Professional Resources

Mathematics Education:

A Summary of Research, Theories, and Practice

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Integrating the Use of Technology
Math Sites to use with Students
Professional Development Sites
Mathematics Organizations
Cross-Curriculum Sites for Students

Integrating the Use of Technology

The Province of Alberta's ICT curriculum specifies what students are expected to know and be able to do with respect to technology. It has a broad perspective on the nature of technology, how to use and apply a variety of technologies. Alberta Education:
https://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/ict/pofs.pdf

Alberta Education - Professional Development Teaching Technology across the Curriculum:

https://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/technology/bestpractices/pdf/pdfortechnology.pdf

The Province of Manitoba's Technology as a Foundation Skill Area: A Journey Toward Information Technology Literacy aids curriculum developers, teachers, and administrators in understanding the role of information technology as a foundation skill area in classroom teaching, learning, and assessment. Manitoba Education and Training:
https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/docs/support/tfs/pdfed_tech.pdf

LEARN - Using Technology for Learning: A Planning Guide provides ideas, tools, and examples to teachers who are integrating technology into the classroom. It has a structured process for technology planning placing the emphasis on pedagogy rather than equipment:
https://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/sca-dpp/tftp/pdf/techplan.pdf

Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning outlines strategic directions it believes are needed to ensure the province's future success in ICT-enhanced education:
https://oknl.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/pdf/1_1_3.pdf

Foundation for Atlantic Canada Technology Education Curriculum:
https://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/documents/teched/te_found_nf-lab_full.pdf

International Society for Technology in Education provides teacher preparation for using technology as a tool in the classroom:

https://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

Math Sites to use with Students

TIMMS - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study is an interactive math challenge by grade level.
https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=true

Math game show with Hypatia and Pythagoras provides a series of number, algebra, data handling, and shape, space and measurement games:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml

NCTM Math applets are ready-to-use interactive tools to create, describe and analyse patterns: https://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.1/Part3.htm

An assortment of interactive math problem solving and logic games:

https://www.counton.org/

Aunty Math has weekly challenges for people who love math:
https://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html

Adventures in Mathematics e-magazine has a variety of math activities to extend math classroom learning or to try at home:
https://www.mathadventures.com/samples.html

https://www.mathadventures.com/ma/Contents/ma.html

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives offers a large selection of interactive math applets for number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability:
https://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/topic_t_1.html

Appetizers and Lessons for Mathematics and Reason has study tips, guides to learning and teaching math, and an array of all things math: https://www.whyslopes.com/

A+ Math provides interactive math problems to improve math skills:
https://www.aplusmath.com/

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles provides over 150 math puzzles:
https://www.cut-the-knot.com/algebra.shtml

The Shodor Education Foundation's, Project Interactive provides exploration activities of math concepts:
https://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Professional Development Sites

Internet Mathematics Search is a search engine for mathematics documentation:
https://mathschallenge.net/show.php?section=internet_search

Math Central provides an Internet resource for both math teachers and students with a resource room, teacher talk, enrichment activities, math quandaries and queries and a bulletin board:
https://mathcentral.uregina.ca/

Math Forum provides resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services to enrich and support teaching:
https://mathforum.org/

Math Forum Technology and Mathematics Education:
https://mathforum.org/library/view/2104.html

Learning and Teaching Support Network has educational resources that support and enrich learning and teaching mathematics:
https://ltsn.mathstore.ac.uk/index.shtml

Mathematics Organizations

Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group is a group of mathematicians and math educators who discuss mathematics issues:
https://cmesg.math.ca

Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences promotes research, education and training in cooperation with businesses:
https://www.fields.utoronto.ca/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics:
https://www.nctm.org/

British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teachers
https://bctf.ca/bcamt/

Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
https://www.mathteachers.ab.ca/

Saskatchewan Math Teachers’ Society
https://www.smts.ca/

Manitoba Association of Mathematics Teachers

https://www.mamt.mb.ca/

Cross-Curriculum Sites for Students

Index of Biographies of International Mathematicians from 500 BC to 1957 including more than 50 female mathematicians:

https://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/BiogIndex.html

More women of math:
https://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women.html

Chronology of Mathematicians:
https://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/chronology.html

History of Math by region:

https://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/earth.html

Math Stories has over 7,000 NCTM compliant math word problems:
https://www.mathstories.com (This site has controlled access.)

Building big explores what it takes to construct large structures including: bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams and tunnels:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html

Maya Math shows a number systems based on 20 digits:
https://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html

Data Analysis is an online collaborative site that allows students to share information about water usage:
https://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/information.html

Math Careers is an index of career interviews
https://plus.maths.org/interview.html

Coolmath.com has links to sites for students who want a career in math:
https://www.coolmath.com/careers.htm

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		Professional Resources Mathematics Education: A Summary of Research, Theories, and Practice Web Links Click on a section below for related Web links: Integrating the Use of Technology Math Sites to use with Students Professional Development Sites Mathematics Organizations Cross-Curriculum Sites for Students Integrating the Use of Technology The Province of Alberta's ICT curriculum specifies what students are expected to know and be able to do with respect to technology. It has a broad perspective on the nature of technology, how to use and apply a variety of technologies. Alberta Education: https://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/ict/pofs.pdf Alberta Education - Professional Development Teaching Technology across the Curriculum: https://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/technology/bestpractices/pdf/pdfortechnology.pdf The Province of Manitoba's Technology as a Foundation Skill Area: A Journey Toward Information Technology Literacy aids curriculum developers, teachers, and administrators in understanding the role of information technology as a foundation skill area in classroom teaching, learning, and assessment. Manitoba Education and Training: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/docs/support/tfs/pdfed_tech.pdf LEARN - Using Technology for Learning: A Planning Guide provides ideas, tools, and examples to teachers who are integrating technology into the classroom. It has a structured process for technology planning placing the emphasis on pedagogy rather than equipment: https://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/sca-dpp/tftp/pdf/techplan.pdf Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning outlines strategic directions it believes are needed to ensure the province's future success in ICT-enhanced education: https://oknl.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/pdf/1_1_3.pdf Foundation for Atlantic Canada Technology Education Curriculum: https://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/documents/teched/te_found_nf-lab_full.pdf International Society for Technology in Education provides teacher preparation for using technology as a tool in the classroom: https://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS Math Sites to use with Students TIMMS - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study is an interactive math challenge by grade level. https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=true Math game show with Hypatia and Pythagoras provides a series of number, algebra, data handling, and shape, space and measurement games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml NCTM Math applets are ready-to-use interactive tools to create, describe and analyse patterns: https://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.1/Part3.htm An assortment of interactive math problem solving and logic games: https://www.counton.org/ Aunty Math has weekly challenges for people who love math: https://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html Adventures in Mathematics e-magazine has a variety of math activities to extend math classroom learning or to try at home: https://www.mathadventures.com/samples.html https://www.mathadventures.com/ma/Contents/ma.html National Library of Virtual Manipulatives offers a large selection of interactive math applets for number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability: https://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/topic_t_1.html Appetizers and Lessons for Mathematics and Reason has study tips, guides to learning and teaching math, and an array of all things math: https://www.whyslopes.com/ A+ Math provides interactive math problems to improve math skills: https://www.aplusmath.com/ Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles provides over 150 math puzzles: https://www.cut-the-knot.com/algebra.shtml The Shodor Education Foundation's, Project Interactive provides exploration activities of math concepts: https://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ Professional Development Sites Internet Mathematics Search is a search engine for mathematics documentation: https://mathschallenge.net/show.php?section=internet_search Math Central provides an Internet resource for both math teachers and students with a resource room, teacher talk, enrichment activities, math quandaries and queries and a bulletin board: https://mathcentral.uregina.ca/ Math Forum provides resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services to enrich and support teaching: https://mathforum.org/ Math Forum Technology and Mathematics Education: https://mathforum.org/library/view/2104.html Learning and Teaching Support Network has educational resources that support and enrich learning and teaching mathematics: https://ltsn.mathstore.ac.uk/index.shtml Mathematics Organizations Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group is a group of mathematicians and math educators who discuss mathematics issues: https://cmesg.math.ca Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences promotes research, education and training in cooperation with businesses: https://www.fields.utoronto.ca/ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: https://www.nctm.org/ British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teachers https://bctf.ca/bcamt/ Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association https://www.mathteachers.ab.ca/ Saskatchewan Math Teachers’ Society https://www.smts.ca/ Manitoba Association of Mathematics Teachers https://www.mamt.mb.ca/ Cross-Curriculum Sites for Students Index of Biographies of International Mathematicians from 500 BC to 1957 including more than 50 female mathematicians: https://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/BiogIndex.html More women of math: https://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women.html Chronology of Mathematicians: https://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/chronology.html History of Math by region: https://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/earth.html Math Stories has over 7,000 NCTM compliant math word problems: https://www.mathstories.com (This site has controlled access.) Building big explores what it takes to construct large structures including: bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams and tunnels: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html Maya Math shows a number systems based on 20 digits: https://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html Data Analysis is an online collaborative site that allows students to share information about water usage: https://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/information.html Math Careers is an index of career interviews https://plus.maths.org/interview.html Coolmath.com has links to sites for students who want a career in math: https://www.coolmath.com/careers.htm