Nancy+Kent

= Nancy Kent =

Mathematics
﻿I am Nancy Kent and I am currently teaching a sophomore Advanced Algebra 2, a freshman Introduction to Algebra and a junior/senior elective Statistics. I enjoy spending time with my two boys and am my 8 year old's cub scout den leader. Visit my math department and classroom wiki at: http://hurricanemath.wikispaces.com/and my Blog at: []

Please feel free to leave feedback or suggestions to improve my lesson!
Nancy, I'm so glad you included good research skills in your lesson. As the computer lab instructor for my school, many students do not know how to do this accurately. Way to incorporate that skill, even though you teach math. I think the students will love working in a wiki! Denise

Online Collaboration Lesson: Creating Online Tutorials
Concept mapping is a good idea and skill that can be used in many classes. I am curious if you truly believe in concept mapping? Do you use it in your lesson reviews or outlines?

If you do I see no problems with this.

If you do not, it could be powerful if you tell he students this is something you have wanted to do, you learned about recently in your schooling, and you believe in it because it will truly help them see the bigger picture. Let them know that you are also working out of your comfort zone and will continue to practice your concept mapping as the year goes on. After the students complete this project, they can help and offer assistance in your future maps. It could be a power teaching technique, and at a minimum the students should take it more serious knowing they are in the same boat as you...learning.

Just an idea. I think you have a good plan. Charles Rinehart

I do use concept maps, often including them on their graphic organzers. I only have experience with [] and would love to begin using others. Webspiration is blocked at our school. When I conference with students, we make them together by hand. Great question. Nancy

Nancy, I love the idea of concept maps. Over the Christmas break, our IT people are finally going to download software for concept maps. I think the students will LOVE using them! Again, I'm so glad you included digital citizenship in your plan. Denise