Open Ed

Open Ed is a educational library that connects specific learning standards to online activities. I have sampled and reviewed a few of the resources based on Math standards grades 9-12.
Completing The Square - YourTeacher.com - Algebra Help
            This video is a tutorial on solving a problem to complete the square. The teacher in the video has a monotone voice and is not very engaging. However, he does go slow enough for a viewer to follow the work done in the video. I think that the resource would have been more helpful for additional examples for viewers to practice and then check their answers based on the work done in the video. It would have also been helpful for additional practice problems attached to the video for viewers to work on. I would not assign this video to students in connection to any assignment, but would post for students to have as a resource if help is needed on these types of problems.

Solving Quadratic Equations Assessment
            This resource provides five problems for students to solve. After solving them, students receive their results and are told to focus their practice on the problems missed. Back on the assessment page, the correct answers are shown with rationale for the correct answers and rationale for why the other answer choices are incorrect. I like this resource because it is short and covers different types of problems to solve ranging from easy to difficult. A student that uses this assessment would know exactly which type of problem they would need to work on based on his or her results. I would use this resource and assign it to students to get a quick understanding of where they are with solving quadratic equations.

Systems of Linear Equations – from Duke University
            This resource is a tutorial on how to solve systems of equations. There are many problems and questions with room for students to work through. I did not see an answer key or explanation of answers, which would be helpful if students are using this resource independently. In a classroom setting, this resource would be helpful to work through the problems as a class and have students present their findings and be able to check their work against their peers. I think that this would be a good resource for the classroom and not for independent practice.

Arithmetic with Polynomials
            This resource is a teaching guide on how to teach arithmetic with polynomials. There is a worksheet and answer key attached. It provides an overview of the standard, other aligned resources, and tips on teaching this standard. I think that this resource is helpful for teachers who may struggle with coming up with more practice for students on a particular topic. It is helpful to read some of the tips for teaching the topic as I always find it useful to collaborate with other teachers on certain topics. Having this resource as a “collaborator” increases the possible creativity for teaching this topic.

Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities - Example 2
            This video is a teacher’s tutorial of graphing inequalities. The teacher’s voice is clear and engaging. The writing on the whiteboard he is filming is clear and provides clear instruction as he is writing on the board. It is very similar to the way Khan Academy videos work. He only goes through one example, which is helpful in showing the over all concept, but I think showing multiple examples and having users work on the problems at the same time would be more helpful for practice. I would give this resource to students who are in need of extra practice, but not as a classroom activity. 

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