Math 316 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades
Course
D2L link
Syllabus
Capstone - Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice
Blackline Masters for Textbook
Announcements
Course outline the assignments posted in D2L
Unit 1- Foundations of Student-Centered Instruction & Flexible Strategies for Whole Number Computation
Unit 2 - Fraction Concepts and Computation & Decimal and Percent Concepts and Decimal Computation
Unit 3 - Extending the Number System & Developing Concepts of Ratio and Proportion
Unit 4 - Geometric Thinking and Geometric Concepts & Developing Measurement Concepts and Formulas
Unit 5 - Algebraic Reasoning & Exploring Functions
Problems from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
Student Teaching Application for Fall Semester due by and for next spring due September 15.
Capstone Portfolio Assignments This involves ten assignments to be submitted to Live Text along with a summary of how each addresses the particular standard
Math Educator Sites
Publishers' Resources - Online books and many other resources specific to many mathematics textbooks
Dynamic Graph Paper - NCTM's Illuminations site that allows you to create graph paper with axis labels of your choice and save as a pdf or jpeg
MathTools-A great search tool
for math activities, lesson plans, stories, tools, technology PoWs, and support
material.
http://mathforum.org/mathtools
Pi - Ideas for activities, learning and entertainment. There are songs you can play for your students or teach to your students for a sing-a-long. There are quotes, stories, memory records and links to other great Pi Day sites.
Math
Forum Internet News-Subscribe to this weekly email that helps you keep up
with Math and Math Education on the Internet
http://www.mathforum.org/electronic.newsletter/mfin.faq.html
TI Math -activities in your subject area and your choice of TI graphing calculator
Texas Instruments-More activities, downloads, professiona development, grant sources, ...
Real Time Data Sites - The Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology contains over 3 dozen Real Time Data Site links. http://www.ciese.org/realtimedatasites.html
Brain Boosters - Dozens of questions to challenge students in such areas as Lateral Thinking, Logic Number and Math Play, Reasoning,and| Spatial Awareness
Interactivate
Shodor- Very good interactive online Java-based courseware for exploration
in science and mathematics
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
National Library Virtual Manipulatives -online learning units (eModules) for 3-12 mathematics, Browse resources and if you consider the lessons and activities register at no cost. http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/
Math Competitions
o MathCounts
for middle school students is an annual competition with weekly practice found
at http://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=355
o Tri-college
Math Contest this year it will be at MSUM March 17th, 2010 See http://web.mnstate.edu/math/tricollege_math.html
o American Mathematics Competitions
(AMC) found at http://www.unl.edu/amc/whatswhat.shtml
o Minnesota State High School
Mathematics League information can be found at http://www.macalester.edu/mathleague/
Math Standards
Minnesota
Math Standards
http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/Academic_Standards/Mathematics/index.html
North
Dakota Math Standards
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content/math/index.shtm
Common Core State Standards
Initiative (CCSSI)
http://www.corestandards.org/
California Math Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards
http://standards.nctm.org/
ND
Job Service-ND Math Teacher postings
http://www.ndworkforceconnection.com/jobbanks/default.asp?session=jobsearch&geo=3801000000
ED
post-MN teaching positions listed
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/joblistings/edpost/
Software
*Peanut Software- a collection of shareware software for students in grades 7-college. Download to your home computer by going to http://math.exeter.edu/rparris
Graph
Paper Printer-print numerous kinds of graph papers, music manuscripts and
pattern papers, with user-defined sizes and colors.
http://pharm.kuleuven.be/pharbio/gpaper.htm
Geocadabra a geometry, probability tree, and calculator with a demo version that can be downloaded at no cost. http://www.geocadabra.nl/geocadabra_english_downloads.htm
Student
Sites
Minnesota MCA Practice Exams Math - TI Learning checks that can be downloaded.
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/activity_detail.do?activityid=5912&cid=us
Shooting
Balls - one or two player game reinforcing slope and intercept.
http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00065/toepassing_wisweb.en.html
APlusMath- Rapid Math Practice, Select Flashcards and go down to Advanced Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division under Non-Java Flashcards
Parent Sites
Parents Know - Resources for parent by children's ages. http://www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/