Resources for Teaching Mathematics

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Resources for Teaching Mathematics

Top free resources for teaching and learning Mathematics

National Mathematics Standards comes from National Council of Teachers of

Mathematics

uminations - resources for teaching mathematics including activities,

lessons, standards, and weblinks, its free to use their online

activities/manipulatives to visualize your teaching or playing math (K-12) ; the

affiliated organization is National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Computing Technology for Math Excellence - devoted to resources for

teaching and learning mathematics (K-12 and calculus), technology integration

in 21st century classroom, and the standards movement in education

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF

supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive,

web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java

applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis); eNLVM is an extended

project for online learning lessons.

The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics.

Helping teachers of Mathematics with CPD. (England)

The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)

project supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based

resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users.

Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and


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appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 is a project of The Ohio

State University College of Education and Human Ecology, School of Teaching

and Learning,National Middle School Association, and Education Development

Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Wolfram MathWorld is a comprehensive list of math definitions

WolframAlpha - its a real know-it-all, instead of sending users to

another source for information, this computational knowledge engine answers

questions as completely as it knows how. Its particularly good at math

problems, since the site is built on Mathematica.

Wolfram Education Portal (free) is a new release on Jan.18/2012 with

all of Wolframs technologies organized by course, in the portal youll find a

dynamic textbook, lesson plans, widgets, interactive Demonstrations, and more

built by Wolfram education experts.

The Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, & Reading and

the Ohio Social Studies Resource Center are great curriculum sharing sites that

align with state and national content standards.

Khan Academy - Bill Gates favorite teacher, developed as a open source

project, this 3300+ video library is a free classroom for anyone, anywhere. Now

there are practice modules integrated with math instructional videos, also there

are analysis tools for teachers / parents to understand students status.

Karl Fischs algebra movies - instructional videos for high school

algebra


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The free resources for teaching math. published by Dan Meyer include

entire 38 week Algebra curriculum, 38 week Geometry curriculum complete

with slides, handouts, and just about everything you need in order to deliver the

lessons. Dan Meyers had a great TED Talk : Math Class Needs a Makeover.

Math TV provides an extensive collection of high quality mathematics

tutorials for 21st century classroom. Its video lessons cover basic resources for

teaching mathematics and Algebra. Its free.

Math Open Reference is a site that has interactive resources and

information on different math topics, including Plane Geometry, Trigonometry,

Coordinate and Solid Geometry, and function explorer tools; its a great resource

for teachers and students.

Math Pickle is the brain child of Dr. Gordon Hamilton who reminds us

that problem solving is at the very heart of mathematics. It approaches

mathematics from the standpoint of a problem solver instead of from the

standpoint of a rules follower. Your will be amazed by the most beautiful math

workbooks(like the left picture) youve ever seen, and witness why Dr. Gordon

claimed: Beauty and mathematics are inseparable. It is for K-12 teachers. Here

you will find curricular games, puzzles and mini-competitions for the classroom.

Your students can do math puzzles and games online too. (the content is open

licensed)

Brightstorm provides online study materials for mathematics and ACT

and SAT preparation. The ACT and SAT preparation materials are not free, but


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the mathematics tutorials are free which are videos featuring mathematics

teachers explaining and demonstrating how to solve mathematics problems, it

covers Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus. The videos can be

viewed on the Brightstorm site or you can embed them into your websites.

TenMarks is an online math program that helps students refresh, learn,

and master math conceptsin their own time, at their own pace. Each child

receives a personalized curriculum to help them master the concepts quickly. Its

free for educators to use the resources for teaching mathematics in

classrooms.Teacher Zone is a free service with more than 1,000 mathematics

tutorials videos created by Ten Marks tutors. The videos cover everything from

basic elementary school math. through high school Algebra and Geometry skills.

Free Math Help offers students free mathematics tutorials, which are

available as text based lessons or narrated video lessons. Algebra, Geometry,

Trigonometry, Calculus, and Statistics tutorials are available for free to students.

Or students can ask questions on the message boards.

Geogebra offers free math software including interactive graphics,

algebra, spreadsheet and learning materials from elementary school to university

level. Geogebrawiki is a great wiki with tons of resources for teaching geometry

and algebra. You can find links to simulators and other manipulatives.

Desmos is a graphing calculator based on HTML5 so its accessible on

any device, and definitely an innovation to replace Texas Instruments expansive

ones. You can make an account and sign in so that you can share your work and


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save it to your personal library. This means you can access your math graphs

from any Web-connected device. (Audrey Watters review)

Five free scientific calculators - Microsoft Mathematics 4.0, encalc, web2.0calc,

speedcrunch, graph.tk.

Chartle is a free service to make interactive charts in web2.0 way. You

dont need to register to use the service, you can make and publish you charts

online and then get a URL address for your chart, you can share or embed your

chart into your own website.

RealWorldMath is designed for educators who wish to extend the

concepts of the math curriculum beyond the pages of the text. Google Earth is

the dynamic tool that will be used to accomplish this. It provides startling clear

satellite views of the globe in an interactive 3D environment. Beyond the visual,

users can add placemarks, annotations, photos, and models, as well as measure

distances and draw paths.

Maths Maps is initiated by Tom Barrett to use Google Earth (and Maps)

as a great perspective providing easy access for our students to see rich visual

content that depicts everyday maths. It allows teachers around the world to

collaborate on it. The maps can be embeded into yoru own websites, and

students can complete the tasks online or offline.

YummyMath is a website designed for the purpose of sharing

mathematics problems and scenarios based on things happening in the world

today. Its created by two math teachers and licensed under creative commons.


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HelpingwithMath - The math worksheets , the printable multiplication

tables, the math charts, the multiplication games, and other resources are

completely free. Its an OER site.

Visual Fractions, Conceptua Math are websites for teaching and

learning fractions through visuals.

Get the Math is a multimedia project about algebra in the real world.

See how professionals working in fashion, videogame design, and music

production use algebraic thinking.

Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary can help students in kindergarten

through sixth grade understand math vocabulary. The glossary is easily searched

by grade and alphabetic order. It is not your typical textbook glossary, it doesnt

just define math terms, it actually shows them what it looks like. Each word and

definition can be read aloud to students by clicking on the speaker icon next to

the word.

Centre for technology - Interactive Mathematics Projects using

Macromedia Flash

Home School Math - for you to find a worksheet tailored to what you

need

Microsoft Mathematics - a graphing calculator that plots in 2D and 3D,

step-by-step equation solving, and useful tools to help students with math and

science studies.

Hohli - online chart builder the real-time thumbnail preview on the


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right part of your screen, click the thumbnail chart and you can save the chart

image or use the html code to embed it in a website

ChartTool - create charts and save graphs as images or share them via

email

MathsTools - A collection of maths resources

Math in Science - Use the search tools to find resources, which teach core

math and science standards, integrate calculator and computer-based

technologies, and introduce 21st century concepts in the areas of fractal

geometry, nanotechnology, and engineering.

PlusMagazine opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty

and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science

writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport to introduce

readers to practical applications of mathematics.


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