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The Right Professional Development for Smooth A Transition To NGSS

Are you gearing up for Next Generation Science Standards? I want to share a few facts about what the NGSS expectations will be for educators. It is my hope that the following helps you to start...

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Professional Development in an Education World of Accountability

The AIMS Center for Math and Science Education is prepared to help. We are available to collaborate and build an effective Professional Development Plan for your school or district. We know that...

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AIMS Math and Science Professional Development

I am on my way to Michigan to facilitate professional development in mathematics. I will share a full day of hands-on activities that can easily be supplemented in to a teacher’s math curriculum. Why...

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BYOD Making Connections to Pedagogy

In my last post I shared information about apps you could have your students download and save on their devices for use in the classroom. I know there are many apps available and you may still be a bit...

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Apps For Your Students: “BYOD”

If your students are bringing their own devices to school this year you may be thinking about some apps for them to be using. There are lots of math apps and games out there, but many of the apps may...

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“BYOD” = Bring Your Own Device: Will Students be Bringing Theirs This Fall?

Summer is a time for teachers to prepare, organize, and plan for the next class and school year. It is also a time to learn and think about any technological changes that will be happening in your...

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Webinar #3 A Big Success

A couple of weeks ago we hosted our third webinar. The focus was Algebraic Thinking and the hour session was a success. We shared three activities with participants–one for each third, forth, and fifth...

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In Search of a Summer Camp?

I always wanted to go to “Space Camp” when I was a school age child. That never happened, but a camps of some sort were always part of my summer break. Have your students mentioned their summer plans?...

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What’s Your Professional Development Plan?

Are webinars in your professional development plan? How many have you attended? AIMS will host its third webinar on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 4:00 PM (PST). We have been facilitating math and science...

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More Fractions with the Help of Doceri

I often hear teachers say they would like additional ways to teach fractions to their students. Students need content knowledge as well as a solid conceptual understanding to have success in...

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How a Twitter Chat Changed My Social Media Life

You may have read some of my blog posts where I have included AIMS math activities explained with the use of Doceri whiteboard presentations. Because I have been incorporating Doceri in my posts I was...

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AIMS, Helping Classroom Teachers

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by an AIMS customer. She had signed up and received one of our free activities, then she had purchased two science books with activities about weather. She had a...

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A Fifth Grade Fraction Activity Using Doceri

I’m here to share another Doceri presentation. This time I want to acquaint you with an AIMS fraction activity for fifth grade. Using the innovative whiteboard app by Doceri, classroom teachers can...

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The Post Webinar Post

The word I would choose to describe last Thursday’s webinar is SUCCESS. Less than a few months ago our vision was to virtually connect with workshop participants and do an interactive webinar. Could we...

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WEBINAR, A Day Away!

Our trial webinar is tomorrow!! In an effort to provide workshops to more teachers, we are branching out from offering only our site-based workshops to adding an Internet-based option. This...

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A Fraction Lesson Using Doceri

I am back again to share a few Doceri tips, and an AIMS third grade fraction activity using Doceri as a presentation mode. This is another way to make math lessons come to life, be interactive, student...

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More for the Classroom Using Doceri

I’m glad to be back this month with two additional Doceri presentations for you. I am continuing to work with and learn more about the Doceri interactive whiteboard application. It is such a versatile...

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Doceri, A Powerful Classroom Tool

Last month presented at a conference with the help of a whiteboard presentation created using Doceri. Doceri is an app that allows you to create whiteboard presentations using an iPad (coming soon for...

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Inviting the Number Devil into Your Classroom

A favorite classroom time of mine, is sharing a good book with students. I, myself, really enjoy being read to. When I was young, my grandmother would read to my sister and me as we ate dinner. This...

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Math in Next Year’s Classroom, Part Four

Some of you have been back at school for as many as six weeks. Do you have the first three areas of critical focus all mapped out for the year? Let’s add to that and visit the fourth area of critical...

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