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Math History Theme Page,
from the Community Learning Network (CLN) in Canada. This page contains
information and links to topics in math history, including lesson plans. |
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Teacher2Teacher
from The Math Forum. You may ask questions about teaching math at
any level, or search the archive. They also sponsor Ask
Dr. Math, where math questions are answered. |
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Illuminations
provides resources to improve the teaching and learning of math,
based upon NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. The site
gives an overview of the Standards by grade level and topic and provides e-examples
for each. You can search through about 500 lesson plans and 100 online activities
by grade level and related Standard. |
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| Sites about Graphing |
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Games on Graphs
from the MegaMath site at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Topics range from graph activities for
young children to the vocabulary of graph theory. |
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Algebra, Graphing, and Statistics
learning units for middle school and Probability
and Patterns learning units for elementary school, from the
Mathematics Education Partnership Program (MEPP) of the NSA.
For each unit, the relationship to NCTM standards is discussed. You'll
find links to more learning units, K-12, in many math subjects. |
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| Integrating Technology |
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Tools for Understanding,
funded by the US Dept of Education, is designed to help middle
school and secondary math teachers
integrate common technologies (such as spreadsheets) into their
instruction. You'll find integrated lessons, journaling
activities, and a wealth of research on technology integration. |
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International Telementor Program,
a program of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center resembles traditional academic mentoring,
but students and their mentors communicate via the web. Students are 6th grade
through college, while mentors are professionals sponsored by their companies. |
