TraylorMath

Need a fun two-day activity that really gets your kids thinking about two-dimensional, three-dimensional and even four-dimensional geometry? Show "Flatland: The Movie," with voices by Martin Sheen and Kristen Bell, (you can buy the DVD on Amazon for $24.95, but it's not on YouTube), which is 37 minutes long, then have them reflect on what they've seen with a written response, then they can create their own Flatland. The DVD "Extras" has a great interview with a math professor who explains the fo

Full title: Would you teach writing without word processing? So why are you teaching math without calculators? This 34-slide PowerPoint presentation can be used to convince administrators, fellow teachers and parents that using calculators such as the TI-Nspire will greatly benefit students understanding of math. Includes photos of real 8th graders using TI-Nspires in Algebra 1 classes. If you already have TI-NSpire Teacher Software, a .tns version (without all the photos) is also included. Plea