Summary: MSM 278: Random Facts, Write about Maths. Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education. Jokes You Can Use: http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/really-really-bad-puns Random Facts Eileen Award: iTwitter: Adnan Iftekhar, Kyle S., Mike Paul Google+: Patrick Brule Advisory: Spread of Baby Names http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/07/an-interactive-look-at-history-and.html?m=1 Jobs Charted by State and Salary http://flowingdata.com/2014/07/02/jobs-charted-by-state-and-salary/ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Neuroscience-Career Opportunites This is the fourth in a four part series on neuroscience with special guest Aneesha Badrinarayan, Outreach Programs Manager with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, in Ann Arbor, MI. You can visit the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum online at: http://www.aahom.org In this podcast, we look at the question of "How do you prepare for a degree in neuroscience and what are the career opportunities?" http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2014/7/3_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Neuroscience_Career_Opportunities.html From the Twitterverse: #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: Using Writing in Mathematics to Deepen Student Learning http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED544239.pdf Anchor Charts Useful or just pretty? http://teachingexperiment.com/2013/11/anchor-charts-all-levels/ School-Wide Twitter Chats http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/new-zealand-wellington-to-est Resources: daFont http://www.dafont.com Shooloo Large repository of Common Core Math Word Problems. https://fun.shooloo.org/ Classroom Icebreakers http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/teachingtips/icebreakers.html What was there Ties historical photos to Google Maps. http://www.whatwasthere.com/ Web Spotlight: The Secret of Effective Motivation By AMY WRZESNIEWSKI and BARRY SCHWARTZ http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/the-secret-of-effective-motivation.html?referrer=&_r=0 http://thefederalist.com/2014/01/17/the-death-of-expertise/ Random Thoughts . . .
