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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Illuminations

http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.asp

 

The NCTM Illuminations Web site is designed to illuminate the new vision for school mathematics as presented in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.  It provides resources that will help improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.

 

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

The rigors and demands of our increasingly complex, technologically dependent society have made high student achievement in mathematics a top priority among educators, policymakers, and employers. Today’s citizens need more than basic computation and rote mathematical skills. They must master the higher-level concepts and approaches to problem solving that are key to success in work and everyday life.  Figure This! demonstrates challenging middle school mathematics and emphasizes the importance of high-quality math education for all students.   Figure This! Mathematical challenges for families provide interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)

http://www.enc.org/?ls=bc

 

The mission of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.

 

TERC

http://www.terc.edu

Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Their mission is to improve mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning.  TERC works at the edges of current theory and practice to:  contribute to the understanding of learning and teaching, create curricula and other products, design and test exemplary models of professional development, develop applications of new technologies, and support school reform through research and technical assistance.

Partnership For Environmental Education and Rural Health

http://peer.tamu.edu/DLC/NSF_Resources.asp

We seek to provide materials/activities/resources for Middle School teachers in the realm of science, math and technology. This could be anything from finding answers to specific questions to finding a good website with needed information or activities.  If there are areas in your curriculum that you feel you could use some help with, be it in the form of additional resources, web quests, materials, activities, etc.,

Lesson Plan:  Area & Perimeter

http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/math/literature/lessons/spaghetti.htm

 

This is a lesson about area and perimeter.  It is to be used in conjunction with Marilyn Burns’ book Spaghetti and Meatballs for All. 

The Magic of Math                                                                      http://www.magicofmath.org/about.html

The Magic of Math site is an initiative of the Akamai Foundation. The Magic of Math site aims to provide a forum to communicate and share the delight of mathematics with children (K-12). We hope to foster an enjoyment and pursuit of mathematics knowledge by providing interesting and fun mathematics content, offering kids a chance to speak with math "whizzes", and encouraging math creativity.