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Place a transparency of the following partial outline of three of the five major files from fractionbars.com on the overhead. Note that this site has resources for teachers and eight challenging and enjoyable Interactive Computer Games for students. You might mention the following highlights: One of the five major files on the Home Page (outlined in blue) contains extensive details on the Fraction Bars Program, including the Fraction Bars Teacher’s Guide and its files (outlined in red), Teacher Resource Package, suggestions for guiding students in Writing About Fractions, the steps in this workshop (Fraction Bars Teacher Workshop), and Ordering Information. The other two major files (not shown on this transparency) have NCTM Journal References on Fractions, and Fraction Links. |
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Workshop Handout |
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Teachers always appreciate a handout of materials that will enable them to begin implementing some of the ideas from the workshop in the next meeting of their classes. Here are some suggestions for the content of the handout: (1) The rules for the games used for this workshop; (2) the sheet of Blank Fraction Bars and the six activity sheets designed for the blank bars; (3) black and white Fraction Bars masters for the abbreviated family of bars used in this workshop; and (4) a sheet of miscellaneous information including your mailing address and/or your e-mail address, and information for ordering Fraction Bars materials (see next paragraph). |
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If funds are available to supply teachers with Fraction Bars materials, one item at the top of the list is a deck of bars for each teacher. The next items of importance are the Fraction Bars Teacher’s Guide, a set of game mats, and the Teacher Resource Package. The ideal set of materials for each teacher is the Fraction Bars Classroom Center, which includes all the materials necessary for classroom implementation of the Fraction Bars Program. |
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Display Table |
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Some teachers will appreciate a chance to see the Fraction Bars materials, such as the Step-By-Step Teacher’s Guide, game mats, worksheets, etc. Mention that they are welcome to look at these items and ask questions following the workshop. |
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Some teachers will want information on ordering Fraction Bars materials. One source from which you can obtain catalogs is Scott Resources, Inc., 401 Hickory Street, P.O. Box 2121, Fort Collins, Co, 80522. Tel: 1-800-2899299 or 970-4841198. Catalogs can be left by the door or on the display Table. |
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Fractions is one of the most difficult subjects for students to learn and there have been many recommendations and suggestions from research on learning fractions to help teachers in their instruction. Select quotations from the following mathematics educators to include in the Workshop Handout and/or to conclude this workshop. |
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