LibGuides: Education: EDU 375/553 Teaching Mathematics

Course description

EDU 375 Teaching Mathematics. Mathematics curriculum, teaching, and media for children ages four through eleven.

Standards

Alabama Course of Study for Mathematics

Digital journals for teaching math

Teaching Children Mathematics
Available digitally from 1997 - 2003.
Available in print issues (QA135 .A6)from 1994 to present in Burke Library, Fl.1.
Mathematics Teaching
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
School Science and Mathematics

Finding books and articles

Professional associations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Largest mathematics education organization in the world. Standards, lessons & resources K-12.
School Science and Mathematics Association
SSMA is for "teacher educators and teachers of K - 12 science and mathematics
TERC
TERC is a research and development organization whose aim is to "improve mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning."

Activity books, children's books, E-books and media

The children's books, kits, games, and media in these bibliographies are located in the IRC. Most of the lesson-planning and professional books are also in the IRC though some are found in Burke Library. The E-Books may be accessed and read full-text online through the library catalog.

To find more of the same, browse in the same call number areas and search the catalog with the same subject headings and keywords used in the detailed records of the items below.

Mathematics websites for teachers and kids

Regional Math and Science Center
The Maser Generation II Project points to numerous online math lesson plans and problems and games.
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The Maser Project is particularly useful because each link is well annotated. Descriptions for each site include focus and audience, as well as descriptive information. Numerous listings for lesson plans, problems, puzzles and games are given. Navigation by grade level is provided through the use of three tables for math topics appropriate to elementary, middle, and high school math
K–12 Mathematics Curriculum Center
Funded by the National Science Foundation. Discussion and analysis of mathematics curriculums and instructional materials
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Sponsored by TERC, who's mission is to improve mathematics and science education. TERC works at the frontiers of theory and practice to contribute to a deeper understanding of learning and teaching; enhance instruction through teacher professional development; develop applications of new technologies to education; create curricula and other products; and support reform in both school and informal settings.
Breaking away from the math book
Creative projects for K-12
Cool math for kids
MathWorld by Wolfram
Toy Theater Virtual Manipulatives
Virtual manipulatives help students grasp abstract concepts through modeling.
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
Secondary level