Blenna Patterson

OUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN HACKED! It's up to the young CSI investigators to figure out who did it. This lesson is a Breakout Box meets the game of Clue that integrates oral language, reading, math, and technology . Students work in teams to measure "digital footprints", study fingerprint scans, identify "spyware traces" left on the computer and look at Nmap evidence. It integrates reading, writing and math with 21st Century skills of collaboration, communication, citizenship and critical thinking.

These are simple math strategy cards that can be displayed as they are introduced. This works as an accumulating anchor chart that students can refer to as they work on math problems. They create a reference for small group remediation and intervention. No matter what math series you may use these strategy cards will be a valuable addition to meeting the needs of a diverse group of students who may need a variety of potential math strategies to solve a given problem. This method meets develop