5 Pinterest Collaborative Boards: Teaching & Education


I must confess that I am now an official Pinterest addict and I have spent more than an hour of my waking day to devote to building content of my awesome Pinterest teacher boards since its inception in November. The great news is that I'm now opening them up for collaboration!
 
What are Pinterest Collaborative Boards? They are actually boards on Pinterest that allow other pinners to pin content on the board. Yes, it's that plain and simple! I believe that I have great colleagues who are also Pinterest users (like YOU!) who would want to share pins centered around teaching and special education. Collaborative boards on Pinterest are a great way to share your information to other teachers and networkers, while also generating great back links to your blog or website.
 
My Pinterest boards are now open, please leave a comment on the latest post and I will certainly add you. Let's start sharing!
 
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#1. Books and Reading Resources. This is all about the written word. Please leave me a comment on the most recent pin if you are interested in sharing your books and everything about books on this board.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#2 Great Ideas From Teachers. Need ideas for the kiddos? Get authentic teacher-made classroom resources, fun kid-friendly games, craftivities and more from our amazing teachers. If you want to share your awesome classroom pins, please leave me a comment on the most recent pin! We currently have 75 teachers collaborating on this board, join us!





 
#3 Social Media and Technology in Education. For social media savvy teachers, this board is for you! Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google + tips and tricks to make all of them grow and glow...follow this board! Let me know if you want to be a pinner to this board by leaving a comment on the most recent pin.
 
 
 
 
 
 

#4 100+ Education Quotes. Get your education quotes from the most political edreform sayings to the most inspirational wisdom laden and famous proverbs from this board! Same process, share your pins by leaving a comment on the most recent pin and I will add you as a collaborator.
#5 National Board Certification and Teacherpreneurship. When the going gets tough, what do you do? Here are some resources that you might need if you are going through the process of National Board Certification or are just looking for teaching standards and best practices for effective teacher leaders. If you have something to share about NBC or Teacherpreneurship, please leave a comment on the most recent post.









HAPPY PINNING!
 
 

LESSON PLAN: Introduction to Geometry

Week Of: November 11-14,2008

11.10.2008 MONDAY

HOMEWORK: You can now do your homework online here, click on "Progress Zone" (yellow button on the right), log in code: FD1972.

Please do not forget to type in your first name and last initial so I know that you did your homework for this week. Completion of all 5 prompts means plus 5 points to your Capital Gains points. If you do not have a coputer at home, please visit your nearest Public Library. You may write your answers in your Jefferson Agenda Book also.

No more excuses for missed homework!

STANDARD: 6M6 Identify, measure, describe, classify, and construct various angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals; measure the interior angles of various polygons.

WARM-UP (BCR) Draw a triangle with a 3-inch base. Draw a triangle with a 3-centimeter base nest to it. Identify triangles and quadrilaterals.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the different triangles and quadrilaterals?

PRODUCT:
Definition and cut-outs of the different triangles and quadrilaterals. Connected Mathematics, Prentice Hall: Investigation 5 Measuring Triangles pp 46-55g

WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSION:
- Discuss geometry vocabulary to the students: http://jc-schools.net/PPT/GeoVocabulary.ppt#1
- Discuss different triangles to the students:
Triangle Classification
Triangle Types
World of Triangles

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION:
After showing the models of the different triangles and quadrilaterals, ask them to form groups of 3 members. Give them construction papers, scissors and markers. Ask them to cut out different triangles and quadrilaterals that they saw and write the description of on each shape.

WRAP UP: Online Geometry Jeopardy:
http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardygeometry.ppt#2

TUESDAY 11.11.2008
HOLIDAY

11.12.2008 WEDNESDAY

STANDARD: 6M6 Identify, measure, describe, classify, and construct various angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals; measure the interior angles of various polygons.

WARM-UP (BCR): Create a pattern using octagons, pentagons, hexagons, and the colors red and green. Use at least 15 shapes in your pattern. Use the manipulative to trace your polygons.
Explain your pattern. Sort shapes into polygons vs. non-polygons.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Can you make a distinction between polygons and non-polygons?

PRODUCT: Venn Diagram: comparing polygons and non-polygons
Connected Mathematics, Prentice Hall: Investigation 5 Measuring Triangles pp 46-55g

WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:

Discuss and show pictures of geometry in real life situations: http://www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/6-12/geometry.ppt

Discuss the types of polygons: http://www.cohs.com/teachers/docs/229_6.1%20Polygons.ppt

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Break the class into groups of 3. Give each of them a Venn Diagram and ask them to compare and contrast polygons vs. non-polygons based from what they have learned during the discussion.

WRAP UP: Online Geometry Jeopardy:
http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardygeometry.ppt#2

11.13.2008 THURSDAY

STANDARD: 6M6 Identify, measure, describe, classify, and construct various angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals; measure the interior angles of various polygons.

WARM-UP (BCR) Octagons are worth 8, pentagons are worth 5, quadrilaterals are worth 4, and triangles are worth 2. Make 2 different designs each equaling 70.

Classify polygons by their characteristics

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can you classify the polygons by their characteristics?

PRODUCT:
T-Chart: Classifying polygons according to number of sides and number of angles
Visual representations: drawings or cut-outs
Connected Mathematics, Prentice Hall: Investigation 5 Measuring Triangles pp 46-55g

WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Discuss the different kinds of polygons http://classroom.jc-schools.net/ppt/basicpolygons_files/frame.htm
and their characteristics: http://www.muskingum.edu/~rdaquila/m120/m120cn8-2.ppt#3

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Ask the students to create a T-Chart summarizing what they have learned from the discussion.
In one of the columns, ask them to make visual representations of the polygons they are classifying using cut-outs or drawings.

WRAP UP: Online Geometry Jeopardy:
http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardygeometry.ppt#2

11.14.2008 FRIDAY

STANDARD: 6M6 Identify, measure, describe, classify, and construct various angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals; measure the interior angles of various polygons.

WARM-UP (BCR)
- Draw a triangle that is 4 inches wide at the base and 31/2 inches high. Draw a 1 ½ inch square inside the triangle.

- Construct a triangle by tracing a manipulative (30-60-90, 45-45-90, 60-60-60 triangles) and measure the angles using cut-outs (30’, 45’, 60’ and 90’ angles)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What way can you design 30-60-90, 45-45-90, 60-60-60 triangles with 30’, 45’, 60’ and 90’ angles?

PRODUCT:

- Visual representations (cut-outs or drawings)
Connected Mathematics, Prentice Hall: Investigation 6 Measuring Triangles pp 55h-66g

WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION:
Discuss the classification of triangles according to angles and according to sides: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hutton54/tri_files/tri.ppt

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION:
After the discussion, group the students into 3 members each. Give them construction papers, scissors, and markers. Ask them to design design 30-60-90, 45-45-90, 60-60-60 triangles with 30’, 45’, 60’ and 90’ angles.

WRAP UP: Online Geometry Jeopardy:
http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardygeometry.ppt#2

FRIDAY QUIZ


WORD LIST:

BACHELORS (Easy) = Geometry, polygons, triangles, angles, square
MASTERS (Average) = quadrilaterals, rhombus, pentagon, decagon, octagon
PhD (challenge) = heptagon, hexagon, scalene, obtuse, acute,

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