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A Short Guide to Writing Mathematics - Stephen B. Maurer; Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, Swarthmore College A guide to mathematics writing for college students who want to learn mathematical style - math majors or prospective majors, or students who will go into other quantitative fields and expect to communicate with mathematics in their careers. You may contact the author to download the book; in addition, Advice on Note Taking, and Common Word Errors in Writing Mathematics (examples of ways students misuse key mathematical words like "equation") are online, together with the Table of Contents down to the subsubsection level (in plain text format). more>> Writing in Mathematics - Dr. Annalisa Crannell; Franklin & Marshall College Dr. Crannell's Guide to Writing in Mathematics, the checklist she uses, and writing assignments from her Pre-Calculus and Calculus I, II, and III classes. Contents include: Why Should You Have To Write Papers In A Math Class?; How is Mathematical Writing Different?; Following the Checklist; Good Phrases to Use in Math Papers; Helpful Hints for the Computer; and Other Sources of Help. more>>

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6+1 Trait Writing (NWREL) - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory A scoring guide (rubric) not specifically for mathematical writing, but useful nonetheless. Subjects included: ideas and content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Also links to other Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory ...more>> Aunty Math - Angela Giglio Andrews; DuPage Children's Museum An every-other-week math challenge for grades K-3 from "Aunty Math." Each challenge is presented in the form of a story taken from the life of Aunty Math, her two nephews, and her niece. Students with questions or suggestions can e-mail Aunty Math directly, ...more>> Autonomy, Interaction and Knowledge-Building as Bases for Learning at and with the Math Forum [Word document] - K. Ann Renninger and Wes Shumar From the book proposal page for the book Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning, edited by Barab, Grey, and Kling. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. ...more>> A Bibliography of Mathematics Education - Paul Ernest, University of Exeter, U.K. A 1994 electronic bibliography prepared for students at the University of Exeter, U.K. Contents: Society, Diversity And Mathematics Education; The Learning Of Mathematical Topics; The Psychology Of Learning Mathematics; Teaching Approaches And Resources ...more>> Children's Literature in the Mathematics Classroom - Kyong-Jee Kim; ERIC, Indiana University Links to and bibliographic entries for materials introducing the use of children's literature in the mathematics classroom. ...more>> Conferences on the Teaching of Mathematics (CTM) (Mathematics Archives) - Husch, et al., Editors Currently includes presentations and contributed papers from the Fifth Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics held on June 21-22, 1996 in Baltimore, MD and the Sixth Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics held on June 20-21, 1997 in Milwaukee, WI. ...more>> Crib Sheets - Parents Online Guides to educational jargon, teaching methods, and "the strange things children may bring back from school as homework." "Other crib sheets" for math, written for parents in the United Kingdom, offer explanations, examples, lesson plan sketches, and ...more>> Department of Science & Mathematics Education: Research and Development - Univ. of Melbourne, Australia Read faculty research and learn about their projects and interests: children's understanding of statistical and probabilistic concepts; the negotiation of meaning in mathematics & science classrooms (The Classroom Project); the expression of algorithms ...more>> Devising channels that nurture ingenuity and creativity in mathematics classes. - Helen Christensen; Loyola College; The Math Forum Summary of a presentation given at the 1996 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Original projects and individual journals can challenge students who are more linguistically oriented, and who crave expression for their ingenuity and creativity ...more>> EnVision: A tool for live web-based communication in the mathematical sciences - Marco Pollanen EnVision is a Web-based whiteboard-chat program that assists in the live communication of mathematical content. It has been used to conduct online office hours in introductory courses. It allows students to log in anonymously and thus reduce anxieties ...more>> Expressionism - Aleksey Onopriyenko, MathDonalds.com A WYSIWYG browser-based editor (MathML + JavaScript) of mathematical expressions which is also capable of rendering images (e.g. in PNG format). ...more>> Future of Math - Jamie Tubbs This site supports the use of blogs, digital cameras, digital portfolios, discussion forums, spreadsheets, and other digital media to enhance student understanding of mathematics. Find suggestions on how to teach with journals, problem-solving, learning ...more>> Getting Johnny and Susie To Read (their mathematics books): Teaching and Learning (MAA) - Mathematical Association of America Articles about how to get students to read math texts and how to help them to read mathematics generally: Requiring Student Questions on the Text, by Bonnie Gold; How I (Finally) Got My Calculus I Students to Read the Text, by Tommy Ratliff; Helping Undergraduates ...more>> The Impact of the Math Forum's Problem(s) of the Week on Students' Mathematical Thinking - K. Ann Renninger, Laura Farra, and Claire Feldman-Riordan Article in PDF format. Presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2000. ...more>> The Language of Mathematics - Warren Esty; Montana State University A book and core-course at Montana State University. Site provides a description of the philosophy behind the book, the methods used in the book and course, research results from studies of both, and information on ordering the book. Also a bio of the ...more>> Lower School LEGO Projects - The Blake School, Minneapolis/Hopkins/Wayzata, MN LEGO Logo projects are integrated into the science and computer curriculum of the Blake School. Students in the second grade study levers, third graders study pulleys, fourth graders study gears, and fifth graders combine their previous studies into a ...more>> Math Activities for Grades 5-8 - Biezad, Ward; NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Lesson plans based on aeronautical themes and NASA projects. Topics include: Algebra: Space Shuttle Statistics; Angle Measurement and the AD-1 Aircraft; Angle Measurement of Aircraft Wings and Tails; Predicting and Computing Area: The X-33 and the X-38; ...more>> Math Activities for Grades K-4 - Biezad, Ward; NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Lesson plans based on aeronautical themes and NASA projects. Topics include: Converting Units and the SR-71; Predicting and Estimating Speeds and the SR-71; Shape Identification - Geometry in the Constellations: The ER-2; Geometry and Shapes in the X-36; ...more>> Mathematical Resources on the Web - Mathematics Department, University of Florida A list of mathematics links, organized by resource type, including professional and pedagogical sources. ...more>> Mathematics as an Ill-Structured Discipline (Learning and Mathematics) - Lauren Resnick; Math Forum In this paper, published in the 1988 book The teaching and assessing of mathematical problem solving, Lauren Resnick of the University of Pittsburgh proposes using everyday language in the classroom, so that students can gain a more conceptual, coherent, ...more>> Mathematics - WestEd Descriptions of WestEd's Science and Mathematics Projects, with supporting print and online resources: 24® Game Demonstration Project, California Mathematics Implementation Study, Evaluation of Interactive Multi-Media Exercises (IMMEX), Evaluation: ...more>> Mathematisches Woerterbuch Bidirectional German-English glossary of technical mathematical terms, organized by subject. Explanatory text in German. ...more>> Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom, K-8 - Barbara Pearl Workshops and a book which use an interdisciplinary and manipulative-based approach to teaching mathematics, supporting the NCTM Standards and unfolding a positive attitude toward math and learning. Barbara Pearl developed "Math in Motion" while working ...more>> Matthew J. Saltzman's Home Page - Matthew J. Saltzman A study guide for basic math courses, titled "How to Survive Your College Math Class (and Take Home Something of Value)," includes sections on study skills, reading and understanding mathematics (featuring "An Equation is a Sentence," "Deriving Conditions ...more>> Modellversuch SelMa: Selbstlernen im Mathematikunterricht der SII - Landesinstitut für Schule und Weiterbildung, Soest SelMa ist ein Modellversuch des Landes NRW, "Selbstlernen in der gymnasialen Oberstufe - Mathematik" (1999-2003), in dem gezeigt werden soll, wie Mathematikunterricht in der gymnasialen Oberstufe zu gestalten ist, wenn Eigentätigkeit und selbstständiges ...more>> MOTIVATE - Univ. of Cambridge, UK MOTIVATE is a project incorporating a series of videoconferences, run by the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge. The objectives of MOTIVATE are: to enrich the mathematical experience of school students, to broaden their mathematical horizons, ...more>> The National Numeracy Strategy - Department for Education and Employment, United Kingdom The Standards Site: Numeracy. Frameworks for teaching mathematics from Reception through Year 7, key elements of the training materials that will support the U.K.'s Numeracy Strategy. Assessment in and planning the National Numeracy Strategy, schools ...more>> Problem of the Week Articles - the Math Forum @ Drexel These three published articles give context to using the Math Forum's Problems of the Week with students: Writing to Develop Understanding: The Math Forum @ Drexel's PoWs; Problems of the Week Engage Students with Special Needs; and The Impact of the ...more>> Problem Solving Island - Samuel A. Rebelsky Challenging open-ended word problems on the topics of games, such as Blockade, Finger Multiplication, and The Word Pyramid; puzzles such as Error Correction, Error Detection, The Fake Coin, Friday the 13th, and Leap Birthdays; and problems based on figures, ...more>> Purplemath - Your Algebra Resource - Elizabeth Stapel Algebra modules provide lessons, practical tips, hints, worked examples, and point out common mistakes in basic triangle length (trigonometry) values, calculators (what model to buy), canceling units, domain and range, exponents, factoring quadratics, ...more>> Reading and Viewing for Mathematics Education - North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (UK) Books, CD-ROMS, and articles of interest to mathematics education students. Activities in the Classroom; CD ROM titles; Children's Literature with Mathematical Relevance; Information Technology and Mathematics; Language and Mathematics; Number; Planning ...more>> Research and Expository Papers by Charles Wells and others - Charles Wells; Case Western Reserve University Research and expository publications concerning mathematical writing, such as Communicating Mathematics: Useful Ideas from Computer Science; Varieties of Mathematical Prose; Communicating Logical Reasoning; and Handbook of Mathematical Discourse, which ...more>> Teacher Radio Past Programs - Math - Scholastic, Inc. Listen to Marilyn Burns RealAudio files: Multiplication Facts; Teaching Math in 1st or 5th Grades; Math Basics and Number Sense; Teaching Manipulatives; Math & Writing; Literature & Math; Making the Parent Connection; Understanding Math Standards; ...more>> Teaching Students to Read Technical Material: The Use of Reading Outlines - Janet Andersen, Hope College; The Math Forum An article presented at the Joint 1996 Mathematics Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Many of the recent changes in mathematics curriculum and pedagogy focus on increasing student proficiency in discussing mathematics, writing about mathematics, and using ...more>> Tools for Understanding - John Woodward; University of Puget Sound A resource guide for extending mathematical understanding in secondary schools, for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into their daily instruction. Onsite strands (Math Concepts with lessons related ...more>> Using Numbers (Guide to Grammar and Writing) - Charles Darling, Capital Community-Technical College Advice for how to write numbers in standard academic prose: when to write them out, how to hyphenate them, how to combine words and numerals, when to use figures instead of words, and a note on punctuation. From the Guide to Grammar and Writing. ...more>> Women's Adventures in Science - National Academy of Sciences This project of the National Academy of Sciences showcases contemporary women in science, and highlights for young people the varied careers of some of today's most prominent scientists. The site draws from and accompanies Women's Adventures in Science, ...more>> Writing a Math Phase Two Paper - Steven L. Kleiman, with Glenn P. Tesler; MIT A discussion of the kind of writing appropriate in a paper submitted to the math department to complete Phase Two of MIT's writing requirement: a review of the general purpose of the requirement and the specific way of completing it for the math department; ...more>> Writing Assignments in Calculus - Tommy Ratliff; Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, Wheaton College, Norton, MA Imaginative paper proposals for Single-Variable and Multivariable Calculus courses cover subjects from "Confusion in Beverly Hills" (geometry, trigonometry) to "The X-Files Makes Me So Angry" (optimization of a function of two variables) - and many more. ...more>> Writing for a Math Class - B. Sidney Smith, Wendy Hageman Smith; Math Academy Online/Platonic Realms A "mini-text" concerning written communication in mathematics classes, for both students and teachers. Teachers' section discusses possible formats and assessment, and gives sample lessons; students' section gives practical tips on approaching a written ...more>> Writing Math (Learning and Mathematics) - Joan Countryman; Math Forum In her 1993 book Writing to Learn Mathematics, Joan Countryman, the Head of Lincoln School in Providence, Rhode Island, explores the relation between math and writing and provides a comprehensive description of the approach she takes to teaching math ...more>>

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