PBS Link

http://gw.vtrenz.net/?G82FGN2V60:G82FGN2V60=ssID:844298576,email:pughbassett@hotmail.com,mode:live

Deanery 4/5 Favorite Mathematics Sites

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/math
(Math-power point presentations, videos, interactive lessons, and quizzes)

http://www.macmillanmh.com/
(Math Fact Dash)

www.mathforum.org/teachers

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/

http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/
(Base ten blocks)

http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://www.ixl.com/

http://www.icts.games.com/

http://www.figurethis.org/

www.msteacher.org/math

www.mathnmsu.edu/~breakingaway/

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/

www.southjerseyacademy.com/tr/tre.htm

Paterson Charter School's Favorite Web Sites

For Math:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/

http://www.cool-emath.com/

http://www.mtl.math.uiuc.edu/

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/

www.mste.illinois.edu/mccall/mainlesson.html

http://www.figurethis.org/

www.mathforum.org/teachers/

http://www.teachertube.com/

www.nlum.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

http://msteacher.org/math/

www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway/

Indterdisciplinary :

http://www.teachersdomain.org/



For Art:

www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html



Videos:

http://video.pbs.org/video

Web-link: Sample Tests

This webpage contains sample tests, similar to the ASK and HSPA, from other states:

http://southjerseyacademy.com/tr/tre.htm

Weblinks: Open-Ended Mathematics Questions

Department of Education Website:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/njpep/assessment/

ASK ~
Pages 106 – 114 at:
http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ms/5-7/

HSPA ~
Page 8 (rubric) & 14 (samples)at:
http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/hs/hspa_mathhb.pdf

The Absolute WORST (and easiest, if not possibly the most popular) Way to Prepare Students for the NJ ASK Test:

1. Only use the textbook for your lessons…no manipulatives, calculators, technology, etc.

2. Divide the number of pages in the book by 180 (the approximate number of school days.

3. Teach that number of pages per day.

4. Write the objectives and lesson plan based on the pages you are on.

5. If someone asks, search through the Core Curriculum Content Standards to see if there is a
possible alignment with the lesson.

Five Secrets for Increasing Student Achievement BEFORE Creating Lessons

Secret # 1:
The textbook is a tool, not a curriculum.
Texas and California buy the most books
The number one priority for textbook sales is textbook sales, not state standards.


Secret # 2:
Teaching how to test is a waste of valuable learning time (though often necessary)…
…but teaching to the test is a good thing.


Secret # 3:
Student achievement will increase when you think like the test-makers.
ETS & Riverside create the tests by using the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards to guide them.
Therefore, if you teach to the test, you are teaching to the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards…at least for now…National Standards are coming!
http://www.nj.gov/education/cccs/


Secret # 4:
Teach to the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards and the test will take care of itself.


Secret # 5:
A good teaching plan (curriculum map) will improve test scores.