| Columbia Education Cener |
This website provides some links for lesson plans that aren't your standard by-the-book lesson plans. I particularly like the suggested lesson plan designed to improve their deductive reason skills. Students are reminded of their deductive reasoning skills via Sherlock Holms and will ultimately solve various puzzles (which the website lists a source for). When teaching students about proofs in Geometry, I can use this lesson plan to help them develop their deductive reasoning skills. |
| Math Lesson Plans/Activities/Tutorials |
This website provides a great list of links to activities and lesson plans. You can find anything from arithmetic to a Moebius Strip. This website is particularly helpful if you are looking for a place to start. I think it will be beneficial while student teaching because of the variety of resources it provides. It categorizes the topics, some of which include thee history of math, problem solving, calculators and computers, as well as puzzles and games. |
| Math Worksheets |
This website provides free, printable worksheets for secondary mathematics. The categories of worksheets include statistics, trigonometry, algebra, geometry, numbers, measurement, and games and puzzles. This will be useful because it is nice to get away from the textbook to give the students some variety in instruction. One particular worksheet I like is called "Homework Humdingers." It provides a list of equations in which something is incorrect. The students have to figure out what is wrong and correct it. This will help them reason through problems rather than solving for x all the time. |
| Math Motivation |
This website will be really useful. It includes lectures on video and in MS Word and PDF formats as well as worksheets. It has information about teaching students real-world applications for the math they are learning for almost every type of math. Something I really liked is called a "Justification Exercise." After given a short lecture about justifying each step, students are split into groups. Each group is given one problem to solve at a time. The group works to solve the problem, but has to justify each step. It was suggested to do this in a game-like format where extra credit points are involved. |
| Internet 4 Classrooms |
This website, is one of the easiest pages to navigate that I've come across. Again, there are so many resources provided here. (I'm amazed at all that's out there.) It's broken down by the mathematics taught at the secondary level, general math resources, lesson plans, math history, PowerPoint unit topics, quizzes and tests, and much more. I like that there are sample exams and quizzes that give can give me ideas on how to structure my tests. Furthermore, the website has daily brainteasers, trivia, and questions of the day. I think it'd be cool have a question/trivia of the day in my classroom because it could provide me an opportunity to talk about other subjects that are related to math. It also provides information on classroom management and organization. |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
This website is a great resource for research articles, lesson plans, and more. When you pay a membership, you have the availability to access these resources. There is information for virtually every level of mathematics: elementary school, middle school, and high school, as well as higher education. |
| Teacher Tube |
With a similar format to YouTube, this website is an excellent source for teachers in all content areas. Videos, audio, and documents are readily available. There is a cool rap about fractions, called Mr. Duey - Fractions rap: check it out! Also, many teachers post their lesson plans on their blog. If you need advice or new ideas, the blogs could help. |
