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Which best describes your position?: Classroom Teacher (preK-12)

What discipline(s) do you teach?: Mathematics, Social Studies, English/Language Arts, Special Education

I need help with: Content knowledge, Instructional strategies, Integrating technology, Involving parents/caregivers, Special needs students

I can help with: Being a new teacher

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Is Zero a Number?

Interesting question, isn't it? You would think, not to say assume, that any math teacher would agree with the fact that zero is indeed a number. It is located on the number line between 1 and -1, you can add to it, multiply by it, divide (although the "real" answer would be undefined), or subtract from it and obtain a negative number.

This morning, my kindergarten daughter, asked one of the teachers at my middle school the question, "What is the first number in the number…

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Posted on March 17, 2011 at 8:22am — 6 Comments

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At 12:56pm on March 8, 2011, Davilla Riddle said…: Hi,

If you are interested, there are several places where you can immediately take something away or contribute to this site. Check out the new group Collaboration. MSP2 wants to create opportunities for teachers to collaborate locally or globally and form PLCs around science and mathematics. This group provides educators with a forum to create student collaboration projects around STEM concepts. There is a link to our Cool Tools wiki under MSP2 Resources on the main page, too.

Is there anything I can help you with right now?

There are several great upcoming events scheduled, too!

Aloha!

Davilla, MSP2 Teacher Leader

At 3:04pm on February 21, 2011, Kim Lightle said…: Hi Felicia - Welcome aboard! I wanted to tell you a little about MSP2 - we are using this NING network as a place where educators can connect with each other (through answers to profile questions and the advanced Members search) and also as a way to connect educators with exemplary resources and professional development opportunities.

If you look on the Main page - you'll see MSP2 resources in the upper left hand box - we have resource guides where we have sifted and sorted and contextualized resources on topics important to middle school math and science teachers, an archive of all of our past webinars, the ability to search the MSP2 collection, and pages of teacher and student opportunities and grants. Our newest resource guides are Teaching With Trade Books which includes lessons for science AND math classes and Science Misconceptions.

We've got some great upcoming events - check them out in the Events section. One on using iPads is coming up soon - all of the webinars are free.

Please don't hesitate to post a question or comment on a discussion or blog post. We are always looking for feedback and new ideas for PD opportunities and people who would like to present.

So glad you joined - Kim