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Bridges e-NewsMarch 2011
Greetings!

In addition to workshops contracted directly with districts, each summer we offer open enrollment sessions for individual teachers.  We hope you will join us and invite you to review the schedule.
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Bridges Blog Digest 

 

Assessment Humor  Amanda Reinhardt, a Grade 4 teacher from Wyoming, laughed out loud at this unique response to a Bridges assessment.  More > 

 

Help Students Become Effective Learners  Check out this book on brain-based teaching by Eric Jensen, author of such books as Teaching with the Brain in Mind.  More >

Pi Day!  Save these Pi Day activities from NCTM for your classroom next March 14.  More >

Reader Responses to Student Contact Days  Read more responses to the question, "How much time is spent teaching math during those contact days?"  More >

Comparing Multiples on a 0-99 Grid  Here's an alternate idea to the overhead grids that you might like to try for a Bridges Grade 3 session.  More >

Integrated Math/Science Units - Call for Contributions 

If you have tips to share about teaching these units with new Bridges teachers, we'd love to hear from you.  More >  

 

April Fool's Math  Check out a number of different activities and tricks that bring a little extra fun to math.  More > 

 

Questions for Bridges Authors  The Bridges Blog Host is collecting questions from bloggers for her upcoming segment "Meet the Bridges Authors!"  More > 

Highlights 

 

Number Corner in the News  Story in local paper about Number Corner use at North Lake School District in Wisconsin.  Read article >

 

Special Offers  Student books (non-perf pages) Spanish Home Connections, and transparencies.  More > 
    
MLC at NCTM  

Visit our booth to pick up a free Bridges tote bag. Also check out our presentations.  Details > 

Support for 1st Year Implementation
A collection of monthly entries by Dennis Adams, K-2 support specialist.
 
Bridges UnitsGrade 2
 
Number Corner
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