Math 416 - Mathematics in the Secondary School
Course outline
Unit 1- What does it mean to "DO,""TEACH,"and"LEARN" Mathematics
Unit 2 - The Mathematics Curriculum
Unit 3 - Teaching Mathematics
Unit 4 - Assessment in Mathematics
Unit 5 - Meeting Individual Student and Teacher Needs
Your to Do list includes the following this year
Student Teaching Application for Spring Semester due by September 15.
ETS -Field test for all math and math education majors will be the first Sat. in Feb.
Math Educator Sites
Math Review Games Texas Math teacher Karen Ferrell count down, jeopardy, flash cards, and many other power point and excel resources for middle and high school students. http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141713140/FileLib/browse.asp?A=374&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=63964
MathTools-A
great search tool for math activities, lesson plans, stories, tools, technology
PoWs, and support material.
http://mathforum.org/mathtools
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
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/
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
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/
Books and other Recommend Resources
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
Precalculus Tutorial - This resource incorporates material developed by John W. Bales, the Department of Chemistry at Tuskegee University, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Georgia State University under a grant from the National Science Foundation.
American High
School Mathematics Exam - past problems and solutions to high school and college
problem solving exams
http://www.kalva.demon.co.uk/index.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/