National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is the primary professional
organization for mathematics teachers and a reputable source of news, curriculum,
and conference information for mathematics teachers at all levels.
Spend some time following the links on the NCTM site. You will find
information you can put to use in this course as you prepare your lesson
plans and presentations. You can have confidence that information
from the NCTM is based on research and established "best practices" in
mathematics education.
Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics is the state affiliate
of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It has approximately
1,000 members who are involved in mathematics education at in kindergarten
through college. Take a look at their link on Mathematics
Resources on the Web . Also check out information about mathematics
conferences in the state KCTM
Conference .
Kentucky Department of Education
The Kentucky Department of Education maintains an impressive presence
on the World Wide Web. KDE's web site seems well designed an easily
searchable with resources useful to the entire education community including
administrators, teachers, parents, and students. For example:
a search using the keywords "elementary mathematics" yields the Kentucky
Performance
Descriptors for Elementary School Mathematics . Graduating
seniors are often interest in teaching position vacancies Registry
of Certified Vacancies
Welcome to AskERIC
Education Resources Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) is the world's
largest source of education information, with more than 1 million on education
research and practice. Go to the Database
Simple Search page and enter "elementary mathematics education" and
take a look at some of the titles you retrieve. If you are looking
for lesson plan ideas in mathematics education check out AskERIC
Lesson Plans for Mathematics.
Elementary
and Middle School Mathematics Online
There is a companion website for our textbook, Van De Walle, Elementary
and Middle School Mathematics. Checkout Online
Course Companion: Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Online where
you might be able to chat or leave messages for fellow students who studying
with this text.
Women Mathematicians
Agnes State College in Atlanta Georgia has an interesting site with
biographies of women mathematicians. For example, did you know that
the pioneer of modern nursing, Florence
Nightingale , was also an accomplished mathematician?
Listings
for Math and Science-K-12 Math
The Journal, Technological Horizons in Education, maintains an updated
list of links in K-12 mathematics education. Look at for some useful
sources in elementary education, but be careful and keep in mind that presence
of curriculum materials on the Internet is no guarantee of quality or usefulness.
LISTSERV@LSV.UKY.EDU
This is an active email discussion list for Kentucky math teachers
at all levels. This is a good way to communicate with your colleagues
and keep up with issues affecting Kentucky math teachers. To subscribe
click on the link and type: subscribe ky math in the body of the
message.
The Math Forum@Drexel University
This is a rich resource for math teachers at all levels. Users
can search by level and topic. Of special interest are the threaded
discussion groups where users can read or post messages related to math
education. Here are some example questions in the Teacher2Teacher
forum:
What will be the impact of the latest math reforms on my child's classroom?
What is the best software package to use with my textbook?
How can I make good use of block scheduling?
Where should I look on the Internet to find the best resources?
