Clementon School District

MATRIX GRANT

Math Achievement To Realize eXcellence

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Parent Letter

MATRIX Parent Newsletter 2006-2007

New Jersey Department of Education MATRIX Grant Program

Teaching Portfolio

Description

The Math Achievement To Realize Individual eXcellence (MATRIX) grant program is designed to increase student achievement in mathematics in grade seven by providing classroom teachers ongoing professional development and in-class support that focuses on integrating technology into the curriculum and instruction.

Funding

The Math Achievement To Realize Individual Excellence (MATRIX) grant program is 100 percent federally funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 107-110; Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology ( E2T2), CFDA # 84.318.)

Twenty-one awards were made.

No Child Left Behind

This Math Achievement To Realize Individual Excellence (MATRIX) grant program supports the federal government’s Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) initiative of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and its five key components, listed below. NCLB challenges each school district with the task of ensuring success for every child, especially in the areas of language arts literacy and mathematics. The five key components are as follows:

  • Improve student academic achievement
  • Increase access by all district personnel to technology particularly in high-need districts
  • Integrate technology effectively into curriculum and instruction
  • Enhance ongoing professional development
  • Support the rigorous evaluation of programs

Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans

Math Resources for MATRIX

General Mathematics Resources

  • Illuminations

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Links to activities, lessons and resources, grouped by grade level and math standards

  • National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

An online resource of interactive manipulatives organized by math concepts and grade level 

  • Shodor: Project Interactivate

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Interactive activities and lessons for grades 3-8.  From the main Shodor page, you can search for math and science resources targeting Grades 1 through Graduate Level

  • The Math Forum

http://mathforum.org/

A comprehensive math resource operating under Drexel University's School of Education.  Lesson plans, interactive projects, math tools, and an area for teacher collaboration

  • SCORE Mathematics

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/

Links to web resources, lessons and other math projects

  • Math.com: The World of Math Online

http://www.math.com/

Resources to help students learn key math concepts

  • EducationWorld: Math Center

http://www.education-world.com/math/

Comprehensive education resources with links to lesson plans, relevant articles and even printable activities and puzzles for your students

  • Classrooms that EXCEL Resources

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/excel_resources.htm

Rich resource for integrating Microsoft Excel/spreadsheet activities into the math classroom

  • Instructional Materials in Mathematics

http://www.cln.org/subjects/math_inst.html

Collection of Internet resources for math

  • MATRIX Extreme Math Makeovers

        http://matrixemm.wikispaces.com/

        A wiki-site that has tons of free math websites

  • Johnnie's Math Page

        http://everyschool.org/u/ohlone/admin/JIMS.html

        On this page you will find links to interactive math tools and activities for teaching and learning for grades K-8.

Middle School Math Resources

  • Interactive Mathematics Activities

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml

Java-based interactive math activities and puzzles

  • A Math Dictionary for Kids

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

An animated, interactive dictionary for students explaining 500 common mathematical terms visually and with simple language

  • MathDork

http://www.mathdork.com/index.html

Interactive algebra tutorials, quizzes and games.  Without a subscription, you can view 6 free lessons from this website

  • ExploreLearning

http://www.explorelearning.com/

Interactive math (and science) Gizmos for Grades 6-12+.  A full subscription allows you to use the tools and activities on this website.  However, a 30 day free trial is available and every Gizmo can be used for a 5 minute period per day. 

  • Harcourt School Publishers: E-Lab

http://www.harcourtschool.com/elab/index.html

Interactive online math activities for grades 3-8.

  • Math TV: Problem Solving Videos

http://www.actionmath.com/

Challenging word problems with accompanying videos that help students understand the solutions 

  • Homeschool Math: Middle School 1

http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.php

Online math games, quizzes, interactive tutorials and other resources for learning about fractions, decimals, percent and integers

  • This is Mega Mathematics!

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.html

Online games to teach about color theory, knots, algorithms, graphs and more.  Suitable for Grades 6+

  • Technology-Rich Learning Experiences for Middle School Math

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/experience/math.html

A list of resources designed for middle school math students and their teachers

Middle School Math Lesson Plans/Activities
  • PBS TeacherSource: Math

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm

Use the drop-down menu to find lesson plans appropriate for middle school students.

  • Problems with a Point

http://www2.edc.org/mathproblems/default.asp

Problem-centered math activities and lessons

  • AAA Math: Seventh Grade

http://www.aaamath.com/grade7.html

  • Jefferson County Schools: Middle School Math

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/math-ms.html

Resources for general math, algebra, geometry, and statistics-related topics.  Additionally, you will find viewable and downloadable PowerPoint presentations on dozens of middle school math topics.

  • edHelper.com: Middle School Math and Pre-Algebra

http://www.edhelper.com/middle_school_math.htm

Printable worksheets for your students

  • Teach-nology: Math Lesson Plans

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/math/

Links to lesson plans on various math topics, as well as links for math teaching themes, printable worksheets and other math web resources

  • MiddleSchool.net: Math Lesson Plans

http://www.middleschool.net/lesspln/mathF/mathlp.htm

Lesson plans for math middle school teachers

 

Math Tools

Create a Graph

      http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

Easy to use website to help students create bar, line, area, pie or XY graphs.  Completed graphs can be printed or saved.

·         The Math Teacher’s Toolkit

http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/Toolkit/Toolkit.htm

Flash-based tools to help demonstrate various elementary math concepts

 

Math Resources

The resources on this page are meant to compliment those already available on the New Jersey Department of Education's Matrix Resource web page.

Curriculum and Resources

Online Activities

WebQuests for Grades 6 - 8 Math


 

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