There are many lists going around about what the next decade will bring in K-12 education, especially focusing on those things that will become obsolete.
Well, I decided to create my own list of 5 things that should be obsolete in K-12 education by 2020.
Homework
The United States continues to fall behind most Asian and some European [...]

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David Wetzel on December 28th, 2009

World Math Day is coming on March 3, 2010.
World Math Day has been created for students 5-18 years old.
Mark this world wide event on your calender or in your teacher plan lesson book.
Millions of students from around the world will be participating.
About World Math Day 2010
The students play against each other in mental arithmetic games. [...]

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David Wetzel on August 6th, 2009

Math Around the Clock Students are tasked to develop an “8’s” clock. All clock numbers must be the product, addend, remainder, or dividend of a math problem that all uses the number.
Seven Bridges Plan a journey’ in such a way that you travel over each bridge once and only once and complete the ‘plan’ with [...]

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David Wetzel on July 19th, 2009

These are the top five posts visited during the past week my visitors to this blog.
I would like to thank all the subscribers to my Teach Science and Math Newsletter, new subscribers this week, and all those who visit and find the information useful.
Another week is about to begin and the following are the here [...]

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David Wetzel on July 5th, 2009

These are the top five posts visited during the past week my visitors to this blog.
I would like to thank all the subscribers to my Teach Science and Math Newsletter, new subscribers this week, and all those who visit and find the information useful.
Another week is about to begin and the following are the here [...]

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David Wetzel on June 28th, 2009

These are the top five posts visited during the past week my visitors to this blog.
I would like to thank all the subscribers to my Teach Science and Math Newsletter, new subscribers this week, and all those who visit and find the information useful.
Another week is about to begin and the following are the here [...]

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David Wetzel on June 21st, 2009

I am starting a new section that will be posted every Sunday - it is called the “Week in Review - the Top 5.” These are the top five posts visited during the past week my visitors to this blog.
I would like to thank all the subscribers to my Teach Science and Math Newsletter, new [...]

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David Wetzel on June 17th, 2009

Here is your chance to contribute to the debate over the direction that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is headed in the future.
A Blue Ribbon Panel is charged with assessing NASA and its future.
The “Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans” is to examine ongoing and planned NASA development activities, as well as [...]

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An interactive white board (IWB) permits content used within a science lesson to come from a variety of different types of Web 2.0 and other technological tools. Interactive websites challenge critical thinking, social media offers the possibility of collaboration beyond the classroom’s walls, real-time data websites provide opportunities for whole class collaboration, and Wikis to [...]

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David Wetzel on May 15th, 2009

Three science and math games designed to help students in elementary and middle school develop a better understanding of science and math.

Pest World for Kids is an excellent resource for teachers and students by piquing their interest in bugs and rodents. The lesson plans and science fair projects provide teachers with a means to capitalize [...]

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