don't miss Harvey Daniel's workshop, Content Area Reading 4-12: Strategies That Enhance Comprehension and Discussion on November 7, 2005! Drawing on his new book, Subjects Matter: Every Teachers Guide to Content-Area Reading , "Smokey" Daniels will show how to help kids think better around challenging nonfiction and fiction texts. This practical, hands-on workshop answers a question raised by concerned teachers across the curriculum: How can I make sure my students understand, remember and enjoy what they read in science, math, and social studies, as well as language arts?
The Shifting Kindergarten Curriculum. Many preschools and child care centers try to teach content identified by these classes are the kindergarten level of major series in reading and math. http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-928/shifting.htm
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education Urbana IL. The Shifting Kindergarten Curriculum. This digest reviews factors influencing kindergarten curriculum, and contrasts characteristics of skill-based and developmentally oriented programs. CURRENT INFLUENCES ON THE CURRICULUM Few would argue that what is now taught and expected to be learned in many kindergartens is profoundly different from what it was two decades ago. The shift from play- and group adjustment-oriented settings to kindergarten classrooms characterized by direct teaching of discrete skills and specific expectations for achievement is being reinforced by recent calls for reform of public education (Elkind, 1986). Critics of the trend toward skill-based kindergartens are not advocating a return to outmoded educational practices of the past. However, much new research about children's learning confirms some historical beliefs about effective educational practices. Unfortunately, this well-known and respected body of research information is often ignored in the formulation of curriculum for today's kindergarten (Spodek, 1986). Most children entering kindergarten today have much wider experience outside the home than children of the past. As a result, many teachers, administrators, and parents believe than more advanced content is necessary. Others are concerned that younger five-year-olds may find it difficult to be successful if the kindergarten curriculum is too advanced. Some parents delay their child's entrance to kindergarten for a year to give the child the advantage of being the oldest in the class.
100 Day Challenges Tips For Teachers And Parents They will also need to connect their experiences with math and experiences When I left the kindergarten classroom to teach 4th and 5th grade accelerated http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/pt134.html
Extractions: *According to the N.C.T.M.'s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM) 2000 document. It would be possible for teachers/ adults to implement all 5 process standards with this challenge. Children will need to problem solve reason , and communicate in order to participate in any of the challenges. They will also need to connect their experiences with math and experiences in everyday life, and somehow represent their thinking, either with pictures, models, writing or mathematical symbols. The first two challenges (What Could I Purchase for $100?) And (Finding Names Worth $1.00)) focuses on number sense, an integral part of the Number and Operations content standard. The third challenge also focuses on the
Dysart Schools : Full-Day Kindergarten - SchoolNet teach them to hold a pencil or crayon. kindergarten is a time to learn fine Web Links for kindergarten Parents. Parent Center Cool math for Parents http://dysart.schoolnet.com/outreach/dysart/departments/public_relations/k/
Extractions: Log In Home Dysart Schools Ashton Ranch Elementary Cimarron Springs Elem. Countryside Elementary Dysart Elementary Dysart High School Dysart Preschool El Mirage Elementary Kingswood Elementary Luke Elementary Marley Park Elementary RANCHO GABRIELA Sundown Mountain School SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY Surprise Elementary Thompson Ranch Elementary West Point Elementary Willow Canyon High School Go Help Departments Business Office Educational Services Educational Technology ... Super Savvy SchoolNet Tips Print this Page Email this Page Full Day Kindergarten for DUSD Schools ***DUSD Governing Board approved School Start and End Times for 2005-2006 as follows; 8:15am-3:00pm for Ashton Ranch, Countryside, Dysart Elementary, Kingswood, Luke, and West Point Elementary Schools. *** 9:00am-3:45pm for Cimarron, El Mirage, Marley Park, Rancho Gabriela, Sierra Montana, Surprise, and Thompson Ranch Elementary Schools.*** What is Full-Day Kindergarten? Academic Plan Teacher Training Parent Involvement ... Web Links for Kindergarten Parents Summer Tips before Kindergarten Most articles will tell you that preparing for Kindergarten is a big step, but the key is making it look easy. Reading to your child every day is at the top of the list usually and can be a nice way to help your child calm down after a day of play. Students will need good listening skills while they are adapting to their new classroom.
WALEschedMay - Converted September 26 Mark Wohl, Using the Seven Intelligences to teach math, October 30 Judith Crawford, Making Learning Fun, kindergarten teacher in http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~kenschaft/WALEsched.html
Extractions: Dr. Pat Kenschaft, Host 1. May 16, 1998: Claire Pollard , "Recent Changes in Children's Math Education," President of the Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers' Association (RIMTA), mathematics teacher-educator in the Providence public schools. 2. May 23: Dr. John Long , "Changing Expectations of Teachers and Kids," Professor of Education, University of Rhode Island. *3. May 30: Joan Countryman , "Girls and Math," Head of Lincoln School, Providence, RI, author of Writing in Mathematics. 4. June 6, 1998: Dr. David Capaldi "Changing Forms of Testing," Mathematics Department Chair, Tollgate High School, Warwick, RI, former president of RIMTA *5. June 13: Dr. Gloria Gilmer
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NSF Math Fellowships CWRU math fellows will help Cleveland teachers with new math lessons to teach kindergarten through grade eight have not had math classes in college, http://www.cwru.edu/pubaff/univcomm/rel-archive/mathfelw.htm
Extractions: For more information, contact Susan Griffith, 216-368-1004 or sbg4@po.cwru.edu Posted 3/5/98 What do potato peels or reflecting mirrors have to do with graduate-level mathematical concepts? Four National Science Foundation math fellows at Case Western Reserve University will use vegetables and other household objects to help Cleveland high school and middle school teachers discover the amazing world of mathematics by manipulating objects in a new graduate course, "Mathematics and the Imagination." "It's unheard of to use manipulatives in a graduate-level course," said math fellow Brendan Foreman. The fellows spend half of their time in mathematical research at CWRU and the other half working at Collinwood and East Technical High Schools, as well as many other sites in the Cleveland Public Schools. The fellows lend their expertise to Cleveland school teachers through the Cleveland Collaborative for Math Education of the Cleveland Education Fund. The math fellows Foreman, Ben Ford, Naomi Klarreich, and Alina Stancu along with David Singer, professor of mathematics at CWRU, plan to make the graduate-level math course accessible to teachers.
Extractions: Kindergarten Teacher News Channel K4 gets kids off to right start (The Courier) Kindergarten teacher gets top honors (Lansing State Journal) Lofty goal for Mountain House Planned community begins to take shape near Alameda-San Joaquin county border (San Francisco Chronicle) Students honor 'man of vision and peace' (Poughkeepsie Journal) Related Links Education Home COMMUNITY LINKS African American Asian/Pacific Islander Gay/Lesbian Hispanic ... Women ARCHIVES September 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 ... August 2005 STATE LINKS Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Community Channels African American Asian/Pacific Islander Person with Disability Gay/Lesbian ... General Diversity User Login E-mail: Password: Forgot your Password?
Untitled Document kindergarten Profs math, science programs take brainson approach to Theyre learning how to teach math and science by letting kids do math and http://depts.washington.edu/uweek/archives/2000.03.MAR_30/_article2.html
Extractions: Printed job bulletin to be eliminated A sampling of partnerships Campus Conversation University community abuzz after visit to the 21st century ... 85 staff members nominated for Distinguished Staff Award Gail Pintler peers through spinning spokes and ponders deeply, for the first time in his 55 years, why the pedal twirls faster with the chain on the big sprocket of the wheel. As a result, oceanographers take middle-school teachers on summer research cruises and astronomers help elementary kids build telescopes, to name just a couple of the hundreds of UW efforts under way to build high school graduates able to solve problems through observation and discovery. performed by students rather than inflicted on McDermott was a campus pioneer when she launched the Physics Education Group in the mid-1970s to study ways to imbue science teaching with the spirit of scientific inquiry. The institute, part of the UW Office of Educational Partnerships, seeks to coordinate the numerous projects, which range from an individual professor leading field trips to multimillion-dollar systemic reform programs involving dozens of university scholars and thousands of schoolteachers. http://depts.washington.edu/k12smt/
Extractions: Nature of the Work About this section Back to Top Teachers act as facilitators or coaches, using interactive discussions and hands-on approaches to help students learn and apply concepts in subjects such as science, mathematics, or English. They utilize props or manipulatives to help children understand abstract concepts, solve problems, and develop critical thought processes. For example, they teach the concepts of numbers or of addition and subtraction by playing board games. As the children get older, the teachers use more sophisticated materials, such as science apparatus, cameras, or computers. To encourage collaboration in solving problems, students are increasingly working in groups to discuss and solve problems together. Preparing students for the future workforce is the major stimulus generating the changes in education. To be prepared, students must be able to interact with others, adapt to new technology, and think through problems logically. Teachers provide the tools and the environment for their students to develop these skills.
Kindergarten Teacher The purpose of kindergarten Teacher is to provide a comprehensive and games, math, songs, science, and themes that a kindergarten teacher might find http://www.lib.csufresno.edu/subjectresources/curriculumjuvenile/kindergarten/
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