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Review of High Quality Experimental Mathematics Research is a synthesis of
mathematical research prepared by NCITE for the California State Board of Education.
The research was conducted for the purpose of informing the Board of high quality
studies in a manner that will facilitate: the adoption of curricular materials
by the Curriculum Development and Suplemental Materials Commission, the revision
of the California Mathematics Framework by the State Board of Education, and
any other purpose best served by empirically established and verified research
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"21st Century Community Learning Center," this is a website
that provides grants for planning, implementing or expanding after-school projects. http://www.ed.gov/21stcclc/
University of Mississippi sponsors a series of websites that teachers
and students can access, called "Problem of the Week." These websites
cater to elementary, middle, and high school students. http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Math Principles
and Standards, frequently asked questions about mathematics education, and links
to other resources. http://www.nctm.org
The Math Forum provides problems of the week, teacher suggestions, "Dr.
Math," to answer questions and receive answers, math lesson plans. For
elementary through college level. http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
PBS Mathline provides online math lessons and activities organized by
grade levels and math categories. http://www.pbs.org/mathline
Internet Resources for Elementary Math Educators provides links to lesson
plans, teacher resources, and software that support math education in the elementary
grades. http://www.math.ttu.edu
Go Math provides online help for grades K-12. Tutorials, quizzes, geometry
and algebra solutions, lessons and worksheets. http://gomath.com
Math Archives, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. K-12 math
topics, lesson plans, Public Domain software, contests. http://archives.math.utk.edu
Fun Math Lessons, by Cynthia Lanius. K-12 math lessons on topics such
as ratio, fractions, and graphs. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/
A+ Math, this site has a flashcard creator, math games, homework helper
where students input problems and answers to find out if it is correct. http://www.aplusmath.com
Discovery School's Webmath provides assistance with math problems and
explanations as to how they are solved. http://www.school.discovery.com
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies, this site has math lessons, homework help,
worksheets and puzzles designed to meet NCTM standards. http://www.mathgoodies.com
Math Stories, this site has 2,000 math word problems, grades 1-5, sorted
by topic and level of difficulty. Answers are provided for teachers. http://www.mathstories.com
Helping Your Child Learn Math, this website is for parents of students
in grades K-5. Math activities that relate math to everyday life, using readily
available materials. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/
Kids Math is a website that includes math lessons, exercises, and games
for ages 3-12. Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. http://www.kidsmath.com/
Mastering Multiplication Facts is a website with strategies, activities,
games, and worksheets to help teach the multiplication facts. http://www.multiplication.com
Flashcards for Kids is a website with online drill and practice in the
four arithmetic processes. http://www.edu4kids.com
Math Nerds is a website providing help for teachers and students on
math questions, ranging from elementary level to differential equations; a "best"
section to view problems posed and solutions offered. http://www.mathnerds.com/
Fun Brain is an interactive site where students can use their math skills
to solve problems and play games such as math baseball and math car racing.
For K-8 teachers and students. http://www.funbrain.com
Brain Teasers is for ages 8 to 14, with three new math problems each
week, arranged by grade level. Previous weeks answers are posted. http://www.eduplace.com
Newton's Window is an online newsletter for teachers, students, and
parents. Weekly math challenge and topic-centered bulletin boards. http://www.suzannesutton.com/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science Education includes
descriptions of exemplary mathematics instructional programs from elementary
school to college, lesson plans, and the monthly Baker's Dozen- 13 good websites. http://www.enc.org/
Math Teacher Link includes online classroom resources for algebra, geometry,
calculus, and probability. http://MTL.math.uiuc.edu/
Algebra Help is an online source for assistance with algebra, very text-based. http://www.algebrahelp.com
Geometry: The Online Learning Center includes a math help desk, geometry
applications in other fields, a math search engine for middle and high school
grades. http://www.geometry.net
Do Your Math includes a math expert, puzzle of the week, interactive
practice tests for the SAT, AP, and Calculus. http://www.doyourmath.com
Ask Mr. Calculus provides help with problems from classes beginning
in beginning calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra. Sample Advanced
Placement (AP) Calculus Exam problems and solutions. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6432/
Explore Math includes free membership to a collection of math lesson
plans and activities at the high school level. http://www.exploremath.com
MegaMathematics is a math site sponsored by the Los Alamos National
Laboratory, and features explanations and lesson activities on unusual math
topics such as infinity, map coloring, and knots, as well as links to other
resources and articles. http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math
KnowZone is a subscription-based online tool that helps students in
grades 3 through 8 prepare for standardized math tests. It also provides reinforcement
for text material in Scott-Foresman, Silver Burdett Ginn, and Prentice Hall
mathematics textbooks. It is accessible to students, parents, and teachers. http://www.kz.com
The Math Projects Journal is a subscription-based online magazine that
emphasizes teaching math concepts with real-life objects (for example, using
M&M's for statistics). http://www.mathprojects.com
Study Works Online is a math site for middle and high school students
containing some free elements and some fee-based components. Test practice,
homework help, math problems of the week, math bulletin boards for posting problems
and receiving feedback on solutions. http://www.studyworksonline.com
The Department of Education Homepage, from this page you can scroll
to Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment. Choose Curriculum Services for
Sunshine State Standards, Grade Level Expectations, Course Descriptions, Electronic
Curriculum Planning Tools, etc. Choose Assessment and Evaluation for information
relating to testing; this includes FCAT Mathematics Item and Performance Task
Specifications, released FCAT items, etc. Regarding the Curriculum Planning
Tool, this tool may be downloaded. It provides lesson plans that are keyed to
the Sunshine State Standards and a format for teachers to add their own lesson
plans. Some activities are interdisciplinary. Once downloaded, there are additional
Learning Activities that can be imported to the tool. A teacher can pick and
choose activities and add as desired to create a file of lesson plans. http://www.firn.edu/doe/
The DOE's Instructional Support and Community Services Homepage includes
a list of available services and publications. http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome
Cuisenaire website includes a variety of available math manipulatives
including Algebra Tiles and overhead manipulatives. http://www.etacuisenaire.com
Hands On Equations is another very useful manipulative tool for teaching
mathematics equations. http://www.borenson.com
