Bruce's+Page

I am a middle school math and G&T teacher at the Frelinghuysen Middle School in Morristown, NJ. This is my eighth year of teaching.

I maintain a "traditional" website (using MS Front Page) for my math classes and general math information. I also blog regularly with my math students. Each class has a blog where I post a heading for each homework assignment. This allows students to ask questions on items specific to the homework or just clear up any "muddy" topics from recent classes. Some classes have higher participation rates that others... a class is "clicking on all cylinders" when students are answering, as well asking, questions. The learning is in the discourse!

I would like to try the following technologies: 1) Animoto 2) Glogster 3) Video editing 4) Alice.org 5) Facebook/LinkedIn

Four ideas I would like to share with others: 1) www.mathchamber.com 2) @fmsquestresources.pbworks.com 3) Understanding wikis vs. blogs 4) GREAT MATH LINKS

Universal design should allow for: 1) Multiple means of assessment 2) Multiple means of deliver methods 3) Multiple means of engagememnt

In my classroom(s), this will translate to: 1) Multiple Intelligences for ALL learning styles 2) Multiple entry points to a variety of topics 3) Discourse/discussion among the learning community

Two changes I have made to my teaching style have been: 1) Allow/encourage my students to be teachers 2) Give myself permission "not to know how"

One BIG IDEA to implement this fall is implementing ALICE with a storytelling group that takes place in my classroom.