USEFUL WEBSITES

 

Georgia Performance Standards    https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/BrowseGPS.aspx

 

Georgia Performance Standards Mathematics Frameworks  https://www.georgiastandards.org/Frameworks/Pages/BrowseFrameworks/math.aspx

 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics    www.nctm.org

 

NCTM Lessons & Resources    http://www.nctm.org/resources/default.aspx?id=230

 

NCTM Illuminations  http://illuminations.nctm.org/

 

Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics     www.gctm.org

 

Annenberg Media  http://www.learner.org/resources/browse.html?discipline=5&grade=0&imageField2.x=13&imageField2.y=9

This site has video workshops for teachers. 

Also available are collections of videos of standards-based classrooms:  See    Teaching Math: A Video Library, K-4;

Teaching Math: A Video Library, 5-8; and Teaching Math: A Video Library, 9-12.  There is a free sign-up for first-time users.  These videos could initiate some rich discussion for you and your colleagues.

Two websites that you may find useful. The first deals with school rules and the second with cooperative groups:
School rules
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson274.shtml
ProTeacher Directory

http://www.proteacher.com/020014.shtml

 

Marilyn Burns has done much work with children and is the founder of Math Solutions Professional Development. Some excellent articles by Marilyn Burns for your professional development:
            10 Big Math Ideas

            How to Make the Most of Math Manipulatives

            Marilyn Burns: Mental Math

I also encourage you to visit the website http://www.mathsolutions.com/index.cfm?page=wp10&crid=3 and sign up for the newsletter.

 

 

Math Forum   http://mathforum.org

MathTools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/index.html

 

CoolMath   http://www.coolmath.com

 

 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics http://matti.usu.edu   You will need the software Java to run these applets—Java can be downloaded free from

                        http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

 

 

Virtual Linkage Strips http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp/applets/virtuallinkagestrips.html

 

Intermath Dictionary  http://www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu/dictnary/homepg.asp

 

Science Made Simple                  http://www.sciencemadesimple.com


Houghton Mifflin's Education Place   http://www.eduplace.com/

 

Free Online Graph Paper   http://incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/

 

Mathematics Blackline Masters P-9 at http://lrt.ednet.ns.ca/PD/BLM/table_of_contents.htm#newblm

Paul Kunkel’s website for Geometry Constructions http://whistleralley.com/construction/reference.htm

 

Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools (IMAGES) is an initiative of the Pennsylvania State Team of the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education at Research for Better Schools (RBS). http://images.rbs.org

 

 ENC at http://www.goenc.com/ has resources for math and science educators.  Individual and school subscriptions are available.  

 

Discovery Education    http://school.discovery.com/

 

 

Sites dealing with polyhedra

    http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/index.html

    http://www.korthalsaltes.com/

An interactive geometry investigation, Exploring Geometric Solids and their Properties, at the NCTM website. 

Key Curriculum Press (The Geometer’s Sketchpad and Patty Paper)  http://www.keypress.com/

Texas Instruments     http://education.ti.com/

The Virtual Institute (Tutorials for software.)  http://www.ettc.net/techfellow/sketch.htm

Math Archives     http://archives.math.utk.edu/

TEAMS Mathematics Resources      http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/math.html

 Math Cove      http://www.utc.edu/~cpmawata/

 The Geometry Center     http://www.geom.uiuc.edu

Project Interactivate    http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

 Multicultural Pavilion     http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/

Mathbits        http://mathbits.com/

GoStats  http://gostats.com/resources/types-of-graphs.html

 

Some tutorials for Geometer’s Sketchpad

·         Introduction to Geometer's Sketchpad
Tutorial on Geometer's Sketchpad from Annenberg/CPB Learner.org. This web site gives instruction on creating constructions for various objects.

·         Basic Skills with GSP
Downloadable GSP-based tutorials that introduces the user to basic and common features of GSP.  This is an interactive tutorial.

·         Math Teacher Link
Math Teacher Link is a web-based professional development program for mathematics teachers at the 9 - 14 grade levels.  It provides short courses on the use of technology in teaching mathematics.  One of the courses is a GSP tutorial called Using the Geometer’s SketchPad.  The courses may be taken for credit but are available for guest participation.  Just select the course and then click on Step By Step Instructions on the left.  You can then download the modules.

·         The Virtual Institute
Two page tutorials on GSP basics.





The following are companies that sell teaching materials—you may want to request a catalog.

Nasco Math    http://www.eNASCO.com
Learning Essentials     http://www.didaxinc.com
Delta Education    http://www.deltaeducation.com
Aims    http://www.aimsedu.org
ETA Cuisenaire    www.etacuisenaire.com