Jean A. Larson's Math Ed Page

Jean A. Larson | Dept of Mathematics | University of Florida
Some Math Education Resources

Organizations

Department of Education (federal)
- Math Initiative
- Clinton's National Voluntary Mathematics Test (in 8th grade mathematics)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (US)
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
Australian Association of Teachers of Mathematics (AATM)
Irish Mathematics Teachers Association (IMTA)
Mathematical Sciences Education Board ( MSEB)
Centre for the Study of Math Ed at Nottingham University in UK

Forums, Clearinghouses, etc

The Math Forum at Swarthmore
The National Math Trail
NZMaths (New Zealand Education Site)
Getsmarter.org -- includes international 8th grade math-sci questions, high school resources
NASA - AMATYC - NSF Mathematical Explorations (classroom resources)
The Glenn Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century
Eisenhower Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) (K-12)
Third International Math and Science Study TIMSS
- TIMSS Repeat
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
Best Practices in Education highlighting practices from other countries
Math Archives (Univ. of Tennessee)
Midwest Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education
Math Archives K-12 Teaching Materials
Web 66 list of mathematics schools
Wisconsin Talent Search

Mathematics across the curriculum

SIAM article (9/96) on NSF Initiative
Mathematics Across the Curriculum ( MATC) at Dartmouth College
- Pattern
- Integrated Introduction to Mathematics and Physical Sciences ( IMPS)
Middle Atlantic Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications Throughout the Curriculum MACMATC centered at U Penn
- Larry DeTurck, Larry Gladney, and Tony Pietrovito are developing an interdisciplinary course in Math, Physics and Chemistry with a preliminary on-line text
- Project Links centered at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Seattle Community Network's Tech Page
Children's museums: 1 , 2 , 3 4 5 6
Project Monach Butterfly

Certification

Florida Bureau of Educator Certification
The 2000 Florida Statutes: 231.17
Teacher Certification Requirements
State Board Rule 6A-4.006: General and Professional Requirements
Florida Teacher Certification Examination
Review of Florida Teacher Certification

Curriculum frameworks

Florida Department of Education ( Sunshine State Standards) approved by the State Board of Education on May 29, 1996.
Putnam Valley Schools Developing Educational Standards is a broad resource, and lists existing and developing standards by state.
AMATYC Standards for Introductory College Mathematics before Calculus Crossroads in Mathematics
MAA paper on Quantitative Literacy

Contests, Puzzles, Games, Problems

The Math Circle
Math Forum Puzzle of the Week (POW)
K-12 Math puzzles, problems and tips from the Math Forum
U. K. puzzle index
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
U of Missouri - Rolla's MathPro Online searchable database of math problems
U of Central Florida contest page with calculator prizes
Activities Integrating Math and Science (AIMS): Puzzle Corner
PCTM's Puzzle of the Week ( POW)
Susan Addington's Number Bracelet Game
Claude Laflamme's five games of Colorful Mathematics
A commercial card game about which one can ask questions about magic squares, set theory and finite geometry: SET
Find out about developers of Electronic Games for Education in Math and Science ( E-GEMS) for grades 4-8
Brain Teasers
World of Escher's Tessellation Contest
The Ellipse Game uses Java animation
A source for thought provoking math questions for gifted students (7-12) to work on on their own: MathDEN
(use 'guest' for both password and id)
World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (WFNMC)
MathCounts, national math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students
- Florida MathCounts, run by the Florida Engineering Society
- MathCounts Problems
University of South Carolina USC Annual High School Mathematics Competitions
University of Toronto's International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns

Miscellaneous resources

Ask Dr. Math questions about K-12 math.
Eisenhower Science/Math activities
Mayan math

An article on Mayan Arithmetic by Steven Fought when he was a high school junior

Family Math
Star math problems
Mega Math
Middle Web, Exploring Urban Middle School Reform

University of Washington Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students

Science for the Millenium

Reuben Hirsh on the classroom environment

Some quotes from mathematicians about mathed:

"The home economics classrooms had all the latest equipment in vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, stoves and sewing machines, and resembled the computer rooms in today's high schools." (A professor from U. Rochester, describing high school in the 1940's)

This page was created by J.A. Larson / jal@math.ufl.edu in 1997.

This page was last updated January 8, 2003.