Busy Summer

Towards the end of every school year I can't help but think I am going to have a whole summer off to relax and play and just live day-to-day. Summer reading, flip-flops. Sounds heavenly - right? 


It just doesn't always happen like that. This summer is going to be my busiest math summer yet!

So a question for you - what do M&M's, paint, aquariums and cubes all have in common? These are the items that will be a part of our 3-act movies that my colleague and I are creating for elementary students. We love the Dan Meyer ideas floating out there for getting kids to problem solve odd and quirky "situations". We want to get something out there for elementary folks so they can push the mathematical practices. Along with this task, I am looking at creating some type of assessment for mathematical practices. There's not a lot out there so if you have any suggestions I would be happy to take them!

Washington State is trying to get their digital library up and running and are asking me to review items like crazy. Lots of good things going in there so be sure to take advantage. 

As always, writing math curriculum. I keep thinking to myself, what do teachers need? Since I visit Kindy through 5th grade on a daily basis throughout the school year, I have tons of ideas. 

We will be posting the video clips as soon as we have a few ready to go. Stay tuned......