Mathematics Education
Program at Penn State
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Education is an option area at the graduate level in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The graduate degrees prepare school leaders in the teaching of mathematics, mathematics curriculum developers, mathematics teacher educators, and mathematics education faculty in colleges and universities.
http://www.ed.psu.edu/CI/math_ed.asp
Professional Associations
The American Mathematical Society
Promotes mathematical research, increases the awareness of the value of mathematics to society, and fosters excellence in mathematics education.
http://www.ams.org/
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Encourages women in the mathematical sciences.
http://www.awm-math.org/about.html
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
Promotes research related to mathematics teacher education and serves as a clearinghouse for ideas and resources in teacher education in mathematics.
http://www.amte.net/
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Supports the teaching and learning of mathematics by encouraging increased understanding and enjoyment of mathematics.
http://www.atm.org.uk/
The Mathematical Association
Champions improvements in the teaching of mathematics and its applications, and provides a means of communication among students and teachers of mathematics.
http://www.m-a.org.uk/
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Stimulates interest in mathematics by providing expository books and articles on contemporary mathematics and recent developments at the frontiers of mathematical research, and by exchanging information about important events in the mathematical world.
http://www.maa.org/
Selected Reference Sources
AIMS : Programs and Product Catalog 1998
AIMS (Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science) provides ideas to enrich the education of students in K-9. Hands-on activities integrate mathematics, science, and other disciplines.
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Ask Dr. Math
An archive of math questions, searchable and arranged by grade level; you can also
submit your own questions.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education Mathematics Curriculum Framework
Communicates what students are expected to learn in mathematics as they progress through the schools of Pennsylvania.
QA13.5.P4P46 1994 Instructional Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Educators Guide to Free Science Materials
Provides information on currently available and free science materials.
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Math Archives
Provides access to a rich collection of materials which can be used in the teaching of mathematics in K-12. Materials include lesson plans, software, and relevant topics in Mathematics.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
Math Teacher Link: Professional Development Consortium for Mathematics Teachers
Delivers professional development opportunities and classroom resources to teachers of mathematics, statistics, and related subjects at both the high school and lower division college levels.
http://mtl.math.uiuc.edu/
MathWorld
A convenient, comprehensive, and interactive mathematics encyclopedia of equations, terms, and derivations for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Pursuing Excellence : Initial Findings from the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
TIMSS is the world's most comprehensive and reliable study of international mathematics education achievement..
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http://www.ed.gov/NCES/timss
Science and Mathematics Education Center
Offers a wide range of professional development programs and resources for in-service mathematics and science teachers. Through center-sponsored seminars, workshops, and courses, teachers can achieve initial certification in science or mathematics and renew existing certificates.
http://smec.uncwil.edu/
Science Museum of the Month
Provides access to mathematics museums throughout the world.
http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/indexE.html
Indexes and Abstracts
ERIC
-- Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC, (Education Resources Information Center),
is a premier database of journal and non-journal education literature, with
more than 1.1 million citations since 1966. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Dept. of Education.
ERIC covers two types of literature:
Journals [over 1000 scholarly, professional
and practitioner journals]
ERIC Documents [non-journal literature, such
as conference papers, standards reports, etc. Not peer-reviewed].
The recommended ERIC search interface for PSU users is Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts.
What Works Clearinghouse
Created in 2002, the goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is to identify
findings of scientific evidence. The WWC collects, screens, and identifies
studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies); reviews studies that have the strongest design;
and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC
Evidence Standards. Study
reports [ratings of individual studies and designs for reliability];
intervention reports [findings that meet WWC Evidence Standards for a
particular intervention]; topic
reports [description of topic and each intervention that the WWC reviewed]
http://www.w-w-c.org/
MathSciNet
Reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic references to journal articles, conference
proceedings, and books in pure and applied mathematics, computer science,
and statistics.
http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/basicsearch
Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators and librarians, provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles, with full text dating as far back as 1965. . It also provides full text for 167 education pamphlets, a searchable images database, and will soon contain full text for scholarly monographs. A title list can be seen at http://www.epnet.com/titlelists/pdf/tf.pdf.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PROFDEV
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson)
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson) covers over 625 periodicals, with indexing from 1983, and full text for many since 1994.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#ERLEDUCABSl
Selected Journals
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Research reports and reviews on the teaching and learning of mathematics at
all levels.
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Journal of the American
Mathematical Society (Online)
Devoted to research articles of the highest quality in all areas of pure and
applied mathematics. For current issues online go to
http://www.ams.org/jams/
The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Publishes articles that present ideas and experiences of mathematics-science
teachers and students using computers.
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Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast
Asia
Articles related to teaching and learning of mathematics and science in southeast
Asia.
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Resources for Mathematics Education
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Resources for Mathematics Education
Information on numerous resources for mathematics and mathematics education.
http://www.stolaf.edu/other/extend/Resources/resources.html
The Independent
School Entrance Examination (ISEE) Practice Test Prep Review
This is a site that provides information and free online practice tests to
assist ISEE test takers. http://www.testprepreview.com
Mathematics and Science Content Standards and Curriculum
Frameworks: States Progress on Development and Implementation
Provides information on mathematics and science standards and frameworks.
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Mathematics Made Meaningful with Cuisenaire Rods
Introduces arithmetic learning in a simple and effective method by representing
abstract number concepts by means of a physical model.
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NCTM (National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Standards
Contains the full text of NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School
Mathematics.
http://standards.nctm.org/