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Learn about the innovative language-independent ST Math software developed by the MIND Research Institute that uses a visual approach to teach math concepts. "Born out of decades of breakthrough neuroscience and education research, MIND's Education Division deploys its distinctive visual approach through innovative instructional software, textbooks, and professional development for the K-12 math market. MIND's unique math education process engages the learner's spatial temporal reasoning abilities to explain, understand, and solve multi-step problems." Some of the benefits from the MIND Program includes: > Innovative visual approach teaches math concepts
> Comprehensive courseware aligns to state standards
> Game metaphor engages students who have struggled with conventional approaches in math and learning
> Language-independent software lessons reduce the language barrier to learning math
> Instructional design reaches students at every level of academic proficiency
> Innovative games train students in multi-step problem-solving
MyScript Calculator, a free app for any device, that can level the playing field in math!
What is iSolveIt? iSolveIt is a mobile digital learning environment that supports the development of logical thinking and reasoning skills, which are essential competencies of algebra and mathematics in general. The environment includes a collection of tablet-based puzzles that have been designed using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Interactive Learning Sites for Education
The US is facing a STEM challenge, and math education is the top priority. It's time for curriculum publishers to step up and deliver. Conceptua developed an important message in this video in that we need to change the way we teach math. They are challenging publishers to deliver math curriculums that are designed to teach math to all learners. Thank you Conceptua for taking this bold step in math education!
Math Chimp has organized videos and games to support the CCSS in math for Grades 1-8. Math videos support the UDL principles of multiple means of representation and engagement. Math games often provide learners engagment to develop fluency in math. Enjoy!
If you are looking at a way to support the Common Core State Standards in Math, look no further that Math Playground that has aligned their engaging games and Thinking Blocks to the Common Core math standards. Math Playground is an action packed math site for elementary and middle school students featuring math games, math word problems, math worksheets, logic puzzles, and math videos. The perfect site to include when universally-designing your math lessons. This link brings you to the Grade 4 alignment but if you click on "Back to Menu", you will locate links to the other grades.
"PhET provides fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena for free. To help students visually comprehend concepts, PhET simulations animate what is invisible to the eye through the use of graphics and intuitive controls such as click-and-drag manipulation, sliders and radio buttons. In order to further encourage quantitative exploration, the simulations also offer measurement instruments including rulers, stop-watches, voltmeters and thermometers. As the user manipulates these interactive tools, responses are immediately animated thus effectively illustrating cause-and-effect relationships as well as multiple linked representations." Why UDL? PhET simulations offers multiple means of representation and action and multiple means of engagement. There is also a translation tool to translate any of these simulations in a multitude of languages.
Matt Bergman has shared an excellent online resource to have students learn their times table in many different languages. "In order to make connections with materials, our students often need different ways to express how they learn and understand information. Learn Your Tables International is a very unique site that helps students learn their times tables in an interactive way. Simply choose the language of your choice and begin. An automated sequence of times tables will appear on your screen. Need to review your 10's, 7's, or 3's? The website will automatically go through different times tables to help you review. It also provides you with an interactive way of learning a single table (10's) or random tables." Thank you Matt for sharing this site and UDL tool!
The Talking Calculator app can be used to support math comprehension, assist students with math-related learning difficulties, as well as students with visual challenges. The audio can also reinforce student comprehension of numeric elements. "Ideal for the vision impaired, blind, or anyone looking for an easy to read calculator, with optional speech. This calculator speaks answers, button names and formulas aloud with its built in voice, or with a custom voice recorded directly into the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch!"
WebMath has been around for over a decade and it is a site that contains explanations and tools for learning and practicing dozens of math-related exercises, from simple functions to complex calculus. Composed of forms to fill-in it returns analysis of a problem and in many cases provides a step-by-step solution. This can support students in understanding math processes. The only downside is that kids could potentially put in problems and get their answers (and work shown) without actually doing the legwork. Parent or teacher involvement is key when kids use this site for homework.
BrainingCamp includes math interactives for all grade levels that supports the UDL principles of multiple means of representation and engagement and is aligned to State and CCSS. Each includes: > Lessons using visual models and audio narration > Interactive to explore and experiment with math concepts > Application to apply and connect these math concepts to the real world > Questions for assessment
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DragonBox - the multi-platform Algebra game!
"As the CCSS has been crafted with principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to support inclusive access for all students with identified learning needs and/or disabilities, English Learners, linguistic minority students, as well as students from fragile families, many educators respond with concern that without technological resources, they feel challenged to design instruction to meet the diverse needs of their students. While technology can provide expanded access, there are many “no-tech and low-tech” options that many teachers utilize that are also UDL-considerate." - Jennifer Finney-Ellison
Find the perfect interactive activity for your math class!
I stand firm on the idea that students will dig deeper and work harder if they not only are allowed to create in class, but also are able to share. This project hit both those, plus pushed them to research and gather information on their own.
Each app for Grades 1-5 are comprehensive with virtually infinite number of questions covering wide range of topics. All the content is aligned to common core standards. These apps are used to differentiate math instruction and assigned practice. What you may like so much about this app is the variety of concepts that you are able to individualize. For example, if a student needs additional work on the concept of time, then you can setup the app to only give questions related to time. Questions first appear simple, but then become more challenging as questions are answered correctly. If you prefer, Splash Math will send you a weekly update indicating the progress of each student.
"MathJax was designed with accessibility in mind and has several powerful features to make math easier to see and read, both for ordinary users as well as those with print and learning disabilities. Two accessibility features, the ability to scale all math in a page or zoom in on a particular equation, are built in to MathJax. In addition, MathJax works with MathPlayer to make math accessible to screen readers, to screen magnifiers, and to learning disability software." Read more about the built in accessibility features and using MathJax with MathPlayer.
"Math Paper is by far the best option I’ve seen for doing math work on the iPad! Math Paper won’t do calculations or graphs, but it provides all the tools needed to do everything from basic computation to complex algebra. Math Paper has been developed with the principles of UDL in mind, so it’s a tool that can be used effectively and independently by anyone, including individuals with motor challenges or cognitive processing issues. Accessibility and ease of use have been addressed successfully. Math Paper cost: $19.99. Paul Hamilton notes in his blog that this is an exceptional app and is worth the cost.
Braingenie is the Web's most comprehensive math practice site. Popular among educators and families, Braingenie provides practice and video lessons in more than 4,000 skills in math and science. You can register to set up a class, have your students practice skills that are aligned to the CCSS and check on their progress. There are multi-player opportunities and videos to demonstrate the math process or skill. Why UDL? Problems are illustated visually with video lessons that offer multiple means of representation and engagement with the content in math and science.
"The NSDL Math Common Core collection features digital learning resources that address concept and skills components of the Math Common Core State Standards. The collection is organized by grade level and domain, as defined within the Common Core documents. Resources in this collection include lesson plans, simulations, problem sets with explanations, student activities that provide feedback, and other interactives. The collection will continue to grow as new resources are added regularly."
Be amazed on the equations that were created to design graphics on this free online graphing calculator! Desmos set out to re-imagine the graphing calculator from the ground up, building on the best technologies available. They are driven by a few core beliefs:
> "every student deserves access to the best tools for learning
> it's a travesty that educational tools have fallen so far behind as technology in general has catapulted forward
> learning is a process of exploration and discovery, not a series of answers
> everyone can learn and enjoy math, given the right environment
> math is beautiful and surprisingly fun."
Do you want to find the best math resources to support your universally-designed lessons and student learning? Explore the data base of resources aligned to the CCSS, save your them online in MY Toolkit and particpate in the communities. Mathlanding was developed by team of math experts who reviewed and evaluated each Mathlanding resource and collection to populate the site with thousands of engaging, high-quality lessons, interactives, games, activities, videos and articles. A handy advanced search feature makes it easy to explore and retrieve the right resources for your needs. Did I say? It is entirely FREE!
Sumdog offers over 100 K-8 math activities that teachers can assign to students to improve math fact fluency. "In these activities, Sumdog learns about you as you work, and adapts its questions to suit." Here are the details about this feature: > If you keep getting the questions right, they'll get harder automatically. > If you have problems with a topic, Sumdog will help you practice by asking more questions. This means that you can use these activities with students of varying abilities, safe in the knowledge that each receives questions suited to his or her needs.
"The Equation Editor is an ideal tool for students with dysgraphia, allowing them to write math equations on the computer. The Equation Editor is built right into Microsoft Word and is free." Why UDL? The equation editor supports the UDL principle: multiple means of expression.
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