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Teacher Resources and Tools

 
 

Assessment

Articles

  • American Institutes for Research. (2005). What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics System February 7, 2005

  • Kazemi, E. (1998). Discourse that promotes conceptual understanding. Teaching Children Mathematics, 4, 410-414.

  • Herbel-Eisenmann, B. & Breyfogle, M. (2005). Questioning our patterns of questioning. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5, 484–489.
  • Springer, G. T., and Thomas Dick. “Making the Right (Discourse) Moves: Facilitating Discussions in the Mathematics Classroom.” Mathematics Teacher 100, no. 2 (September 2006), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

  • Stein, M.K., Engle, R.A., Smith, M.S., & Hughes, E.K. (in press). Orchestrating productive mathematical discussions: Helping teachers learn to better incorporate student thinking. Mathematical Thinking and Learning.

  • Show- Me Center - The University of Missouri's Show-Me Center produced a brochure designed to help with community outreach: Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula: Preparing the Community, the District and Teachers and Mathematics Education & Your Child: What Parents Should Know. This brochure can be downloaded.
 

Equity

  • Equity Issues and Resources
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching
  • Digital Divide
  • Everyone Counts - Math Resources

Math/Teaching Resources

New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)

New Mexico STEM Database developed by NM EPSCor

Professional Organizations

U.S. Department of Education

 

CMP Resources

  • Show-Me Center - served as a dissemination and implementation center of NSF-sponsored middle grades mathematics curriculum development projects from 1997-2008. Presently is the web site of the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) at Michigan State University.
  • English Language Learners
  • CMP Unit Organizers developed by Art Mabbott. Each unit includes a big picture, an assignment list, self-test questions. NOTE: tasks are aligned to Seattle and Washington State Standards.
 
 

Cooperative Learning