Mathematics

Welcome to Monte Vista Mathematics department. This space is a place to collaborate with resources, ideas, successes and concerns.

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RESOURCES:   Fulton & Lombard Workshop Handout: Illuminations Site Map:

[|http://www.mathforum.com] Problems of the Week, teacher & family support [|www.mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html] Offers middle & high school students problems linked to mathematicians, biographies & historical sites [|www.mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.html] List of mental math shortcuts [] Math Challenges for families, NCTM [|http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html] Interactive math activities [] Biographies of mathematicians [|http://www.tttpress.com] Free email newsletter & activities for teaching middle school math from Brad Fulton & Bill Lombard [] Middle grade math units designed for struggling students and English Learners by Susan Mercer __ [] __ Literature connections for science and math [] National library of virtual manipulatives [] Resources in Spanish [] Math lessons linked to CA Math Standards [] variety of activities to explore with students from the EQUALS program at the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley and math-related science, including activities, lessons and discussions [|www.purplemath.com] – arithmetic and algebra activities [|www.mathsolutions.com] – math newsletter activities, webinars & PD opportunities [] - video lessons on elem & sec. math topics [|www.aplusmath.com]. Problem solving and games for elementary students [|http://www.coolmath4kids.com] Amusement park of math [|http://www.coolmath.com] Activities for teens __ [|http://www.NumbersMadeMeaningful.com] __ math stories & games for PreK – Gr. 1 [|www.exploratorium.edu/] Math & science activities at the San Francisco Exploratorium [] Activities for younger children [] Free stock market game and mutual funds trading; investment lessons and real-life examples [] - games and animated math activities & applications [] - Math connections at home; suggestions to parents [|www.utdanacenter.org/k12mathbenchmarks] - math benchmarks for K-12, models, assessments & tasks for secondary __ [] __- McRel laboratory research and suggestions for after school math support [] //Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics// – read online how students acquire mathematical proficiency [|http://www.geom.umn.edu] the geometry center is no longer actively maintained, but it contains interesting materials for students, e.g. a fractal game, Tetris & Kali games [|http://www.cut-the-knot.org] Interactive Mathematics Puzzles [] Fractions are covered in instruction-and-quiz format Java lessons (scroll down first to read how to work the lesson; then back up to play) [|www.hotmath.com] Tutorial solutions to the odd-numbered homework problems in most of the popular mathematics textbooks. __ [] __ Current issues in mathematics, plus links to other resources [] Patterns & puzzles from Jill Britton [] Activities linked to NCTM Standards [] Create a variety of puzzles online [] Interactive materials & puzzles [|//http://www.octm.org/Reynolds/Reynolds_Tasks.htm//]. problem solving items bank, Grades K-8 [|http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com] - Animated math dictionary for Elem. students [] California State testing information [] Released items for the CST [] California Subject Exams for Teachers Home Page [] Facts about California schools & districts
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[|www.nctm.org] National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, information & resources [|www.cmc-math.org] California Mathematics Council, information and professional development calendar [|goENC.com] Eisenhower National Clearing House identifies effective curriculum resources [|www.vcoe.org] Ventura County Office of Education, information and professional development opportunities
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=**Manipulative Resources**= [|www.EAIeducation.com] Materials for learning math and science [] - Math manipulatives [|www.educatorsoutlet.com] Math, science and language arts materials [|www.delta-education.com] Math materials [] demonstrations using tiles for understanding integers