Squawky Acres Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I discovered the Read-Aloud Revival site and podcasts this year, and have been thoroughly enjoying myself. Last night's webinar with Ken Ludwig was fabulous! The problem is that I am already strong in literature and language arts. I am not intimidated at all by Shakespeare, reading aloud, or literary analysis, as this is just something we DID in my family, and I didn't realize we were unusual. So while RAR is fabulous, and I love it -- it isn't something my homeschool desperately needs. What I would really like to have is a creative, enthusiastic Sarah Mackenzie personality who offers podcasts on math: innovative approaches, fun games, interviews with mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. Kate Snow, you would like to do this, wouldn't you? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Vi Hart's YouTube channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I would love that too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squawky Acres Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I would love that too! I know . . . I always leave the site thinking, "Yes, we must read out loud as a family! Yes, I must select quality literature for my children! Yes, we must do Shakespeare . . . but wait, we already do all of that." I want to get all fired up about something I'm not as naturally excited about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squawky Acres Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Vi Hart's YouTube channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart Ooh, this looks nice. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I like to think that I have benefited from watching Maria Miller's teaching videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mathmammoth IMO, Maria is a "teacher's teacher." If you feel shaky with teaching math, her approach can build confidence and perspective. I've also enjoyed working through many lessons from Education Unboxed: http://www.educationunboxed.com/ Rosie is also a teacher's teacher. She provides a way of thinking about and doing math that can bring "aha!" moments to those of us who feel naturally "unmathy." Denise Gaskins has good resources at Let's Play Math: https://denisegaskins.com/ In thinking about this, it's clear that I've really just listed some resources, but not something that does for Math what RAR does for Literature. I'm not sure there really is a RAR equivalent for Math. If there is, I'd like to know about it. ;) Hmm.... good question! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I know . . . I always leave the site thinking, "Yes, we must read out loud as a family! Yes, I must select quality literature for my children! Yes, we must do Shakespeare . . . but wait, we already do all of that." I want to get all fired up about something I'm not as naturally excited about. Why not get fired up about Science? Here's the RAR of Science. :) http://thehappyscientist.com/ Rob Krampf is a great teacher's teacher! He is interesting, intelligent, funny, and so enthusiastic about Science, it's contagious. We have had a subscription to his site for several years now, and it has always been worth the (very reasonable) price. When I watch his videos, my girls come up behind me and want to watch, too. They love his quirky humor and the bloopers at the end. ;) I love how Mr. Krampf helps us to want to get out there, to explore, to get dirty (if necessary), to ask questions, to be critical thinkers, to observe closely, to collect materials for hands-on work (we never did this before our subscription), to record our results, to be purposeful and joyful in our learning. I like how he teaches Science, but I also think he is a wonderful role model for the joy of lifelong learning and actively engaging in our interests. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateingr Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I discovered the Read-Aloud Revival site and podcasts this year, and have been thoroughly enjoying myself. Last night's webinar with Ken Ludwig was fabulous! The problem is that I am already strong in literature and language arts. I am not intimidated at all by Shakespeare, reading aloud, or literary analysis, as this is just something we DID in my family, and I didn't realize we were unusual. So while RAR is fabulous, and I love it -- it isn't something my homeschool desperately needs. What I would really like to have is a creative, enthusiastic Sarah Mackenzie personality who offers podcasts on math: innovative approaches, fun games, interviews with mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. Kate Snow, you would like to do this, wouldn't you? I can't promise a whole series...but how about an episode with Pam Barnhill at Your Morning Basket coming out next Tuesday? :) 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Funny, I immediately thought of Kate Snow, too! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squawky Acres Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Why not get fired up about Science? Here's the RAR of Science. :) http://thehappyscientist.com/ Rob Krampf is a great teacher's teacher! He is interesting, intelligent, funny, and so enthusiastic about Science, it's contagious. We have had a subscription to his site for several years now, and it has always been worth the (very reasonable) price. When I watch his videos, my girls come up behind me and want to watch, too. They love his quirky humor and the bloopers at the end. ;) I love how Mr. Krampf helps us to want to get out there, to explore, to get dirty (if necessary), to ask questions, to be critical thinkers, to observe closely, to collect materials for hands-on work (we never did this before our subscription), to record our results, to be purposeful and joyful in our learning. I like how he teaches Science, but I also think he is a wonderful role model for the joy of lifelong learning and actively engaging in our interests. Thank you. This looks excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (Perhaps there is also one for sweeping floors? :lol: ) 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature girl Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Why not get fired up about Science? Here's the RAR of Science. :) http://thehappyscientist.com/ Rob Krampf is a great teacher's teacher! He is interesting, intelligent, funny, and so enthusiastic about Science, it's contagious. We have had a subscription to his site for several years now, and it has always been worth the (very reasonable) price. When I watch his videos, my girls come up behind me and want to watch, too. They love his quirky humor and the bloopers at the end. ;) I love how Mr. Krampf helps us to want to get out there, to explore, to get dirty (if necessary), to ask questions, to be critical thinkers, to observe closely, to collect materials for hands-on work (we never did this before our subscription), to record our results, to be purposeful and joyful in our learning. I like how he teaches Science, but I also think he is a wonderful role model for the joy of lifelong learning and actively engaging in our interests. Thank you for this! We just watched one of the videos, and my daughter and I immediately fell in love with him. He's like the grandfather I wish I'd had... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrikuns Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 This is where I'm so happy that I (humanities-loving as I am) married an engineer. On one of our first dates, he explained the difference between jet and internal combustion engines to me (I had them sort of reversed in my head), and I was hooked. It does lend itself nicely to some math-y dinner table conversations, last night about estimating the cost of the new tile going into our kitchen - which covered estimation, percents, area, square feet, sales tax, and whether or not a forklift could make it up our driveway. It's not a podcast or hand-holding or anything, but we enjoy the Bedtime Math apps/books/daily emails as a nice reminder (to me) of how to discuss and naturally point out math-y stuff everywhere. I also like the resources put out my the Natural Math people - Moebius Noodles, their Multiplication Explorers course, and they have a new book for littler kids about classification. Some of them I use as lessons, but a lot of it I use to give myself the background and vocabulary to talk about it better. You already have a lot more mathematical thinking than you are aware of - things like symmetry, geometric shapes, classification, analogies, fractions, graphing. It helps me to use the above resources to tap into what I already know. I'm definitely leaving differential calculus for my husband! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Two science ideas I thought of the BrainsOn Podcast and Smarter Everyday YouTube channel. Both are geared more towards kids but good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I want a teaching math club. I don't know of anyone IRL who would come. :( There are some good blogs out there. If you have a kid in algebra or pre-algebra, Math Equals Love is a great one: http://mathequalslove.blogspot.com/ She recommends others that I will be checking out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Numberphile.com MathPickle.com MathMunch.org MoebiusNoodles.com LetsPlayMath.net EducationUnboxed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Bedtime math 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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