EducoSoft Online Math Courses For Higher Education (product website) - 0 views
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KPI_Library Bookmarks on 29 Apr 10Tools for online math education.
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What Community College Developmental Mathematics Students Understand about Mathematics - 1 views
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By Jim Stigler, Karen B. Givvin, and Belinda J. Thompson for Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (n.d.). This version is a draft. One goal of this paper, according to the abstract, is "how we might help turn around the alarming statistics that show that an enormous number of those students drop out of college because they aren't successful in math courses."
Sing About Science ... and Math! - 0 views
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The website's tag line is "songs for teaching, learning & fun." Created, in part, with an NSF grant, the site's founders are interested in studying the "usefulness of music in science and math education." The searchable database is great, and the blog is interesting -- conferences and other updates on topics of interest to those interested in the intersection of music and education.
How to Fix Our Math Education - 0 views
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By Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, Op-Ed Contributors, The Opinion Pages, The New York Times, August 24, 2011. The authors of this column argue for "quantitative literacy," where students are taught math in the context of real-life problems .
Many Variables in a New York Math Museum - 0 views
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by Kenneth Chang in Science section, New York Times, June 27, 2011. A math museum will be opening in Manhattan next year. The exhibits will include interactive props that illustrate abstract concepts. Under the vision of the founder, Glen Whitney, "MoMath will be one small way to bolster mathematics education in the United States. The museum's mission, according the Mr. Whitney, is to shape cultural attitudes and dispel the bad rap that most people give math.
AMATYC Webinar: Flipping the College Classroom - 0 views
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Presented by Dr. Robert Talbert of Grand Valley State University on YouTube; posted Sept 30 2011. This was presented (and recorded) as a one-hour AMATYC webinar. Talbert discussed flipping the college classroom in the context of teaching math.
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DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
Why I Flipped My Classroom - 0 views
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Posted to YouTube by pocketlodge on May 2 2011. This video features Katie (no last name given) describing how she flipped the classroom as teacher of 8th grade math in a public school in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a brief (3.5 minute) overview in which Katie outlines the positive aspects of the flipped classroom, but there is no concrete description of the flipped classroom.
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DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
Probability Resources - 0 views
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These links are posted on Math DL, the MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library. The links point to a variety of probability-related resources, from rules of basic probability to famous problems to "randomizing gadgets."
MathBench Biology Modules - 0 views
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Built by the University of Maryland, MathBench modules "iintroduce students...to the mathematical underpinnings of what they learn in introductory biology courses." There are links to the various concepts, including such topics as measurement, probability and statistics, and population dynamics. This site is an opportunity to provide "real world" examples in math class.
Math Suks - 0 views
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Performed by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, posted to youtube.com, performed March 1999, posted March 2012.
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SF mentions this song as another example of how it is acceptable and okay to be unable to do math -- and how she would like to change that attitude.
Mathademics! - YouTube - 0 views
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A series of math tutorials by "qualified, creative individuals." The tutorials are relatively short, and broken down into single concepts. Teachers are invited to share their own videos. Unfortunately, though the tagline says "Choose your lesson. Choose your teacher," it is difficult to find citations/teacher credits for individual lessons.
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An alternative to Khan Academy a series of videos to help explain mathematical concepts to your students.
Do the math - 0 views
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Sponsored by the Center for Recruitment & Retention of Mathematics Teachers at the University of Arizona, this site is a compilation of one-hour television shows, originally presented weekly on a local cable channel. The team has moved the programs to YouTube to expand their reach.
Learning Geometry in Georgian England - 0 views
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By Benjamin Wardhaugh in Loci: Convergence, the online publication of the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library, Aug 2012. This article (with photographs) looks at two geometry "copybooks" created in the 1700s. The author provides detailed analysis of the math that each student is doing, as well as some biographical information about the students.
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Fun article!
Puzzler of the Month - 0 views
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From the Monroe Community College Math Department. "Solve a Puzzle and you could win a prize!"
Conquering math anxiety : a self-help workbook - 0 views
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By Cynthia A. Arem, Pacific Grove, Calif: Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., 1993
No longer lost in translation: how Yu-Chung helps her students understand (and love) wo... - 0 views
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This chapter from Dr. Yu-Chung Chang's ePortfolio describes her work helping her students at Pasadena City College overcome their math anxiety.
MyMathLab (product website) - 0 views
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MyMathLab, a product of Pearson Education, is a series of online courses that accompanies Pearson's textbooks in math and statistics.
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Mentioned in choice event, Tutorial services - What are best?, also mentioned in pedagogy circle, radical ideas: variety vs. monotony.
Project Quantum Leap sampler - 0 views
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A project of LaGuardia Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning. Project Quantum Leap (PQL) seeks to develop new lessons and courses that focus on problem-solving and to integrate these into the developmental math curriculum. See lagcc tag for related bookmarks.
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Mentioned in Choice Events, Radical Ideas - Putting It All together: Pilot New Elementary Algebra
Developmental math - 0 views
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From the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. A Networked Improvement Community (NIC) is aimed at dramatically increasing the proportion of community college students who are mathematically prepared to succeed.
From fish to infinity - 0 views
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From the New York Times, a debut column on math by Cornell professor Steven Strogatz features an introduction to numbers, from upsides (they're efficient) to down (they're ethereal).
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