National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Hawaii Council of Teachers of Mathematics

GEAR UP Hawaii [Algebra Camp Lessons]

State Department of Education Websites

Sites with Test Questions (Multiple Choice and/or Constructed Response) **=highly recommended

Links to Mathematics Websites

Aunty Math  http://dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html< xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" prefix="o" namespace="">

Aunty Math is an interactive web site that encourages K-5 students to submit answers and solution strategies that help solve mathematics challenges.

 

Balanced Assessment  http://balancedassessment.concord.org/

A library of over 300 mathematics assessment tasks developed during the project remains freely available through this web site. Teachers may use these materials in their own classrooms at no cost.

 

Census in Schools  http://www.census.gov/dmd/www.teachers.html

Offers teaching tools, training opportunities, and resources that help teachers promote data literacy and increase awareness of the Census Bureau and its products and programs.

 

Cyberchase  http://www.pbskids.org/cyberchase/classroom

Cyberchase is a new Public Broadcasting System (PBS) animated, adventure TV series about problem solving and math.  On the web, students play interactive games and teachers can access lesson plans.

 

edHelper  http://edHelper.com

Dynamic Worksheets contains standardized test prep materials, mathematics puzzles, critical thinking problems, word problems, and dynamic worksheets.

 

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse   http://www.goenc.org

This website contains many resources for K-12 mathematics and science teachers.

 

Mathematics Models I by Paul Griffith

http://www.europa.com/~paulg/mathmodels/math_models.shtml#VMI-1

Parents, teachers and students have access to animated models for a variety of mathematics concepts such as the four-basic operations, properties, building intuitions about fraction operations, integers, and more.

 

Math Puzzles  http://www.mathpuzzle.com

This website contains a collection of interactive games that give practice in basic logic and arithmetic.

 

Math Solutions (Marilyn Burns) http://www.mathsolutions.com

This website contains mathematics lessons for grades K-8.  Click on "Books and Resources" then click on "Lessons from the Classroom."

 

Math Tutorials and Problems  http://www.analyzemath.com/

Free mathematics tutorials to help you explore and gain deep understanding of math topics. The site includes several java applets to investigate graphs of functions, equations, and algebra.  Topics explored are: equations of line, ellipse, circle, parabola, hyperbola; polynomials; graphs of quadratic, rational, hyperbolic, exponential and logarithmic functions; one-to-one and inverse functions and inverse trigonometric functions; systems of linear equations; determinants and Cramer's rule; inverse matrix and matrix multiplication; vectors, complex numbers, polar equations; absolute value function; slope of a line; angle in trigonometry, unit circle, solutions to trigonometric equations; graph shifting, stretching, compression and reflection.

 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.

 

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) –Mathematics  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/

This website provides released mathematics test items available for classroom use.  Student work samples with assessment rubric and evaluator commentary for each level of proficiency are provided.

 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

This website consists of virtual manipulatives such as base-10 blocks, pentominoes, integer chips, histograms, variety of graphs and more to solve a variety of problems that span the five HCPS III strands.  NCTM standards-linked lessons for parents, teachers and students using the virtual manipulatives may also be accessed.  Manipulatives and lessons are organized by grade level clusters: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

 

Performance Assessment Links in Mathematics (PALM)

http://palm.sri.com

This website is an on-line, standards-based, resource bank of mathematics performance assessment tasks indexed with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.

 

Problem Corner  http://faculty.missouristate.edu/l/lesreid/POTW.html

This website offers mathematics problems for high school and college-level students.  It is on the < xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" namespace="">Southwest Missouri State University’s Department of Mathematics web site.

 

S.M.A.R.T. Books  http://www.k-state.edu/smartbooks/index.html

A website for teachers that contains a variety of plans that use children's literature to launch mathematical investigations.

 

The U.S. Mint 50 Quarters Program

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs (click on 50 Quarters Program, then click on Education Initiative)

The U.S. Mint offers free, downloadable lesson plans on its 50 State Quarters Program, for grades K-6.  The lessons teach the history of each state, as well as mathematics lessons using the new coinage.