Teacher Leaders Using the Web to Implement PSSM - NCSM Conference 2002

Jerry and Charlene's "Top picks"

1. PBS Mathline
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm
PBS Mathline contains lesson plans and video clips for teacher in grades K-12. ((Real Audio/Windows Media Player required)

2. PBS Teacherline
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/
PBS TeacherLine provides online professional development through facilitated courses, a supportive learning community and exemplary resources.

3. NCTM Illuminations
http://Illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html
Click on "Grade Bands" to connect to i-Maths: online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips.

4. "ENC: Great Resources for Time-Challenged Math-Enthusiastic Teachers"
http://www.enc.org/conferences/ictmss.htm
A virtual handout for the keynote presentation by Gail Hoskins, Senior Outreach Coordinator, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse at the Nineteenth Annual Conference on Teaching Mathematics of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics/Southern Section (ICTM/SS) on February 21, 2002 at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC).

5. ENC: Teacher Change
http://change.enc.org
Resources designed to help educators and professional development providers facilitate discussion and reflection on improving K-12 mathematics and science. Click "Learning from TIMMS."

6. Interactive Calculus site from IES 
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/calc/menu.html
Interactive applets to visually explore calculus concepts.

7. Texas Instrument Research on the Use of Handhelds
http://education.ti.com/us/resources/research/research.html
Recommended: Papers by Bert K. Waits and Franklin Demana, Co-founders of T3

And other resources:
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/index.jsp
Select "Geometry" for the course, and then "Exploring Basics of Geometry with Cabri"

8. WestEd Science and Mathematics Program
http://www.wested.org/smp/
To succeed in providing our children with a rich foundation in mathematics, educators need: curriculum that works and supports standards, innovative teaching methods, professional development to enhance practice, and the tools to assess whether the students are learning what they are being taught. WestEd's Math, Science, and Technology Program provides all of these resources, as well as comprehensive evaluation services to gauge the impact of math programs at the school or district level. Recommended: Mathematics - 24Game Project

9. Math Teacher Link
http://MTL.math.uiuc.edu/
Math Teacher Link is a website designed to deliver professional development opportunities and classroom resources to teachers of mathematics, statistics, and related subjects at the high school and lower division college levels.

10. Mathematics for Decision Making in Industry and Government
http://www.hsor.org/modules.cfm
This web site is one of the best to connect real world applications to algebra and other high school math topics. The teacher instructional module series consists of the ten modules listed below. Two more are under development. Each of the modules consists of one or two student activity worksheets (4-6 pages) in which students discover mathematical concepts while solving a scaled down problem set in a context they can relate to. The general topics from the modules include: Manipulating Functions, Probability & Simulation, Routing Through Networks, Structured Decision Making, and Systems of Inequalities

Sites recommended by attendees at ICTM CHICAGO 2003 session:

M2T2
http://www.mste.uius.edu/m2t2
Leads to M2T2 Materials

Math Problem of the Week
http://www.problemoftheweek.com
Good place to find extended response problems

Cut-the-Knot
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml
Interactive Math Puzzles

Countdown
http://countdown.luc.edu
Through the use of cataloged video clips and related support materials, teachers can explore specific math concepts at their own pace.

Purplemath -- Your Algebra Resource
http://purplemath.com

Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com
Pre-K through 4 games (very ad-intensive)

The Number Devil (activities)
http://www.spa.edu/afiedler/worksheets/

Math Tech-Pilot
http://www.shorelineschools.org/departments/technology/mtp/default.html
A clearinghouse of activities, lessons, technical tips, and other resources to help you effectively use technology in your middle school mathematics instruction.

SimpsonsMath.com
http://simpsonsmath.com
The Simpsons also contains over a hundred instances of mathematics ranging from arithmetic to geometry to calculus, many designed to expose and poke fun at innumeracy.

MathPower
http://www.mathpower.com
This site provides information about basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety and learning styles and specifically addresses the needs of the community college adult learner.

Jerry's Own eBoard
http://www.eboard.com
Enter eboard "cummins" and password "jc" for TI-83 Graphing Calculator Resource Book and others

Sites recommended by attendees at NCSM San Antonio 2003 session:

CBR Simulation
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/academy/applets/cbractivity/public/index.html

Math Goodies
http://mathgoodies.com

Manheim Twp. Math Links
http://links.mtwp.k12.pa.us/math.html

University of Tennesse Knoxville
http://archives.math.utk.edu

Mathemagica
http://www.mathemagica.org

Professional Development
Metriri
http://www.metiri.com

enGauge
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge

Sites recommended by attendees at NCSM Las Vegas 2002 session:

For Middle School:
http://mathstar.lacoe.edu/

K-12 Flash activities:
http://teams.lacoe.edu

Gail Hoskins NCSM/NCTM
2002 LasVegas presentation: 
http://www.enc.org/conferences/ncsm/

Project Interactivate:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Explore Math
http://www.exploremath.com

Today in History:
http://www.scopesys.com/today/

CASIO Lunch Speaker: Dr. David Rock
http://home.olemiss.edu/~rockd/
http://home.olemiss.edu/~rockd/ncsm.htm

Judith Olson's Math links
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfjko/urls.htm

JIm Olsen's Home Page
http://www.wiu.edu/userz/mfjro1/wiu/index.htm



Sites recommended by attendees at NCSM Orlando 2001 session:

AAAmath.com
Grade school skills, games, practice
http://aaamath.com

APlusmath.com
Games, flashcards, homework helper & worksheets
http://aplusmath.com

Eduplace Brain Teasers (Gr. 2-7)
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

ENC Math Topics
Comprehensive list of topics organized by subject areas in mathematics
http://www.enc.org/weblinks/math

FlashCards for Kids
http://edu4kids.com/math

FunBrain - quiz lab (K-8)
http://www.funbrain.com

KidPort.com
http://www.kidport.com

Mathematics Lessons 
(more elementary level, nicest for Fractals!)
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons

MathStories.com
Elementary & Middle School problem solving
http://mathstories.com

NRICH Online Maths Club
Games, problems mostly for secondary
http://nrich.maths.org

Peanut Software
For PC users only
http://math.exeter.edu/rparris

Stock Market Game
Grade 4-12
http://www.smgww.org

WNET Award-Winning Web Service for Teachers
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/index_math.html
 


OTHER COOL MATH SITES:

Curricular Resources in Mathematics (K-12)
http://www.cln.org/subjects/math_cur.html
The Community Learning Network has assembled some wonderful links for math including sections on the history of math and math careers.

The Learning Equation (9-12)
http://members.shaw.ca/ron.blond/TLE/index.html
Unleash the power of JAVA applets to bring complex mathematical concepts to light. Interactive animations at this site demonstrate topics such as vertical and horizontal transformations, quadratic relations, and the inverse of a function. JAVA plug-in required.

The Math Forum: Lesson Plans and Activities (K-12)
http://mathforum.org/library/resource_types/lesson_plans/
This list offers good places to begin looking for individual math lesson plans and materials. Resources are organized by topic and grade level.

Math WWW Virtual Library: Education (K-12)
http://web.math.fsu.edu/Science/Education.html
An excellent list of resources for math education assembled by Florida State University.

Mathletics (5-9)
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/sport.html
Every sport uses numbers in some way, whether it's for scoring, determining averages, or figuring percentages, and when numbers are involved, it usually means math is as well. Here are some ideas for sports themes in math.

SCORE: Additional Mathematics Resources (K-12)
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/additional.html
More mathematics resources from California's SCORE site.

World's Largest Math Event (6-12)
http://nctm.org/wlme/
What better way to celebrate Math Education Month than by visiting a site that celebrates mathematics and mathematics teaching?