EducationNOW
EducationNOW will provide links and references to specific articles and research on practical 
approaches for improving academic achievement and classroom discipline. Topics such as Response to Intervention, co-teaching, closing the achievement gap, and urban reform will be addressed. Links to some of these topics can be found on CEI’s resource page.
See my blog on the WOW Factor. Below is one way to increase the WOW Factor for math:
Use Smart Phones to Teach Math. A research base d approach (Project K-Nect) in North Carolina that has resulted in improvement in Algebra scores. While students are issued smartphones, the text and voice capabilities are modified so students are able to use the phones only text for specific purposes. They are able to instant-message anyone participating in Project K-Nect, including students at other schools. Some students have created blogs, movies, and graphics. The CSI theme has become popular, with math used to help solve crimes. Students and teachers have expanded the project to other subjects and enthusiasm remains high. See the Education Week article: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/18/26smartphones.h29.html?intc=mvs