Educational Resources

Alive Math
Interactive micro worlds for students to experiment with. Students can save their work on a personal web page if they register on the site (for free), and keep a record of where they are and when they've visited pages. The site also includes teacher support.  The information about this website was taken from: http://mathforum.com/library/ed_topics/www_pedagogy/

Aplusmath.com!
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

Ask Eric Lesson Plans in Mathematics
This site offers different links to find resources that might be helpful to you. 

Chapter 2: Principles for School Mathematics

Chapter 3: Standards for School Mathematics

Chapter 4: Standards for Pre-K - 2

This site thoroughly discusses the standards for students in Pre-K through second grade and how to integrate them in the curriculum.

Chapter 5: Standards for Grades 3-5

This site thoroughly discusses the standards for students in grades 3-5  and how to integrate them in the curriculum.

Chapter 6: Standards for Grades 6 - 8
This site thoroughly discusses the standards for students in grades 6-8 and how to integrate them in the curriculum.

 Chapter 7: Standards for Grades 9 - 12
This site thoroughly discusses the standards for students in grades 9-12 and how to integrate them in the curriculum.

Chapter 8: Working Together to Achieve a Vision
This site discusses how to put the NCTM principles and standards into action in your school.

Connecting Mathematics
This site contains brief explanations of mathematical terms and ideas.

Cool Math Stuff

This site offers different links to an online store where you can purchase books and software.  It also provides lessons using graphing calculators and other games.

Digital Education Network

           This site offers different links that provides software tutorials and high quality online courses. 

Discovery School Channel

This site offers different links that provide lesson plans and teaching tools.  

Do Math NCTM
Each PSA features the Web site address, www.domath.org, where parents and children can find information on mathematics and careers. Sponsored by NCTM, the site also contains age-specific mathematics activities that children can do with their families and on their own.

Dyscalculia

This site has different links that provide information about Dyslexia - Reading LD  and Dyscalculia - Math LDs.

E-Examples Index

This site offers examples of how to incorporate the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards into your lessons.

Explore Learning

This site offers gizmos, online stimulations that power inquiry and understanding.

Explorer

The Explorer is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education.

Integrated Lessons
This strand contains a wide variety of lessons that are arranged by topic. You will find lessons related to
fractions, geometry, functions, and other common pre-algebra topics.   These lessons are meant to integrate technology (either spreadsheets or calculators) into the learning process. The lessons also help students extend their mathematical understanding either through helping students visualize mathematics or by applying the mathematics to everyday settings.

Inter Math

This site is a professional development effort designed to support teachers in becoming better mathematics educators. It focuses on building teachers' mathematical content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are supported by technology. InterMath includes a workshop component and materials to support instructors.

IT2T
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This site purpose is Involving students in Inquiry-based activities using a variety of Technologies and other Tools.

K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center

This site describes 13 National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored curricula approaches standards-based mathematics instruction in a unique way.

K-12 MCC--Key issues

This site presents papers about issues in mathematics education.  These papers explain, in understandable language, issues about which there is significant debate. Issue papers addressing assessment and technology available for downloading and printing. (taken from the website)

LD In-Depth: Math Skills

This site has articles about mathematics disabilities as well as how to  teach mathematics to students with disabilities.

Learning in Motion
This site offers a great deal of links that provide information on almost every kind of math.

Learning Strategies Database
The Learning Strategies Database represents a computerized version of information on learning strategies compiled by personnel of the PLUS Programmed Center for Advancement of Learning (CAL) at Muskingum College.   The strategies information derives from a number of sources, including books, professional journals, and presentations from professional meetings.

Math Forum
This site is for the student, teacher, and parent.  It offers different discussion groups, lessons plans, news letters, problem of the week, and different issues in math.

Math Lessons that are Fun Fun Fun!

This site offers over 20 fun and exciting hands on lessons that students will really enjoy.
 
 Math Playground
Math Playground is an action-packed site for elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external evaluation.

Natural Math

Great JAVA script for learning multiplication facts.

New York State Elementry, Middle, Secondary & Continuing Education

Tis site purpose is for all students will meet or exceed high learning standards at the elementary, middle, secondary and continuing education levels.

PBS Teacher Source

This site offers different lessons and activities for different topics such as mathematics, science, and social studies.

Principles & Standards for School Mathematics
This site provides a complete list of mathematical principles and standards for each grade level with examples and explanations.

Purple Math
Purplemath's algebra lessons are written with the student in mind. These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes. The lessons are cross-referenced to help you find related material.

Regent Interactive Quiz
This site offers Interactive prepratory regent quizzes.
    
Regents Exam Prep Center

This site provides help for high school students too meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

RIMS

This site provides links where you can buy hardware and software.  It also has links that provide different resources that one might find helpful. 

SMILE PROGRAM MATHEMATICS INDEX
This site is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author.   The Mathematics lessons are divided into the following categories: Geometry and Measurement, Patterns and Logic, Probability and Statistics, Recreational and Creative Math, Practical and Applied Math, Arithmetic, Graphs and Visuals, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Miscellaneous.

S.O.S Mathematics
This site provides a free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.

Sprott's Fractal Gallery
  Every day at a few minutes past midnight (local Wisconsin time), a new fractal is automatically generated by a variation of the program included with the book Strange Attractors: Creating Patterns in Chaos by Julien C. Sprott.

Tessellation Explorations

In this section, you will learn about the role tessellation have had in history and in cultures around the world.


Texas Instrument Educational Resources
This site provides an online store where one can purchase different resources.  It also has links where you can find lesson plan ideas. 

The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library

This site has hundreds of links that includes: Mathematics Topics such as arithematic/early math and number theory, Resource Types, such as educational materials, and Mathematics Education Topics such as teaching strategies It also has the "hot spot" for each month which is generally great.

Tools for Understanding
This site is intended for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into their daily instruction. Our target audience includes intermediate and middle-grade teachers (particularly those who teach remedial math classes) and secondary special educators.


Webmath

This site is excellent for students (and teachers), it offers instant solutions to math problems.


Wolfram Math World

This site provides a free resource from Wolfram research built with mathematica technology.


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