Scholastic Math Magazine

Grant Description
Co-Applicants: 
Betsy Hansen
Sue DeCoite
Grant Description: 

This year we are excited to announce the use of Scholastic MATH magazine to our curriculum.  Scholastic MATH is designed to weave instructional math problems into articles about current events that students are already interested in and love.  These topics pull kids through each page of the magazine, motivating them to solve problems, improve conceptual understanding, and prepare them for real world math while reading. 

October, 2011
Grant Details
Number of Students: 
160
Program Objectives: 

Objectives:

  • to create authentic literacy in mathematics
  • to include real world math problem
  • to practice the application of standards
  • to support problem solving skills

Methods of Implementation: 

Implementation: The implementation of this magazine will be during our math centers.  Our students will read the articles and write a summary, practice the real world problems, and apply the concepts to 6th grade math standards.

Measures of success or achievement: 

Measures:The math teachers will measure the success will be the written response summary and the real world math computations. 

How does this grant tie into your PLC: 

The grant ties into our math PLC by working together, with all of our classes, in different math centers.  The Scholastic Math magazine provides two centers. The first center is authentic literacy in mathematics while the second is writing in mathematics.  We feel all of our student will benefit from these centers.

Budget
Itemized List
Item Description: 
Classroom set of magazines
Links: 
Scholastic Math
Grant Category: 
Mathematics & Science
Site(s): 
Alder Creek Middle School
Grade(s): 
Middle School
Notes: 
After reviewing the most recent research and data, we feel including authentic literacy in our math classes would be the best for our students. We plan on sharing and using the class set every month.
Amount Funded: 
$263