Publishers of Materials that Help People Learn

 

Using Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet Resources to Enhance Secondary Math Instruction              

(Requires basic familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint)                    

This course is designed for the teacher who is looking for ways to utilize Microsoft Office products, (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and a variety of trustworthy Internet resources to enhance instruction in secondary mathematics.

During this course, you will:

Deepen your understanding of the components of secondary level mathematics from a “fresh perspective”

Enhance your existing skills and build on them by learning ways to utilize Microsoft Office applications specifically targeted at helping your students gain a better, deeper understanding of mathematic concepts and operations

Find a wealth of free, trustworthy, reliable resources available over the Internet, including lesson plans, software applications, interactive applets, and additional websites to support student learning in mathematics

Develop practical strategies, including standards-based lesson plans that will utilize your newly acquired resources.

You will need Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader, access to the Internet and a valid email account for this course.

 

Using Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet Resources to Enhance Elementary Science Instruction

(Requires basic familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

This course is designed for the teacher who is looking for ways to utilize Microsoft Office products, (specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and a variety of trustworthy Internet resources to enhance instruction in elementary science.

During this course, you will:

Enhance your existing skills and build on them by learning ways to utilize Microsoft Office applications specifically targeted at helping your elementary students gain a better, deeper understanding of science concepts

Find a wealth of free, trustworthy, reliable resources available over the Internet, including lesson plans, software applications, interactive applets, and additional websites to support student understanding of science concepts and processes

Develop practical strategies, including standards-based lesson plans that will utilize your newly acquired resources.

You will need Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader, access to the Internet and a valid email account for this course.

The websites that I have visited are incredible.  There so many ways to use them: research, virtual labs, and review games.  Podcasts and vod-casts I found could be used to introduce topics, relate topics to real world problems and events or reinforce what we have already been studying.  Some of these may also spur discussions and debates on real world science.  Many of the websites have great review games.  There are so many ideas running through my head, unfortunately there is so little time in the school year to develop many of these ideas properly.  This class has definitely given me ideas of lessons and presentations that I would like to put together over the summer when I have time.                                                                                            Chris S.

 

Using Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet Resources to Enhance Elementary Math Instruction             

(Requires basic familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

This course is designed for the teacher who is looking for ways to utilize Microsoft Office products, (specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and a variety of trustworthy Internet resources to enhance instruction in elementary mathematics.

During this course, you will:

Enhance your existing skills and build on them by learning ways to utilize Microsoft Office applications specifically targeted at helping your elementary students gain a better, deeper understanding of mathematic concepts and operations

Find a wealth of free, trustworthy, reliable resources available over the Internet, including lesson plans, software applications, interactive applets, and additional websites to support student learning in mathematics

Develop practical strategies, including standards-based lesson plans that will utilize your newly acquired resources.

You will need Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader, access to the Internet and a valid email account for this course.

The calendar and graph explained in this lesson will help show data in a quicker way.  It is important to see immediately what the graph and chart (calendar) could look like.  Charts are an easy way to describe data and explain what the information means.  Students enjoy observing charts and graphs, and they really are actively engaged when they are making their own graphs about information they have collected.   Vertical charting with positive and negative integers on thermometers is a great experience for all of us involved in working with math strategies (students as well as adults).  The function print screen capture was a useful tool for me to capture features that are necessary for my lessons. I need to reflect on the websites that contain information and application of estimation, measuring, area and perimeter, volume, and other 2D shapes.  Making the multiplication table will be a great help as a teaching instruction to students.  There are numerous websites out there that students can use to help with problem-solving strategies.  Thank you for making available sites that have been tested and are considered beneficial.                                                                                                 Lorrie G.

Sessions – 2010 - 2011

Session 1 - Fall                     August 31 –  November 20, 2010

Session 2 - Spring                                 January  5 – April 22, 2011

Math & Science

        Office 2007                     (for Windows)

Classroom teachers have different needs than workers in business.

FRESH PERSPECTIVES offers these courses for you in your role as a classroom teacher.