Sharing Teaching Ideas: A$$e$$ing Effort: Earning a Salary

2006 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-77
Author(s):  
Bruce W. Frahm
Keyword(s):  
No Value ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Student Apathy ◽  
Teaching Ideas

In low-level mathematics classes, overcoming student apathy is a common challenge. It is difficult to motivate students who have had little or no success in a mathematics class and see no value in putting forth any effort. Using an alternative assessment for effort can cause students to stop and take notice, giving them a reason to achieve.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Quote the Student, Evermore

1999 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-127
Author(s):  
Edward M. Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Discussions ◽  
Famous Mathematician ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Teaching Ideas

A handwritten note from one of my students contained the following inscription: “Mathematics is a rock of certainty, a true utopia, that resists all irrational things.” With this statement, the student, Jonas Verdeflor, sparked a thought in my mind that grew and developed into a wonderful series of classroom discussions. Not only did Jonas's thought cause me to recall inspiring quotations from famous mathematicians, it also gave me the idea of having students create their own mathematical quotations. As a result, I asked the students in my junior-year-mathematics class in an all-boys school to bring in two mathematics-related quotations: one written by a famous mathematician and one original statement that they had written.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Motivating Students to Achieve Higher-Order Thinking Skills through Problem Solving

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 718-723
Author(s):  
Mary L. Giannetto ◽  
Lynda Vincent
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Teaching Ideas

Many high school teachers have concerns about their students' ability to apply mathematical skills to other disciplines and situations. Some teachers believe that students should not “learn math in a vacuum.” One way to enhance students' understanding of the concepts learned in mathematics class is to apply mathematical skills to other subject areas, especially science and technology.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Classroom Voting in Mathematics

2006 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Kelly S. Cline
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Receptive Mode ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Teaching Ideas ◽  
Traditional Class

How do you get your students to take an active role during a mathematics class? For instance, how do you get them to form opinions and to participate in discussions about difficult concepts? There is a large body of education research demonstrating how active learning methods can be very effective, especially in comparison to traditional lectures (e.g., Bonwell and Eison 1991; Davidson 1990; Dees 1991; Hagelgans et al. 1995; Norwood 1995; Springer, Stanne, and Donovan 1999). Even when supplemented with demonstrations and PowerPoint, lectures encourage students to be passive observers, and passive students rarely learn. Classroom voting is a powerful technique promoting active learning. It engages every student in the material, and it can easily be incorporated into an otherwise traditional class. This technique breaks students out of the passive-receptive mode and requires them to participate, creating a more effective learning environment.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Bulletin Boards In Mathematics Class

1993 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 454-459
Author(s):  
Cathy G. Schloemer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Bulletin Board ◽  
School Classroom ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
High School Classroom ◽  
Teaching Ideas

Could you use a few bulletin-board ideas? Here are some that have been consistently popular in my high school classroom.

Building reading skills in the mathematics class

1974 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 662-668
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Hater ◽  
Robert B. Kane ◽  
Mary Ann Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Reading Skills ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Know How ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Teaching Ideas

Do children know how to read mathematics books? Ordinarily not. Thus, teachers are faced with the alternatives of conti nually reading and interpreting instructional materials for their pupils, using such materials only as sources of teaching ideas and exerci es, or teaching children to read mathematics.

Tryptophan-Niacin Metabolism in Rat with Puromycin Aminonucleoside-Induced Nephrosis

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukari Egashira ◽  
Shin Nagaki ◽  
Hiroo Sanada
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Urinary Excretion ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Puromycin Aminonucleoside ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Key Enzyme

We investigated the change of tryptophan-niacin metabolism in rats with puromycin aminonucleoside PAN-induced nephrosis, the mechanisms responsible for their change of urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites, and the role of the kidney in tryptophan-niacin conversion. PAN-treated rats were intraperitoneally injected once with a 1.0% (w/v) solution of PAN at a dose of 100 mg/kg body weight. The collection of 24-hour urine was conducted 8 days after PAN injection. Daily urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites, liver and blood NAD, and key enzyme activities of tryptophan-niacin metabolism were determined. In PAN-treated rats, the sum of urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites was significantly lower compared with controls. The kidneyα-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) activity in the PAN-treated group was significantly decreased by 50%, compared with the control group. Although kidney ACMSD activity was reduced, the conversion of tryptophan to niacin tended to be lower in the PAN-treated rats. A decrease in urinary excretion of niacin and the conversion of tryptophan to niacin in nephrotic rats may contribute to a low level of blood tryptophan. The role of kidney ACMSD activity may be minimal concerning tryptophan-niacin conversion under this experimental condition.

Low-level lead exposure: Are there harmful effects?

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-79
Author(s):  
Claire B. Ernhart
Keyword(s):  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Harmful Effects
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