Mathematics Websites & Resource Links Students
Everyday Math Click Launch and then choose Product Choices as a resource center for understanding the concepts presented in Everyday Math
(1 and 2) Algorithms: clear examples and animations to further explain the thinking and to build conceptual understanding in mathematics
Select either the Elementary School or Middle School tab (left menu). Once there, work on the Weekly Problem or scroll down to Illuminations. Parents will find the Family Resources tab particularly helpful and insightful.
A great link from NCTM that provides numerous math activities and lessons, aligned with NCTM Principles and Standards. Select topics based on grade level and/or national standards.
Funded by NSF and supported by NCTM and the U.S. Department of Education, the website houses middle-school math activities. Use the Math Index or Challenge Index (interchangeable) to select rich problems to discuss, work through and solve over a longer period of time. Parents, visit the Family Corner for further support, resources and information.
http://scratch.mit.edu/ “Scratch is designed with learning and education in mind. As young people create and share projects in Scratch, they develop important design and problem-solving skills, learning how to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.”
An interactive, fun place to practice and explore mathematics (as well as all topics). Students can play games, watch mini-movies with Moby & Tim, and take quizzes. Many of the activities are free; however, some require membership.
A great tool for multiplication fast facts. Designed to mirror video gaming images that kids are familiar with, the program is highly interactive!
A great place for fast fact practice! Take tests online or print them out – timed or untimed.
Multiplication Facts! Good ol' Schoolhouse Rock is available on iTunes now, and if you click on the website, it also provides lyrics! What a fun way to practice facts on the go!
Create your own quizzes (more than just math!).
Have fun while practicing your math concepts through a variety of cool games, activities, and animated demonstrations.
A solid resource of answers to math questions for students ranging from elementary school to college. If you have a question, you can ask Dr. Math!
www.edu4kids.com The website houses a variety of tools to create flash cards, as well as a source of math games and drills. Concepts include time and money.
An interesting collection of math, logic, language puzzles, games, and even illusions. Category choices separated into easy, medium and hard.
Designed for grades K-8, a comprehensive math resource with hundreds of pages of basic math skill practice, along with randomly-created, interactive practice activities sorted by grade level.
A source for pre-k through high school students seeking further understanding of math concepts. Explore over 4,750 problems to improve skills; problems can be printed in worksheet form, along with tips and tricks for each concept.
A source for further conceptual practice, including skill building. Some areas are free (Practice), others require a membership purchase.
A fast-fact building resource, use for flashcard practice or for a variety of other conceptual skill-building activities.
A resource for black-line masters (think: blank copies for activities) for a variety of activities that could be connected to homework, class work or the above list of online activities.
Math games for all ages, including Math Baseball, Power Football, Change Maker, Baked Fractions, Line Jumper, and Shape Surveyor.
Math resources for everyone - homework help, puzzles, online calculators, etc. A section for parents with helpful information and resource tools.
Teacher Resources
Math Solutions
Book Recs:
Investigations, Tasks and Rubrics
Teacher Resources:
ePD and Educator Tools
Deborah Ball, University of Michigan http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dball/
Multimedia
Selected Presentations
(2007, January). (w/ L. Sleep). How does mathematical language figure in the work of teaching? How does this shape mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) and teacher education? Presentation made at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Irvine, CA, January 27, 2007.
(2007, January). (w/ L. Sleep). What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, and what are features of tasks that can be used to develop MKT? Presentation made at the Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics (CPTM) pre-session of the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Irvine, CA, January 25, 2007.
Marcy Cook
Tile Packets and Workbooks
(= center rotations / challenge extension / support revisit)
Marcy Recommends pages
workshops through Creative Mathematics
John Van de Walle
Student Centered Mathematics (resource, not stand alone program)
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), University of Wisconsin
Amazon.com search for books (Carpenter, Levi, et. al.)
Pedagogical approach / developmentally based / what we know about how students learn and developing meaning = great guide for facilitating discussion & assessing what students know
Everyday Math UCSMP http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
free, online resources for parents/teachers
Virtual Learning Community
also free, but must sign up = do not need to be an EDM user
Balanced Assessment Harvard
rich tasks, rubrics (download PDF, no need to purchase)
Universal Design for Learning Harvard, David Rose