Sunday, January 20, 2008

Putting ALEX to Use

In the previous blog that I posted, I briefly discussed what the Alabama Learning Exchange was and all of the things that it has to offer. I myself will hopefully be teaching Mathematics within the next 2 or 3 years, so I am sure that I will be able to put ALEX to great use. According to http://alex.state.al.us, "The majority of these rich resources (lesson plans, Web links, and interactive activities) are located and connected to the Alabama Courses of Study by National Board Certified Teachers." Therefore, information found on their website should not only be reliable, but also helpful.

When I was scanning through the website, under Mathematics it showed that it offered lesson plans for various subjects of math including Algebra, Algebra II, Algebra II with Trigonometry, Algebra III with Statistics, Algebraic Connections, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus. Honestly, I was not impressed with the amount of lesson plans offered on different math questions found under the Algebra II section. I know that you can join ALEX, so maybe once a member more lesson plans become available. Regardless, I do think that the Alabama Learning Exchange will definitely be of help to me in the future, especially if I need help figuring out how to teach something effectively to my class. Hopefully with my education I am receiving at South and with help from databases such as this one, I will be a successful teacher.

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