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Information and resources for mathematics teachers.

Top Concerns of Math Teachers

What are your top concerns as a math teacher? Do you have any concerns not listed in the top 10 concerns of math teachers? Share your thoughts here.

Top 10 Concerns of Math Teachers

While all curriculum areas share some of the same issues and concerns, individual curriculum areas seem to also have concerns specific to them and their courses. This list looks at the top ten concerns for math teachers.

Math Curriculum Plan of Study

Here is a sample high school mathematics plan of study. This plan of study shows a progression of courses through the standard four years of high school.

Approaches to Teaching High School Mathematics

Use of Slide Rule as a Teaching Tool, Teaching Geometric Series, Rotations and Revolutions and some problems.

AskERIC Home Page

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) databases, lesson plans, and other collections.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Online

Established by the U.S. Department of Education, the ENC provides K-12 math and science educators with a central source of information about teaching materials, innovative ideas, and professional development.

Hands on Bridge Building

Teams compete to build the best build bridge with cheap materials such as spaghetti or Popsicle sticks. The page includes related vocabulary, teacher instructions and links to photos and information about real bridges.

Math.com

As they say here: 'The World of Math Online'. Has information for students, teachers, parents, and everyone.

Mu Alpha Theta

Math Honor Society that is involved in organizing competitions for students. Find information about how to start up your own chapter along with upcoming events.

The National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics

An organization whose goals are to increase the understanding and love of math. Takes awhile to load.

Problems of the Week

The Math Forum provides a problem each week in the following areas: Elementary, Middle School, Geometry, Algebra, Discrete Math, and Trig/Calculus.

Stanford Math Camp

The ideal vacation for students who do math for fun.

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