Resourceful

**Resourceful**
Hands down, my favourite online resource for teachers. It doesn't have lesson plans but instead has teaching procedures (strategies). I think they're all great and each one will probably find its way into most of my lesson plans.
 * PEEL.org**

Note: You have to pay for access. However, you can get a free trial based on email accounts. Or you can go to uoit.ca and proxy your IP through their servers to get access (until that runs out).

These are great but a lesson should never just //revolve// around them. There needs to be more. Still, they are great for hooks and for consolidation.
 * WBLT** (google any idea/concept and "online" and look for a web-based learning tool)

//Gizmos!// WBLT at www.explorelearning.com Always be sure to try them out and test them before using!

YouTube is great because it is //free//. This means you can distribute these videos, show them in class, and do whatever you want with them. They are nice for developing content knowledge also good for consolidation.
 * YouTube**

**Quick Lesson Plans** My AT showed me how he makes lesson plans and I really like it! He has every day planned in his binder and organized this way:

//Bell-work/Review:// //Lesson/Concept:// //Homework://

It's really quick, really simple and it works for him. And I think that if I used this, I'd find it really helpful. Of course, that's after I get used to "filling in the blanks" in my head so that I don't have to write them down. The UOIT lesson plan template will help me until that time.

Great for instructional videos! []
 * Kahn Academy**

http://uoitmath2010.wikispaces.com/
 * Math Methods Course Wiki**

http://uoitmathp1.wikispaces.com/
 * Math Methods Practicum Wiki**

Part 1: http://www.screencast.com/users/UOITMATH/folders/Jing/media/bb16f2f6-3313-4209-ad62-3a083269c35e Part 2: http://www.screencast.com/users/UOITMATH/folders/Jing/media/67b34186-47f2-46c6-b6fb-09ec65bed864
 * Hints for using the Clickers**

Short notes: Make sure you wait a sufficient time. Review a concept if only 10-20% get the right answer. //Never use it for testing purposes//. Sometimes change it up by asking people to pair up (peer discussion) and try to convince the other person of your answer. Also really good for a "get to know the teacher" activity.

A probability kit is nice but really, you should have most of this stuff lying around (except maybe polyhedral dice, but those can be picked up cheaply at a hobby shop). Fun fact, buy dice by the pound (these are assorted dice that have fallen off the conveyor belt).
 * Tools**

Algebra tiles are really, really great for showing certain things.

I feel Geoboards are less useful as far as manipulatives go but there are certain areas where they just excel at.

Linking Cubes have a special place in my heart. They are really easy to use and I find they are great at lower levels to talk about place value.

International Journal for Mathematics and Learning Interesting information. Really thought provoking (in my opinion). Best part? It's free! Keep in mind that it's international so some stuff doesn't apply to an Ontario teacher (but really, it's never //that// unsimilar).
 * Journal and Peer Review**