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 * **Use the Navigation pane at the left to go to the topic pages**
 * Use the "Edit this page button" at the top of the page to make additions to the wiki. An editor menu pops up and you can use that to make changes.
 * Use the IMAGE button on the editor to upload files.

Upload new lessons by January 30, 2009, for review before next meeting, Mar. 10,11, 2009.

UPDATE:
. // The teachers involved in this project would like to extend a sincere **Thank You** for giving us the time and the necessary environment to work "on the work." It has been invaluable to have sufficient time, away from the myriad interruptions of daily life, to spend several hours in collaboration with other master teachers. We were able to share techniques, discuss ideas and find solutions to some of the stumbling blocks our student have with mathematics. We were enriched by the sharing and the new ideas as we talked through why students misunderstand certain concepts and focused on developing Thinking Maps to help them grasp the ideas multiple ways. We had time to determine which thinking maps students might need to create in order to process vital information - and it is usually more than one type. Just seeing how someone else was using a map gave the rest of us ideas on how we might adapt the map for a different concept or how to incorporate several maps in a new way. // // Another bonus of being all together while working is the chance to see how math concepts are articulated as you progress from grade to grade. Typically we focus on the grade or topics required, but in the discussions of the maps we were producing, there were multiple "ah-ha!" moments as we began to question why a topic was done a certain way for a certain grade level. These discussions allowed us to create maps that could be scaled down for use at a lower grade or scaled up to more detailed higher grades. This also included discussion of special needs learners and what elements we could add to our maps to support universal design. // // The products developed on the pages of this wiki will help not only our own classes, but the students of our colleagues back at our respective school divisions. This is one of the first times, we have been given an extended opportunity to work with others, uninterrupted time to truly focus, to plan and develop tools for deep-understanding of key concepts. We were so involved after the first day that many of us continued to work on the maps even after the group had adjourned - just to get the crucial ideas down on paper before they slipped away. In addition to the maps, we shared technology solutions, we shared parent communication strategies and we shared teaching tips and tricks. The art and craft of teaching is those little things one finds that light the bulb for the student who just isn't "getting it." We are returning to schools energized, refreshed and with new tools & techniques to practice the teaching craft. A multitude of mathematics’ students, our fellow teachers, and the teachers involved in the project, will profit from your generous investment. // 
 * //Please notice that some topics have been divided into Elementary, Middle, & High School levels .//**
 * A note to those at Exxon Mobil who made this project possible:**