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Hello! This is my wiki for EDUC 516. These are a few things about me: I used to live in New York City, hence the Brooklyn Bridge shot on my home page. I taught at Mother Cabrini High School in Washington Heights for 3 years. I absolutely loved it, but moved back to Philadelphia to pursue my Master's Degree. I am currently teaching Math and Social Studies to 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders. The students can be a lot of fun at this age, and have been great to get to know. This year we are participating in St. Jude's Mathathon for the first time. Check out their website at the following link: www.mathathon.org Wish us luck!   Here are a few links to some of my favorite teaching websites for mathematics. Some of them are great for lesson plans, but I am trying to gather information for how math applies and resurfaces in everyday life.  1. [|http://www.coolmath.com] Check out the games on here! They are fun, and you may not even realize that you are using math concepts! 2.[|http://www.mathforum.com] 3.[|http://www.webmath.com] This website is great for students. It walks you through specific homework questions, showing how to get the right answer with clear directions. Great resource for kids! 4. http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx 5.[|http://www.mathbits.com] This webisite is an interactive hunt, so to speak. After clicking on the questions, you can only advance if you answer correctly, by placing the answer as part of the url address. 6. [|http://www.mathfactcafe.com] This website makes making worksheets easier. It can be difficult typing math worksheets in a Word document. This website makes it easy to type in the information, and it formats it for you! The following pic is my project from our first class... [|Kathleen's paint 1.bmp]