Community college is a great fit for a number of homeschool families bridging the gap to college. If COD is in your neck of the woods, there is a meeting for parents of potential students (all students, not just dual enrollment).
Thursday Nov. 8, 2012
Doors open at 6pm
Presentation begins at 7pm
Student Resource Center (SRC) Room 2000
See for yourself the numerous transfer opportunities that exist at COD. COD provides advising, tutoring, honors and online courses, career services and internships, more than 60 clubs and organizations and an outstanding athletic program to make your college experience one you will never forget. Call 630-942-3000 or visit cod.edu/admission/spin for more information or directions.
I’ll have more to say about Mathletics on another day, but we love this website and how easily it motivates kids to learn and master their basic facts. I have lots to share about it’s many great resources, but for now, you can check it out for yourself.
Coming next week Mathletics will be hosting the American Math Challenge to help drum up some enthusiasm for math. Kids enjoy competition, interacting with kids from around the world, and having the potential to win! Follow the links below to get a jump on the American Math Challenge today.
The American Math Challenge 2012
It’s FREE and FUN, for all schools and students, K-12
REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW
PRACTICE FOR ALL STUDENTS STARTS MONDAY OCT. 8th
FULL COMPETITION EVENT ON October 16-17th, 2012
Will YOUR school or class be on this year’s Hall of Fame?
REGISTER TODAY and get your students
EXCITED! about MATH!
It’s FUN, it’s completely FREE and there are prizes to be won!
GETTING STARTED IS EASY!
1. Register your e-mail at www.americanmathchallenge.com. We recommend using a personal email address for the fastest and easiest registration.
(You only need one registration to secure a spot for your whole school!)
2. Wait for a confirmation link via e-mail. Click this link to let us know your registration is valid.
3. You will be taken back to our site to enter all of your school information (or, for students/parents, student information.)
Once your school is registered, you will get a SCHOOL ADMIN login to upload any number of students, classes, and teachers to your Registered School Account
Parents/Students registering on their own will receive a login for use on www.americanmathchallenge.com after October 8.
Students will compete in the American Math Challenge using Mathletics, an online Math program.
They will be tackling adaptive curriculum-based math questions and competing against other real student peers in timed mental math showdowns—all for great prizes!
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