Is an Online Summer School Program in Your District's Future?

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PLATO® Intervention Solutions Produce District-wide Results at Guilford County Schools

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Memphis City Schools Provide Second Chance for At-Risk Youth with Course Recovery Program

"Statistics show that students two or more years over grade level have a high propensity (over 70 percent) of dropping out of school... The state of Tennessee, and MCS in particular, decided that we needed to seriously look at what we offer these at-risk students to help them graduate from our education system," said Ron Pope, director of student engagement, Memphis City Schools. "Many students just couldn't succeed through the mainstream program, and we felt it was our responsibility to offer options such as alternative learning, technology, and distance learning. So, we decided to offer the Secondary Course Recovery Program starting in 2004."
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Trends in Online Learning

In this month's edition in our podcast series, Susan Patrick, CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) and former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, explains how NACOL is helping the education community enhance the quality of K–12 online learning. Ms. Patrick presents trends in online teaching and learning and explains why online learning is transforming education. Listen now!

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2008 New Year's Resolutions

February brings to mind Groundhog Day and a hope that winter will soon be over. Legend decrees that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on February 2nd, six more weeks of winter weather will befall the world. No shadow and the delights of an early spring will soon arrive. This year, Phil declared, "As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me. Six more weeks of winter it will be!" That means plenty of time to polish our math skills.

While Phil looks for his shadow to make a prediction, this month I am happy to provide lesson suggestions that relate to lessons in probability—a more accurate method of making mathematical predictions. Maybe your students could get so good at probability they could be prepared to predict how long winter will last next year!

Look below for online lessons that will help your students further understand probability. Plus, you will also find additional PLATO® lessons for additional math practice.

Grades K–2

Probability
Students will explore probability, practice addition, develop number sense, and use probability terms as they play a game with color tiles.
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PLATO® Math Expeditions—Measurement Length Q Students will develop an understanding of how to measure length using informal units.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles K-2

Grades 3–5

Probability: The Study of Chance
Students will learn the basic principles of probability and how this theory is essential to understand weather reports, medical findings, politics, even state lotteries.
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PLATO® Geometry 2—Slope In this interactive lesson, students will determine the slopes of given lines and identify whether given lines in a coordinate plane are parallel or perpendicular.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 3-5

Grades 6–8

Understanding Probability
Students will learn different ways to express probability numerically: as a ratio, a decimal, and a percentage, and learn how to solve problems based on probability.
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PLATO® Math Expeditions H—Finding Numbers from Percents Students will learn how to find numbers from percents while investigating the endangered whooping crane.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 6-8

Grades 9–12

Probability—Roll the Dice!
Students will be able to determine the probability of rolling a number on a die and determine the probability of an event based on previous results.
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PLATO® Advanced Algebra—Math Problem Solving: Saving the Birds Students will learn math problem-solving skills

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 9-12

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