Resources for Lesson Planning

Jessica Waggener
University of Georgia
Department of Mathematics Education

Resources For Teaching And Thinking About Teaching

Web Sites:

All 669-670 students are required to develop teaching units. There is a huge resource of units available at individual student home pages under these classes.

The Math Forum This site at Swarthmore has a wide variety of extensive resources for the mathematics teacher. This is an awesome reference site!
MacTutor History of Mathematics (Archive Site) Useful for filling in historical details.
Eisenhower Clearinghouse

AskERIC

Math Projects Online
Very interesting set of well-developed projects!!

The Math Archives

UIUC Database of Internet Mathematics Lessons

Yahoo! - Science:Mathematics

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Other Interesting Web Sites

NASA

The Geometer's Sketchpad

molecules.com

Interactive Physics Problems - Awesome set of problems and answers from UC Berkeley!!

Interactive Calculus Site - This is an incredible calculus site!! Based on Edwards & Penney text. Includes a wonderful function grapher!!!

SimCalc

Problem-Solving Site at UH - discussion of hows and solutions.

SMILE - 800 Lessons integrating Math and Science!!!

XAH

Significant and extensive mathematical presentations.

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Philosophy of Teaching -
Bibliography Cooney, T. (1996). Developing a Topic Across the Curriculum: Functions. Mathematics, Pedagogy, and Secondary Teacher Education. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Feldt, C. (1993). Becoming a Teacher of Mathematics: A Constructive, Interactive Process. The Mathematics Teacher. NCTM. 400-403.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1990). Culturally Relevant Teaching. The College Board Review. (155). 20-25.

Metzger, M. (1996). Maintaining a Life. Phi Delta Kappan. January 1996.

NCTM. (1989). Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for Mathematics. Reston, VA.

NCTM. (1995). Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. Reston,VA.

NCTM. (1989). Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics. Reston, VA.

Ratzki, A. (1988). Creating a School Community. American Educator. Spring 1988. 10-43.

Schoenfeld, A. (Ed.). (1995). Reflections on Doing and Teaching Mathematics. Mathematical Thinking and Problem-Solving. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 53-69.

Skemp, R. (1971). The Psychology of Learning Mathematics. London: Billing & Sons.

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