Learn how educators can address the individual learning styles by matching their teaching style.
Look here for new additions or corrections to Amy's mathematics support materials. Get them while they're "hot off the press."
A rich resource of ideas and information on classroom management, working with parents, classroom technology and equity of access, working in a multicultural setting, and much more.
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Popular Software, CD-ROMs, and Laserdisc Publishers
Mathematics Software
A large collection of software specific to mathematics provided by the WWW Virtual Library.
Every student, parent, and teacher should sign an Acceptable Use Policy before allowing students access to the Internet
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California Standards for the Teaching Profession
This standards guideline was developed to help teachers define and develop their professional roles.
Content Standards for Mathematics in California Public Schools, K- 12
Mathematics content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education are available indexed by grade level.
Click on the map to find the educational content standards for any one of the United States.
The NCTM believes that multiple measures should always be considered when making far-reaching decisions about the education of a student. Read their official testing position at this site.
Index to the California Academic Content Standards
California State University at Northridge provides this list of mathematics standards indexed by grade level.
Mathematics Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
The McRel Standards Database provides standards in mathematics, breaking down each standard by grade level to determine benchmark competencies.
Mathematics 2000 results including national results, state results, male/ female performance, racial/ ethnic performance, as well as teacher's and student's reports on contexts for learning.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
New NCTM Standards for the year 2000 with a list of extensive resources.
This electronic edition includes the full text of the print document. Standards are organized Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12.TEAMS provides links to standards and assessments, testing and instruction, and test-taking strategies.
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Journals and Professional Organizations
A list of mathematics journals with articles on the Web.
A collection of journals from the WWW Virtual Library.
A nonprofit professional association dedicated to the improvement of mathematics education for all students in the United States and Canada.
A database of more than 1,100 entries that describe projects and organizations dedicated to significantly improving mathematics and science education in elementary and secondary schools, from the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science collection.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science
A national dissemination source of effective materials and teaching methods.
A series of 16 math challenges for Middle School students that are real world questions..The content areas covered are algebra, geometry, measurement and number. Over the next two years 80 challenges will be posted.
The Math Forum presents non-routine challenges for students of geometry.
Find resources and lesson plans.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has divided 5 areas into grade level sections including interactive, multimedia math investigations, teaching strategies, web resources, lesson plans, and NCTM standards.
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives from Utah State University presents these online manipulatives to enhance student learning. They are indexed by math topic and grade level.
Here's a chance to experience geometry as fun, instructive and practical with 6 interactive experiences. grades 5 - 8
Suzanne's lessons include lessons in geometry and symmetry, fractals, geometric factoring, algebraic factoring, magic squares, polyhedra, and tessellations.
Using tangrams to compute the area of polygons without using formulas.
With data on half a million students from 41 countries, the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest, most comprehensive, and most rigorous international study of schools and students ever.
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