Math 416 - Mathematics in the Secondary School

Syllabus

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

Praxis II

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/

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