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K-8 Educator Resources
Brightstorm - A resource with videos based off topics and based off of sections from many math and science books in use today.
Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leader Project (EMS&TL) - Excellent resources from Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell
IXL - Practice problems for skills linked to CCSS from Pre-K through Algebra 1.
Khan Academy - Collection of many, many videos of math topics taught and math problem examples worked out. This site is free and very powerful. Students can register their teachers as coaches and they can work as a team.
NCTM Illuminations - A group of visualizations for different math concepts
Real World Math Problems - (See list at bottom of this page) A collection of links to real world math problems to develop your students' problem solving skills in line with the Practice Standards of the CCSS.
General Pages
Abacus Web Page - Page gives the history of the abacus as well as a tutorial on how to use an abacus. Many interactive links and resources available.
ACT Test Prep - Site with links to free and pay ACT Test Prep Sites.
APPitic - Sites for Apple Apps for Educators
Brightstorm - Over 2000 free math videos organized by topic. You can also click a textbook link and see the videos and lesson organized by the chapters in our book.
Bloom's Taxonomy - A revised Bloom's from Iowa State.
Calcoolate - Very Cool. Does calculations, conversions, and keeps a history of your calculations. Real nice for teaching students to follow their steps in calculations without carrying around rolls of calculator tape.
Common Core Math Standards - The current math standards for the state of Illinois. (See our Common Core Initiative Page for more details.)
Complex Instruction Consortium (CIC) - The Complex Instruction Consortium is a network of math educators dedicated to improving math education through ongoing collaboration, online discussions, sharing resources, and in-person workshops. With a focus on groupwork, rich mathematical problems and tasks, and the social aspects of the classroom, members of the Complex Instruction Consortium learn how to create effective classroom environments that support learning for all students.
Computer Flow Chart for Students interested in computer programming at Maine West - The AAT and Math departments have come together to clarify the path that students should take computer programming and science courses that will ultimately end with AP Computer Science.
Computer Science Recruitment - Document provides evidence of the importance of having a computer science credit for different occupations. Links are included to different universities.
Core4All - How to use the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as the vehicle to drive classroom curriculum. Site provides a roadmap to create units of study using the SACI framework. Site also includes a helpful blog.
CRS - College Readiness Standards: Standards for ACT / PSAE test.
Culturally-Situated Design Tools - Many cultural designs are based on mathematical principles. This software will help students learn standards-based mathematics as they simulate the original artifacts, and develop their own creations.
Desmos Free Graphing Utility - This is so cool. It is online and free. You can type in equations and even variable value sliders and it will show the graph. I could not get the export to work, but if you use a free screen capture like Jing or my personal favorite, ScreenPresso, you can still get the image into your documents.
dy/dan - Dan Meyer's Blog on how to be "less helpful". He has algebra and geometry links and a section called "what can you do with this (WCYDWT)".
E-Tutor Graphing Calculator - Online graphing calculator for free!
Experiment and Explore Math - Experiment and Explore Mathematics: Tutorials and Tests Interactive mathematics site that includes several java applets to help you explore mathematical concepts and topics.
Explore Learning - Website with gizmos and class lesson creators. I have a login if you would like to look into this for use in our classes. We could consider a site license like our science department has.
EXPLORE Math Test - Site with sample math Explore questions.
Figure This - Math challenges for families.
Free Online Math Courses and Resources - just what it says...
Freshmen Placement Information - Information about how we place incoming students into their math course
GeoGebra Wiki - Cool site for the study of area formulas of geometric figures.
HippoCampus - Free educational resources for students, parents, and educators. Videos and other resources are included.
Illustrative Mathematics - Cool resource for teachers
Interactive Equation Balance - This applet allows the user to type in an expression and see it represented with a balance (scale).
Khan Academy - Collection of many, many videos of math topics taught and math problem examples worked out. This site is free and very powerful. Students can register their teachers as coaches and they can work as a team. This will be a wonderful RtI activity. Learn more about the creator here.
LiveBinders - Very cool site that allows you to collect and share information in online binders. Browse other online binders. This link is to our collection of Common Core binders, but you need a password to get in. Email the math chair for the password.
Loop Letter - This is an English and Spanish version of the letter sent to parents of Algebra I students near the beginning of the year concerning our Loop program.
MAP Test Site - Site with information for parents about the MAP test from NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association)
Math is Fun - Site with math lessons, online manipulatives, and practice problems in Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus to name a few.
Math Fun Facts - Page offers some math fun facts.
Math Links from our Eng. Dept.
Math Mistakes - Cool website where math teachers share common mistakes so everyone can learn how to avoid them.
Math Open Reference - Very cool site of math applets for the understanding of some topics of geometry and trigonometry
Math Page for students - Page offers additional practice problems for any student.
Mathematicians Anniversaries - Page shows the anniversaries of famous mathematicians.
Mathematics Education Resource - Mathematics Education Resources on the Internet
Mobile Phone Math Applications - No, cell phones still cannot be used in class, but this would help on homework.
Motivation the key for learning math - Article discussing the research findings that motivation leads to better learning in math.
National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives - Cool site with online function machines and many other tools.
NCTM Illuminations - A group of visualizations for different math concepts
NSML of Illinois - North Suburban Mathematics League of Illinois
Number2 - ACT Test Prep website which is great AND FREE!
Open Educational Resources - This site is beginning to have performance tasks related to the Common Core.
PatrickJMT - Another site with free math tutorial videos.
PBS Teacher Source - MathLine Lesson Plans with Video Search the Mathline videos by math categories and topics to find clips that match your criteria.
PLAN Math Test - Site with sample math Plan Questions.
PLCs and How to Strengthen Them - Five Dysfunctions of a PLC by Steven Weber
Problems without Figures - Great book of problems that really help students to discuss the math without being frozen of fear of not getting the correct numerical answer because none of the problems have all of the numbers to solve the problems. Some of the problems need editing due to the date the book was written, but it looks like a great resource.
Questioning - A great list of questions you can use in the classroom to raise the cognitive level of the discourse of your students.
STEM Site from PBS - PBS offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning through television and online content. On-line broadband access and digital media are dramatically changing the opportunities available to the nation’s educators improving STEM education.
The number e - Page offers a look at the number e and many of its properties and history.
TI Illinois PSAE Practice Exams - Math - TI Programs with ACT Practice Problems
Virtual Manipulatives - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
Web 2.0 Tools for Math Educators - Really cool collection of Web 2.0 tools a dn other web-based tools for educators.
WolframAlpha - Awesome, awesome, awesome! This site is the best for math and more. Conversions, examples and hands-on activities describing different math concepts.
Yummy Math - Math that is relevant to students, related to current events ... and delicious
Zachary Herrmann Blog - A great site of reflections about teaching and learning.
Collections of Real World Math Problems for Students
https://sites.google.com/a/rocklin.k12.ca.us/mrs-beck-s-calss/math-real-life-connection-problems
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mathchat/mathchat019.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/mathematics.html
http://mathforum.org/pow/other.html
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?cat=70
More listed in the general list of links above...
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