Mathematics Is FUN “da” mental Newsletter. Click on the links below for Microsoft Publish™ print versions of the E343 newsletter. Links are arranged by issue number. NOTE: Before opening these documents, you will need to be in a UITS Computer Lab if you do not have Microsoft Publish™ on your personal computer.

• Volume 1 - January 2000—Course Syllabus
• Volume 2 - January 2000—Standards, Classroom Tasks, Hiebert’s Dimensions
• Volume 3 - February 2000—Classroom Management, How to Teach Children to Hate Mathematics
• Volume 4 - February 2000—Equity, Geometry, Social Culture
• Volume 5 - March 2000—Computers, Problem Solving, Fractions
• Volume 6 - April 2000—Teacher Survival Tips, Assessment, Questions to Promote Thinking

Handouts & Other Information. Click on the links below for Microsoft Word™ pint versions of class handouts & other informational documents. Links are arranged by title/topic. NOTE: To obtain print versions of assignments, rubrics & how tos, go to: Assignments.

• Assessment-Types of —basic information on formative, summate, evaluative & educative assessment, with samples of holistic & analytical rubrics
• Assessment-Ways to Do—list of indicators for social discourse, writing, and performance-based assessment
• Bloom’s Taxonomy—chart of Bloom’s six levels with list of active verbs to help you write objectives & questions
• Classroom Environment-Psychologically Safe—tips for creating a psychologically safe classroom environment
• Design a Rubric-Template—“sampler” of two rubric styles and criteria from Dr. J. File can be downloaded and used as a template to design your own rubrics.
• Job Interview Questions—to help prepare you for teaching job interviews
• Piaget & Higher Order Thinking Skills—“basics” of higher order thinking skills development, birth to 12+ years, from Piaget
• Problems with TEAMmates—read the this advice if you are experiencing problems with TEAMmates
• Psychologically Safe Classroom Environments—tips for creating a psychologically safe classroom environment
• Questioning Dos & Don’ts—list of questioning tips
• Questions - Types of—general information on five types of questions
• Sixteen Way to Be a Smart Teacher—16 tips to help you become a smart teacher
• Standards-Indiana—IPSB Standards for teachers of early childhood & elementary students
• Standards-National Council of Teacher of Mathematics—link to NCTM Mathematics Standards
• Theories of How Children Learn—brief descriptions of learning theories of Ausubel, Gagné, Bruner, Piaget, & Vygotsky
• Writing Tips—basic writing tips to help you do well on written assignments in E343 and other classes

Power Point™ Slides. Click on the links below to access the Power Point™ slides used in class. If you don’t see a slide, it’s in the Handouts section above in a Microsoft Word™ print version. Links are arranged alphabetically by title/topic.

• Assessment—Types of & Ways to Do
• Learning Pyramid—details the importance of showing, telling, & DOING
• Questioning—Types of Questions & Questioning DOS& Don’t
• Sassy Teacher—SASSE mnemonic to help you remember how to adapt lesson plans from any source
• Student Learning Characteristics—chart with students’ learning characteristics & suggested teaching strategies
• Theories of How Children Learn—brief descriptions of learning theories of Ausubel, Gagne, Bruner, Piaget, & Vygotsky

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