http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Podcasts.html We will be publishing here podcast episodes that 1) help folks learn about ZLO, 2) help parents and families learn about homeschooling, and 3) cover topics in education. These will be published irregularly. iWeb 2.0.3 http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Podcasts_files/ZLOcolor.gif http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Podcasts.html 60 no Molly Crocker Molly Crocker director@zlo.org We will be publishing here podcast episodes that 1) help folks learn about ZLO, 2) help parents and families learn about homeschooling, and 3) cover topics in education. These will be published irregularly. We will be publishing here podcast episodes that 1) help folks learn about ZLO, 2) help parents and families learn about homeschooling, and 3) cover topics in education. These will be published irregularly. 2007 Zacchaeus Learning Opportunities en http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Entries/2008/2/27_Opening_Doors_podcast.html 9047872b-8f87-4be5-b703-e03e88c6384e Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:23:13 -0800 <a href="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Media/Opening%20Doors%20podcast.m4a"><img src="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Media/59.3671,-68.6329,905.266,905.2662243c421_b81bf44a_e8b64feb_1.png" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:157px; height:157px;"/></a>You want the best opportunities available for your student when they move into adult life. Whether that will be a work experience, vocational training, college, or university, this podcast will tell you what you need to know about planning for high school to get the most doors open following high school. Printed resources mentioned are available on our website: <a href="http://www.zlo.org/">www.zlo.org</a>. Click on Planning for High School. no Molly Crocker 00:41:55 You want the best opportunities available for your student when they move into adult life. Whether that will be a work experience, vocational training, college, or university, this podcast will tell you what you need to know about planning for high schoo You want the best opportunities available for your student when they move into adult life. Whether that will be a work experience, vocational training, college, or university, this podcast will tell you what you need to know about planning for high school to get the most doors open following high school. Printed resources mentioned are available on our website: www.zlo.org. Click on Planning for High School. http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Entries/2007/8/19_Standardized_tests.html 8e25f3ea-12c3-4516-9be6-9ddc135e26a6 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:34:31 -0700 <a href="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Media/Standardized%20tests.m4a"><img src="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Media/14,0,402,4021876229d_713c64dd_56faacb7_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:157px; height:157px;"/></a>Administrator and veteran educator Molly Crocker discusses what standardized tests are, who they are for, their usefulness, and which tests are important to take. no Molly Crocker 00:19:22 Administrator and veteran educator Molly Crocker discusses what standardized tests are, who they are for, their usefulness, and which tests are important to take. Administrator and veteran educator Molly Crocker discusses what standardized tests are, who they are for, their usefulness, and which tests are important to take. http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Entries/2007/7/13_Mental_Math_and_Algebra.html 0f20a045-a4e6-45f0-9f64-d1b067fd5e94 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:18:52 -0700 <a href="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Media/Mental%20Math%20and%20Algebra%203.m4a"><img src="http://www.zlo.org/ZLOPodcasts/Podcasts/Media/Mental%20Math%20and%20Algebra%203_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:157px; height:157px;"/></a>Some of the things we teach in arithmetic tend to amputate skills for algebra! Students learn and perform algorithms without having a clue why they work. This podcast advocates for emphasizing mental math skills while teaching and learning arithmetic, because these preview and support the kinds of skills that we need to teach algebra.<br/><br/>Molly Crocker is the administrator of Zacchaeus Learning Opportunities, a group that supports parent-directed education, and is also an adjunct member of the math faculty at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, WA.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.zlo.org/">www.zlo.org</a> no 00:26:55 Some of the things we teach in arithmetic tend to amputate skills for algebra! Students learn and perform algorithms without having a clue why they work. This podcast advocates for emphasizing mental math skills while teaching and learning arithmetic, b Some of the things we teach in arithmetic tend to amputate skills for algebra! Students learn and perform algorithms without having a clue why they work. This podcast advocates for emphasizing mental math skills while teaching and learning arithmetic, because these preview and support the kinds of skills that we need to teach algebra. Molly Crocker is the administrator of Zacchaeus Learning Opportunities, a group that supports parent-directed education, and is also an adjunct member of the math faculty at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, WA. www.zlo.org