Delicious!

So, evidentally I have been bookmarking the "old-school" way. I just learned about the social bookmarking website Delicious . Basically it is like Pinterest for all your favorite websites - it's going to come in very handy in the classroom! This is a must for teachers and/or busy moms! I've posted a quick 3 minute tutorial on how to get set up and it also explains how it can be a useful tool for you.

I've just started my account, but will be adding to my list regularly. You can follow me at https://delicious.com/#cathleenparedes

Teach me how to solve it!

A lot of students struggle through Math and end up falling behind as each year passes. It is my belief that ANYONE can learn and enjoy Math. I have a method called "Monkey Math" that basically means each process of math can be broken down so easily that a monkey could follow it.

While I was teaching,introducing variables seemed to be quite intimidating and confusing to students. Many students fall bored with math and it is our jobs as educators to spice things up and keep our content interesting. This video is a fun way to introduce solving for variables!

Math is fun is my user friendly, "go to" website that I will share with my students next year. And this is a good reference for this lesson.

Pinterest is also a great resource to spark lesson ideas.