Essays, Monographs, Papers, and Journals

  1. Abstracts
    This sites contain abstracts links to 17 articles on the use of graphing technology in the classroom.
  2. Art of Algebra from Al-Khwarizmi to Viète: a Study in the Natural Selection of Ideas
  3. Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century
    "The primary message of this report holds that America’s students must improve their performance in mathematics and science if they are to succeed in today’s world and if the United States is to stay competitive in an integrated global economy. The Report’s second message points in the direction of a solution: the most direct route to improving mathematics and science achievement for all students is better mathematics and science teaching."
  4. Calculators in the Classroom
    This article deals with the publics image of mathematics as doing mental math and the need for the public to understand that "School mathematics in the future will be far more technology enhanced, richer, interesting, and applicable than in the past."
  5. College Algebra
    College Algebra, Learning Support, and Technology: What is the connection?
  6. Conversion of a Mathematics Course to Tutor-Supported Computer-Assisted Flexible Learning
  7. Coping with Math Anxiety -- A Platonic Realms Mini-Text
    Printed this out, about a 17 page document dealing with math anxiety
  8. Dyscalculia
    A personal account of the mathematical learning disability, Dyscalculia.
  9. Electronically available journals and preprints
    This site is sponsored by the University of British Columbia Mathematics Department
  10. Essential Elements of Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. ERIC Digest.
  11. Ethnomathematics
    Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematics which takes into consideration the culture in which mathematics arises.
  12. EVERYBODY COUNTS
    Everybody Counts is the public report on the National Research Councils examination of the US mathematics education from kindergarten through graduate study.
  13. Guide to Science and Math Reform
    The Guide to Science and Math Reform is a searchable database with consist information on projects, resources, and organizations devoted to reforming K-12 science and mathematics education.
  14. Governor of Georgia’s speech on technology in education to the Georgia Legislature
  15. International Forum of Educational Technology and Society (IFETS)
    " Knowledge transfer and technology in education: toward a complete learning environment" The purpose of this paper is to "sketch out a framework for thinking about technology and education."
  16. Introductory Statistics Course
    The author’s purpose to show an effective new approach to teaching the introductory statistics course. The author’s has written three papers about the approach, the abstracts of which are posted at this site.
  17. Home of Mathematically Correct
    " This web site is devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education.
  18. MAA Online
    Spinning to a Rolling Stop (paper).
  19. A mathematical problem: How do we teach mathematics to LEP elementary students?
  20. Mathematics Education for the 21st Century:  
    A series of short essays and links supporting the concept "Educators need to be challenged, to sense the excitement and opportunity of the digital age and to be exposed to visions of what may be possible.
  21. Math in the Mall
    This site popularizes mathematics through building of displays such as puzzles, games and geometrical models in the mall.
  22. MathLand Archives 
    This site is sponsored by Mathematical Association of America, columns by Ivars Peterson published over the last four years
  23. Mathematical Miseducation Of America's Youth
    Illustrated article from the Phi Beta Kappa magazine, Feb. 1999, by a professor of mathematics education at Kent State University
  24. Most Common Errors In Undergraduate Mathematics
  25. Myths in Math
    Do you believe only gifted people can learn mathematics? Do you believe that you don’t need math in today's society maybe this essay will change your mind.
  26. Numeracy
    Big Picture: What Does "Numeracy" Mean?
  27. Parrot Math
    We cannot go back to basics as the critics demand, because we've been there all along. And the fact is that the back-to-basics approach, not the activity-based approach the critics abhor, has failed us badly. Article from the Phi Beta Kappa magazine, Feb. 1999, by a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Southern Illinois University.
  28. Pedagogy using Mathematica through the Web
    A paper that deals with MathServ a web-based technology and the use of technology to teach complex economic models without having to learn the models themselves.
  29. Role of Technology in the Mathematics Classroom
    A report of ICME 8 Working Group 16 - Secondary School Sub-Group.
  30. Teaching with Electronic Technology:
    This site provides links to information about conferences, publications, and general discussions of teaching with electronic technology.
  31. Technology Tools for Today’s Campuses  
    Technology Tools for Today's Campuses is an anthology of 72 articles collected by James L. Morrison, editor of ON THE HORIZON and a professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The essays offer testimonies on how faculty brought technology to their classrooms and include important and useful information that you can use in deciding if you want to use such tools as listservs, e-mail, the World Wide Web, or multi-user domains (MUDs) in your teaching. Each article has links to such illustrative material as syllabi, student papers written on the Web, and reference sites.
  32. Visual Mathematics
    The Art and Science Electronic Journal of ISIS-Symmetry The electronic journal of the International Society for Interdisciplinary Studies of Symmetry, published by the Mathematical Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, features papers, conference announcements, and links to related sites. See, in particular, onsite math art images and exhibitions:
  33. What is Changing in Math Education?