- Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
This free online version of the 480 book by Jeremy Kilpatrick, Jane Swafford, and Bradford Findell (Editors; Mathematics Learning Study Committee, National Research Council) explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these critical years.
- ARC Center
The ARC Center promotes the implementation of standards-based mathematics curricula by providing schools and districts and provides with information and resources to support teacher professional development, leadership development, and public awareness of mathematics.
- Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium
This free online version of the 205 page book by the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education gives recommendations for exemplary professional development practices for science, mathematics, and technology educators.
- goENC
This is the new site for the Eisenhower National clearinghouse, an organization dealing with many issues in math education, and education in general.
- Illuminations
A companion website to NCTM sponsored by NCTM and Marcopolo. Provides lessons, interactive applets, and links to websites for learning and teaching mathematics.
- Investigations in Number, Data, and Space®
Investigations in Number, Data, and Space® is a complete mathematics program. It is designed to help all elementary children understand the fundamental ideas underlying number and arithmetic, geometry, data, measurement, and algebraic thinking.
- Key Issues in Math
Part of the Math Forum at Drexel University, this page lists numerous questions concerning issues in mathematics education with answers supplied by experts in short articles or excerpts.
- Math Forum
This link is attained through the general "Math Forum" home page. Within this particular part of the site are articles published by scholars responding to NCTM standards, as well as standards-based reform in general.
- Math Reform
This site consists of many links to articles, journals and research concerning Math Reform in education.
- Math Star
A page endorsed by New Mexico State University, stating reasons and support for Math reform. The site provides links to research documents providing further support for math reform.
- Mathematically Sane
This link is one within the larger "Mathematically Sane" website. This link answers frequently answered questions (FAQ's) regarding math reform. Within the answers are links to research supporting the implementation of math reform.
- Math Trailblazers: A Mathematical Journey Using Science and Language Arts
Math Trailblazers is a full mathematics curriculum for grades K--5. This project was funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a comprehensive, elementary, reform mathematics curriculum.
- National Center for Education Statistics
This page is published by the National Center for Education Statistics. It contains general information regarding the Nation's Report Card, as well as opportunities to see actual National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) questions as well as student answers and data resulting from actual test administrations.
- National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
This is the main home page for the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. Within this site are links to the standards, how to attend NCTM conferences, and related published documents.
- Show-Me Center
This website will provide information and direct links to the exemplary middle school math programs via the Show-Me Center's website. The programs include the Connected Mathematics (CMP 6-8), Mathematics in Context (MIC 5-8), MathScape (6-8), Middle School Mathematics Through Applications Project (MMAP 6-8), Middle Grades Math Thematics (STEM 6-8).
- Teachers.net
This site contains many different kinds of resources for teachers including lesson plans, chat rooms and curriculum resources.
- Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Also, published by the National Center for Education Statistics, this page is the home page for reading about the background of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Provides many links to actual questions and data generated by student responses to questions.
- UCSMP: Everyday Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive pre-kindergarten through 6th grade mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project.
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