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Mary Henton left a comment for Karen Barnes

"Hi, Karen, Since Sarita has given you the summary of the MSP2 site and pointed out some of its features, I'll simply say, "Hello, glad to have you on board." We look forward to seeing you here on the site and hope you'll…"

Jul 20, 2011

Sarita Pillai left a comment for Karen Barnes

"Hi Karen, Welcome to the MSP2 NING network and community! So glad you've joined us.Have you had a chance to explore the site, yet? You'll find lesson ideas, digital resources for classroom use, and connections to current news items. Look…"

Jul 10, 2011

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Jul 10, 2011

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

What discipline(s) do you teach?: Mathematics

I need help with: Assessment/Testing, Classroom management, Content knowledge, ESL/ELL, Gifted and talented, Instructional strategies, Integrating technology, Literacy, Involving parents/caregivers, Special needs students, Standards, Student misconceptions

I can help with: Classroom management, Content knowledge

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At 7:37am on July 20, 2011, Mary Henton said…: Hi, Karen,

Since Sarita has given you the summary of the MSP2 site and pointed out some of its features, I'll simply say, "Hello, glad to have you on board."

We look forward to seeing you here on the site and hope you'll feel free to jump in, post, comment, question, offer ideas and resources, and initiate conversation.

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At 7:40am on July 10, 2011, Sarita Pillai said…: Hi Karen,

Welcome to the MSP2 NING network and community! So glad you've joined us.

Have you had a chance to explore the site, yet? You'll find lesson ideas, digital resources for classroom use, and connections to current news items. Look at the left side of the Main page and you'll find the MSP2 Resources box with Math and Science Resource Guides where we have sifted and sorted and contextualized resources on topics important to middle school math and science teachers. We hope that members of the network (like you) will help us add content to these pages. On the right side of the Main page we have our two project blogs - Resources for Math and Science and Connecting News. We also have a great Free technology for Teachers blog. Please check out our guide to Making the Most of MSP2.

We have several webinars every month on a variety of topics - curricular topics, teaching strategies and technology tools for use in the classroom to name just a few. You can get to the archived recordings of those by clicking on the Webinar Archive link. You can also see all our upcoming events by clicking on the Events tab. We also have a book club that meets periodically, check out the Book Club Group for more information on that.

We also just added resources for youth - a series of virtual learning experiences for students. Check out the SMARTR site for students from the MSP2 home page or by going to http://smartr.edc.org.

Please send any ideas or feedback you have our way, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Sarita Pillai
MSP2 Co-Principal Investigator