Thanks SO MUCH to all of the students, staff and parents at Mission Middle School, the Escondido Union School District and the 30,000 teachers across San Diego who helped make this possible. There is NO BETTER profession than the teaching profession, and NO BETTER place to be a teacher than right here in San Diego County!
2009 San Diego County Teachers of the Year (left to right):
Patty Blome, Alex Kajitani, Theodosia Ballard, Tom Waldron, Bill Kvitli
Here is the iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) winning video, "The Number Line Dance," produced by Tamara Whitney, Carla Cardona, and the Mission Middle School Video Club. It is a great tool to teach the number line, and positive/negative integers! For more information on "The Rappin' Mathematician," visit:
http://www.mathraps.com/
Here is the iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) winning video, "So Many Lines," produced by Tamara Whitney, Carla Cardona, and the Mission Middle School Video Club. It is a great tool to teach lines with! For more information on "The Rappin' Mathematician," visit: http://www.mathraps.com/ 
To download this video to a Mac:
1. Hold down the CTRL key,
3. Select "download linked file."
The video will automatically download to your computer.
Enjoy!
Problems? Email me at: akajitani@eusd4kids.org
February 12, 2008 10:45 AM
Dr. Harry Wong, author of "The First Days of School," profiles "The Rappin' Mathematician," and examines the positive impact of using rap music to teach and inspire struggling students. Click here to read the article: http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN08/wong/
February 12, 2008 10:46 AM
A look at why so many of our students are failing math, and why it may be a cultural problem, as well as academic. Published in the RAPSA (Reaching at-Promise Students Association) Newsletter, 2007. By Alex Kajitani
