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Mary Lawrenz
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Math Matters!

Started Mar 28, 2011

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Started Dec 16, 2010

5, 4, 3, 2,1 ... TRC Blast-Off

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Math Matters Lesson Plan Video

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White City Elementary TRC students in Grades 3-6 worked collaboratively to seek answers to the age-old question, “When am I ever going to use this math stuff again?” Students in Grades 3 & 5 and Grades 4 & 6 partnered up to form teams of four and…
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Math Matters!

Math Matters White City Elementary TRC students in Grades 3-6 worked collaboratively to seek answers to the age-old question, “When am I ever going to use this math stuff again?”  A team of four 6th graders developed a set of interview questions and drafted a letter used to invite adults to participate in their project.  Students in Grades 3 & 5 and Grades 4 & 6 partnered up to form teams of four and set out with Flip video and camera in hand to interview adults.  The mission was to…See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Mar 28, 2011
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Reading Curriculum

Our K-5 teachers are hoping (that budget thing seems to get in the way!) to be able to purchase new reading curriculum materials next year.  4th and 5th grades have used novel studies for the past few years and it's been forever since the K-3 folks got new materials.  We are interested in knowing what series or materials you use in your schools and if you would purchase that series again.  Thank you for sharing with us. Mary See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Dec 16, 2010
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From An Ant's Perspective

Those of you in Phase 7 may remember Kari's cross-curricular project based on the story, Two Bad Ants. Kari added a couple new activities this year. She used her flip video to tape her students describing something in her classroom from an ant's perspective. You will see some very clever 3rd grade "ants." She also used a voice thread and let the students chronicle the progress of their ant farm.Link to Flip Video…See More
Blog post by Mary Lawrenz Oct 23, 2010
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Mary Lawrenz commented on WHIRL's blog post 'Get Moving, Grooving, and Learning'
Thanks for the Math Snacks link, Melanie. At the National Charter School Conference a year ago, we saw a program called Skillastics which integrates physical activity with academics. Our School Health Council purchased several components of the…
Oct 13, 2010
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Quilting a Bridge from Tradition to Technology

Nancy Laudemann, White City 4th Grade teacher, used The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau to develop cross-curricular activities centered around quilting. Students have the opportunity to see how technology has moved quilting to a new level -- from hand stitching to high-tech quilting using a computerized sewing machine.  Students also explore quilt design, history, and the special meanings that quilts can have.  Reading, math, writing, and social studies activities comprise the components of…See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Mar 30, 2010
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FastStone Capture

Drawing tools are available on a screen capture.  You can add lines, shapes, captions, callouts. http://www.faststone.org/See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Mar 3, 2010
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Mary Lawrenz commented on WHIRL's blog post 'Beyond the Classroom Walls: Active PBL in Buhler'
Wow! Great projects, Tammy and Buhler TRC Teachers! Anxious to hear how the "Traffic Troubles" turns out. Thanks for sharing the links -- some great resources there.
Feb 1, 2010
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Mary Lawrenz replied to Melanie Farmer's discussion 'Assessment Prep'
Just in case you missed the link for the math site White City previewed, it's http://www.ixl.com Our teachers and students have been so impressed with this site. It is by subscription, but you can enroll in a free 30-day trial period to see if…
Jan 15, 2010
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Mary Lawrenz replied to Tammy Gilley's discussion 'Merry Christmas'
Thanks, Tammy, for sharing this. It looks awesome! I've shared it with our teachers, and I can tell that I will learn lots of new things this Advent season! Just made my first avatar and looking forward to tomorrow :)
Dec 1, 2009
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Amber Rowland replied to Mary Lawrenz's discussion 'IXL Math'
Thank you Mary!! Great resource! ;-)
Nov 30, 2009
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IXL Math

We have found what we think is a fabulous website for math. It is standards based -- you click on a US Map to get to the KS Standards. There are activities for each indicator by grade level. If a student answers incorrectly, there is an explanation that identifies the correct answer and why it is correct. The teachers have loved this part because it is a brief explanation with an illustration and the kids have an "ah ha" moment when they read the explanation. The teachers receive an e-mail…See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Nov 30, 2009
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Amber Rowland replied to Mary Lawrenz's discussion 'Triple A Math'
Thank you for sharing Mary!
Oct 5, 2009
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Triple A Math

This site may already be familiar to most of you, but in case it's not ... The site was shared with our TRC team by one of our JH charter math school teachers. They like the site especially because students can focus on one isolated skill. There is a tutorial, a practice lesson, and then a game assessment. The students score is posted as soon as they complete a practice or assessment, so teachers can record scores as students complete the activity. There are also language arts and social…See More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Oct 5, 2009
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Kathy Schrock's Guide to Educator Tools

Don't we all love her stuff? Tammy, thanks for sharing your find. This particular link has lots of Web 2.0 tools -- some of which we explored at Institute.http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edtools.htmlSee More
Discussion posted by Mary Lawrenz Jul 8, 2009
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TRC Professional Development Days -- 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
August 17, 2010 (2 hours break-out at in-service)
September 1, 2010 (Phase & Kick-Off, KSU, all day)
September 15, 2010
September 29, 2010
October 20, 2010

TRC Professional Development Days -- 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

November 17, 2010
January 12, 2011
March 9, 2011

April 13, 2011
April 28, 2011 (Celebration!)

Daily Schedule: I try to be in classrooms at least 30-45 minutes on a daily basis during the following time slots. It does vary as teachers will sometimes ask for me to come during a different time for a special project and the other half of my job will frequently demand a change in schedule.

6th Grade -- 8:20 - 9:15 a.m.
5th Grade -- 9:15 - 9:50 a.m.

4th Grade -- 12:00 - 12:50 p.m
3rd Grade -- 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.


In addition, planning with teachers on Mondays during one of their regular plan times.

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From An Ant's Perspective

Those of you in Phase 7 may remember Kari's cross-curricular project based on the story, Two Bad Ants. Kari added a couple new activities this year. She used her flip video to tape her students describing something in her classroom from an ant's perspective. You will see some very clever 3rd grade "ants." She also used a voice thread and let the students chronicle the progress of their ant farm.

Link to Flip Video…

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Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:00pm

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Chilean Mine Rescue and Math ... Yes, sir!



White City 6th Grade TRC Teacher, Cathy Stewart, used the Chilean Mine Rescue as an opportunity to work with her students on several “real world” math applications. During the project, the students practiced estimation, prediction, measurement, metric/standard conversions, working with…

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Posted on October 22, 2010 at 3:00pm

Mary Lawrenz

World Wide Telescope

Kim Kroupa, White City 5th Grade TRCer, is using Microsoft's World Wide Telescope to let her students take a virtual tour of our solar system. It is a free download and is amazing!

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

Posted on April 12, 2010 at 11:49am

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At 6:27pm on September 3, 2009, Tammy GilleyTammy Gilley said…
Mary, try these websites for Math resources. This is one of my favorites:

http://www.jmathpage.com/

I also like these:

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

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Hope you enjoy them.

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