Kirsten Nelson

These are attached to the “Principles of Mathematics 9″ textbook that we’re currently using in MPM1D. I haven’t quite figured out yet how or whether to use them with my class, but they look handy.

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070973199/student_view0/

These are for “Wave Edging” and “Mermaid’s Mesh”.
WaveEdging
MermaidsMesh

As before, please use only for non-commercial purposes, and if you reproduce it, include my name.

Candlelight Chart

This is a charted version of the “Candlelight” knitting stitch pattern from Barbara G. Walker’s A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns.

As I understand copyright of knitting designs, the stitch pattern itself is in the public domain. However, any written description, chart, or picture of it is copyright. Therefore my chart is copyright, and I would ask that you use it only for non-commercial purposes, and that you not reproduce it without including my name.

I had to laugh today when I saw that someone landed on my page after searching “how to pronounce kirsten nelson”.

I assume it’s the “kirsten” part that they’re wondering about, and I’m also fairly sure that they’re wondering about the actress, not me. I have no idea whether she’s a “KER-sten”, from the German tradition, or a “KEER-sten”, from the Scandinavian.

But for the record, I’m a “KEER-sten”. It is definitely easier being “Miss Nelson” to all my students… now if I could only convince them that I’m a Ms and not a Miss!

This site collects data to investigate and analyze social justice issues.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/edu05_0022-eng.htm

I just discovered these online resources for parents/guardians and families. They cover commonly asked questions like “Why are students using calculators?” and “Why does the math that my child brings home look different from the math I remember? “

http://nctm.org/resources/families.aspx

Miquelon, Dale. New France, 1701-1744: A Supplement to Europe. Toronto: Mcclelland And Stewart, 1987.

http://www.4kids.org/games/ has a couple of ratio and proportion games (specifically Ratio Stadium and Dirt Bike Proportions). They are multi-player games that look very simple to set up for four students to play against each other. The would be good for just a ten-minute filler; the numbers are very small and meant for younger kids, but it might be a fun way to start class before diving into “If You Hopped Like a Frog”.

Collaborative Inquiry as Professional Development; from the Indiana Paraeducators Support Project.
Differentiated Instruction; an interview with Carol Ann Tomlinson.
Hippocampus Algebra; good reviews of Algebra I and II (roughly equivalent to our Grades 9 and 10).
Curriki; lots of resources to find, led me to Hippocampus.
Algebraic Problem-solving with Spreadsheets; ideas for a Grade 9 course.
Gender in the Classroom; a Google Books window.
Adding It Up; online book.
Rubric for class participation from Carmel Schettino.
Rubric for Journal Entries from Carmel Schettino.
Gapminder; fabulous data visualization tool.
Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged; important research on countries where girls do as well as boys in math (Iceland, Turkey).
E-Stat for Education; tons of Canadian data.
TI Tutorials; good for new students who need to learn to use the graphing calculators we use.
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/how_exercise_promotes_learning.html"How Exercise Promotes Learning; CBC National special feature on a school in Western Canada that increased student success through exercise.