Essays, Monographs, Papers, and Journals
- Abstracts
This sites contain abstracts links to 17 articles on the use of
graphing technology in the classroom.
- Art of Algebra from Al-Khwarizmi to Viète: a Study in the
Natural Selection of Ideas
- 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."
- 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."
- College Algebra
College Algebra, Learning Support, and Technology: What is the
connection?
- Conversion of a Mathematics Course to Tutor-Supported Computer-Assisted
Flexible Learning
- Coping
with Math Anxiety -- A Platonic Realms Mini-Text
Printed this out, about a 17 page document dealing with math anxiety
- Dyscalculia
A personal account of the mathematical learning disability, Dyscalculia.
- Electronically
available journals and preprints
This site is sponsored by the University of British Columbia Mathematics
Department
- Essential
Elements of Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. ERIC Digest.
- Ethnomathematics
Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematics which takes into
consideration the culture in which mathematics arises.
- EVERYBODY
COUNTS
Everybody Counts is the public report on the National Research
Councils examination of the US mathematics education from kindergarten
through graduate study.
- 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.
- Governor
of Georgia’s speech on technology in education to the Georgia
Legislature
- 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- MAA
Online
Spinning to a Rolling Stop (paper).
- A mathematical problem: How do we teach mathematics to LEP elementary
students?
- 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.
- Math
in the Mall
This site popularizes mathematics through building of displays
such as puzzles, games and geometrical models in the mall.
- MathLand
Archives
This site is sponsored by Mathematical Association of America,
columns by Ivars Peterson published over the last four years
- 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
- Most
Common Errors In Undergraduate Mathematics
- 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.
- Numeracy
Big Picture: What Does "Numeracy" Mean?
- 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.
- 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.
- Role
of Technology in the Mathematics Classroom
A report of ICME 8 Working Group 16 - Secondary School Sub-Group.
- Teaching
with Electronic Technology:
This site provides links to information about conferences, publications,
and general discussions of teaching with electronic technology.
- 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.
- 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:
- What is
Changing in Math Education?