Internet Sites:
• Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Math
A collection of resources with information on national and state math standards.
http://edstandards.org/StSu/Math.html
• Mathematical Proficiency For All Students
This site includes a link to “Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics”, a new report from the National Research Council. The report “explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these critical years.”
http://www4.nas.edu/onpi/webextra.nsf/web/proficiency
• Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Includes the electronic edition of Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Includes a collection of related resources to help improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.
http://standards.nctm.org/index.htm
• The Math Forum: Teacher’s Place
Comprehensive resources for math teachers at all levels. From this page, you can easily navigate the Math Forum’s resources for teachers; separate “home pages” are included for different levels of math education. Includes a Self-Guided Tour to become acquainted with their resources.
http://mathforum.org/teachers/
• Mathematics Education
Includes New Directions and Issues in Pedagogy, Organizations and Journals for Math Education, Research in Math Education, Technology in Math Education, and more.
http://mathforum.org/mathed/index.html
• Pathways to School Improvement: Mathematics
Critical Issues for this area include Locating, Using, and Integrating Internet-Based Mathematics Materials, Providing Hands-On, Minds-On, and Authentic Learning Experiences in Mathematics, Aligning and Articulating Standards Across the Curriculum, and more.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/ma0cont.htm
• LD In Depth: Math Skills
Includes information for parents and educators dealing with math-related disabilities.
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/math-skills.html
• Educational Technology: Technology as a Teaching Tool
This site includes several articles from the Eisenhower Clearinghouse on using technology to teach math concepts.
http://www.enc.org/topics/edtech/classroom/
• ENC Focus
An electronic magazine from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education for K-12 classroom teachers striving to improve mathematics and science education.
http://www.enc.org/features/focus/
• Classroom Compass
Ideas, activities, and resources to assist teachers in improving instruction in science and mathematics.
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/
• Teacher2Teacher
For questions about the practice of mathematics education.
Submit your question here: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/t2t/ask/
Take a tour of the T2T service or browse archives of previous questions here: http://mathforum.org/t2t/tour.html
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