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e-Learning for Educators - Data-Based School Reform for Administrators
Research shows that effective school improvement plans should be based on careful analysis of school data. Review current data-driven decision-making theory; use technology to identify, gather, and analyze data for patterns and trends; examine the role of data in equity reform; and develop action plans in support of their school-based data.
Take this course: Begins February 17.

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Crossed up hundreds board
Students will experience patterns and problem solving on the Hundreds Board.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Karen Bartlett.

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Exploring Other Number Patterns
Students analyze numeric patterns, including Fibonacci numbers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Analyzing numeric and geometric patterns of paper pool: Overview
This page provides an overview of a four-lesson Illuminations unit plan titled “Analyzing Numeric and Geometric Patterns of Paper Pool.” (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Paper pool game
Students further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Look for patterns
The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Go the distance
The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Explore more tables
The interactive paper pool game in this unit provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
What comes nex_?: A lesson in patterns and sorting
This lesson, from Illuminations, deals with patterns and the importance of looking at data from more than a single perspective. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
What's next?
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students begin their study of growing patterns by making linear patterns with pattern block shapes using several pattern cores. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Chairs around the table
In this Illuminations lesson, students investigate the number of chairs that can be placed around an arrangement of square tables. Three related problems in this lesson yield different linear relationships for students to discover. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Petals around the rose
In this lesson, students play a dice game called “Petals Around the Rose,” in which they must use problem solving strategies to determine a rule for the game. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The first race
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students model multiplication facts on the number line and compare various representations. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Telling racing stories
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students model races in which runners start from various positions. They enter numbers in a table of values, model races on a coordinate grid, and compare the results. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Setting the pace
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students continue their investigation of modeling multiplication on the number line using the Distance-Speed-Time Simulation from the NCTM E-Examples. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Number line journeys
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate products using a number line model. Students are encouraged to predict the products and to answer puzzles involving multiplication. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Running races
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate and compare paths that model given problem situations on graphing grids. They graph sets of ordered pairs on a graphing grid and compare graphs of linear equations. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Plastic packaging
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics