21. NCTM: News & Media: President's Message: How Are Your Math Students Doing? (News How Are Your math students Doing? Johnny Lott by Johnny W. Lott. A President s Message. One of the unfortunate patterns in American response to educational http://www.nctm.org/news/pastpresident/2002-11president.htm

Search: Advocacy Newsroom NCTM News Bulletin NCTM ... Past President How Are Your Math Students Doing? by Johnny W. Lott A President's Message "One of the unfortunate patterns in American response to educational innovation is a tendency to draw hard and fast battle lines between dichotomous positions" (Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and National Advisory Committee on Mathematical Education 1975, p. 55). Unfortunately, this statement continues to be true today. Discussions involving change in mathematics education perpetually lead to "either/or" situations for educators. Often, those who cannot see value in using a new method or technology attempt to derail the practice and force teachers to use previous teaching methods. Two examples appeared in the news recently: "Computation skills are declining in today's youth, so we must rethink the curriculum" and "Calculator usage is destroying the ability of today's youths to compute." Both statements were printed as if true. Teachers then have to choose between either continuing the use of allegedly failing methods or returning to earlier practices. Let's consider the first statement in light of results from the first National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1973: "The development of computation skills has not been destroyed by our current mathematics curricula" (Carpenter et al. 1978, p. 54).

22. NCTM: News & Media: PISA Results Show International Standing Of Math Students (N PISA Results Show International Standing of math students PISA 2003 concentrated on students’ mathematics literacy and problemsolving skills and http://www.nctm.org/news/articles/2005_01nb_pisa.htm

Search: Advocacy Newsroom NCTM News Bulletin NCTM ... Selected Articles PISA Results Show International Standing of Math Students News Bulletin, January/February 2005) The mathematics skills of U.S. 15-year-olds received lower scores on average than those of students in other participating countries in the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Results released in December show Canadian students among the top performers in the study. In the United States, 5,456 students in 262 schools participated in the survey. Twenty- eight thousand students from 1,000 Canadian schools were included among the more than 250,000 students assessed worldwide. High school students in Finland, South Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada were ranked at the top in mathematics literacy. Fifteen-yearolds in the United States placed 24th out of 29 countries. In problem solving, students in 25 countries performed better than their U.S. counterparts. Canadian students were ranked 6th in problem solving. Problem Solving NCTM has advocated the idea that students who learn mathematics with understanding are better prepared to solve problems that they have not encountered previously but will face in real-life situations outside the classroom. The PISA results indicate the need for a stronger connection between problem solving and real-life situations.

23. Instructional Math Software - An Instructional Resource To Be Used As A Curricul Do you have math students who have gaps in their math education? Do you have math students MathMedia math software is for students to learn content . http://www.mathmedia.com/

Math Software Arithmetic, Basic Math, Algebra, Geometry, Adv Math, CLEP Reach the Standards and Beyond Improve Proficiency with Rigor and Relevance "Technology is merely a vehicle to a solution, not the solution itself." After years of focus on more advanced topics, we now deliver arithmetic in the same serious, detailed, and curriculum-based fashion which has become our reputation. The programs in this 5-program elementary arithmetic software series are: "Number Sense" "ADDITION" "SUBTRACTION" "MULTIPLICATION" "DIVISION" The 2005 version of the the "Arithmetic Series" includes a Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS automatically tracks students' test scores and provides the teacher with a database to sort and print as needed. The LMS automatically tracks students' test scores and provides the teacher with a database (.csv file) to sort and print as needed. This is a valuable tool for discovering a student's weaknesses or accomplishments. Pre-requisite: Beginning reading skills Purchase titles individually for $49 each or the set of 5 for $159. Click on the icons to view sample screens of each program.

24. Motivating Math Students Motivating math students. name Tahjna status educator age 20s Question How do I motivate students to learn mathematics? Tahjna, Each class and each http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/math99/math99094.htm

Ask A Scientist Mathematics Archive Motivating Math Students Back to Mathematics Ask A Scientist Index NEWTON Homepage Ask A Question ... NEWTON is an electronic community for Science, Math, and Computer Science K-12 Educators. Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.

25. EWU Prospective Math Students Prospective math students. Reason s why you should consider aa mathematics degree program at EWU. Quality Education at an Affordable Price http://www.ewu.edu/x8068.xml

window.onload = onLoadDefault; Site Map Contact Us Apply About EWU ... Application Form SEARCH EWU Dr. Christian Hansen, Department Chair Department of Mathematics 216 Kingston Hall Cheney, WA 99004 chansen@mail.ewu.edu Ph: Fax: Home Message from the Chair Pi Mu Epsilon Prospective Math Students Reason's why you should consider a a mathematics degree program at EWU: Quality Education at an Affordable Price At EWU you don't have to sacrifice quality to get an education you can afford. Our standards are high and our graduates are exceptionally well regarded in the community. Small Class Sizes The majority of the mathematics courses offered specifically for majors are limited to 10-20 students per class section. General mathematics courses, such as Calculus, are usually limited to 35 or less students per section. Attention to the Individual Student Classes are Taught by Regular Faculty With rare exceptions, all mathematics courses required for the majors are taught by regular faculty, most of whom have doctoral degrees. A small number of mathematics courses (mostly remedial courses) are taught by graduate instructors and/or adjunct faculty under supervision of a regular faculty member. Excellent Job Prospects The Department of Mathematics has an excellent track record of placing students into jobs following graduation. Our graduates have moved on to become teachers in public and private schools, college instructors, actuaries, statisticians, aerospace analysts etc.

26. More Accessibility For Math Students More accessibility for math students AFB Solutions Forum stakeholders and their pursuit of braille conversion software. Item from March 2001 JVIB http://www.tsbvi.edu/textbooks/afb/math.htm

Home Site TOC Site Search AFB Forum More accessibility for math students: AFB Solutions Forum stakeholders and their pursuit of braille conversion software [Item from March 2001 JVIB] Signed report Susan Osterhaus, Chris Weaver, and Marie Amerson with Mary Ann Siller, project coordinator Since 1998, the AFB (American Foundation for the Blind) Textbooks and Instructional Materials Solutions Forum has sought to identify ways to ensure that students with visual impairments receive learning materials in accessible formats at the same time their peers receive the materials in print. Various AFB Solutions Forum stakeholders have been active in projects that help provide accessible textbooks for children with visual impairments and make life easier for their teachers. One important development to achieve this goal is the creation of braille conversion software that is designed to work with files from a print math editing program. The graphical nature of mathematical and scientific notation, along with special braille codessuch as Nemeth Code, the braille code for mathematicsneeded to represent complicated formulas, have presented unique problems in the delivery of accessible textbooks for mathematics and science instruction. Existing software that converts print mathematics into Nemeth Code requires mathematics to be written in a computer language that is unambiguous in its presentation of mathematical structures in order to correctly generate Nemeth Code. However, many computer languages that are used to represent mathematics provide only a recipe to draw the mathematics and do not provide explicit information on mathematical structure, which is vital information for the production of accurate Nemeth Code.

27. Multiple Benefits To College Program For Math Students Multiple benefits to college program for math students. NORTHEAST REPORTER We are always trying to recruit the best possible math students, he said. http://mathnt.mat.jhu.edu/mathnew/multiple_benefits_to_college_pro.htm

Multiple benefits to college program for math students NORTHEAST REPORTER Brianna Frederick Three seniors in the math, science and computer science magnet program at Parkville High School are getting to experience college while still in high school via the Future Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins University. The program, which began in 2000, allows Maryland high school students to take college-level courses with undergraduates while still in high school. According to Jessika Wrabel, who runs the program at Hopkins, about 50 public and private high schools within driving distance of the Hopkins campus are asked to nominate 10 students for consideration every year. "We send them (the school's nominees) a test and take up to the 12 highest scores (of all the schools) and offer them admission into the program," she said. "Only about five or 10 schools participate each year." she said. "It's a shame." Parkville students Lindsey McCarthy, Jeremy Reed and Arpun Nagaraja met the standard and are taking a linear algebra class at Hopkins this fall. Two other students from other state high schools are also taking part in the program.

28. GVSU Math Students Page GVSU Department of Mathematics page for and about our fantastic students.. http://www.gvsu.edu/math/students/

GVSU Math Student Center current and prospective The Department of Mathematics at GVSU offers Bachelor's of Science or Arts in Mathematics, with emphases available in elementary and secondary education. Minors in mathematics are also available, including minors for elementary and secondary certification. In addition, we offer a Master's of Education with a concentration in Mathematics in cooperation with the School of Education. A Master's of Art in Mathematics degree program is currently in development. Links to Resources Department resources: Catalog information about the department Catalog descriptions of courses Advising forms Course Offering Plan the department's plan for the next two years of course offerings. The Math Lab - free tutoring Curriculum areas: Foundations Upper Division Math Education Student research opportunities and reports on what has been done recently, including the NSF funded Research Experience for Undergraduates Student awards meet some of our outstanding students Student stories so what do you do with a math degree?

29. Math, CyberKids And The Internet Global Math projects and activities Interactive Math activities on the WWW Authors in Residence Elementary math students in the CyberZone http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/

Global Math projects and activities Interactive Math activities on the WWW Math Content Standards Conference Photos Math presentation prepared by Joyce Perdue and Patti Weeg for the National Title 1 Conference - Tampa, Florida: January 24-26, 2002 Authors in Residence Elementary Math Students in the CyberZone www.globalclassroom.org January 2002

30. Math Is Fun Forum A discussion forum for K12 math students and teachers, with a focus on learning and teaching math the fun way. http://www.mathsisfun.com/forum/

Home Handling Data Games Privacy Login Username Password Not registered yet? Ads Menu Search Index User list Math Is Fun Forum Discussion about math, puzzles, games and fun. Index User list Rules Search ... Login You are not logged in. Announcement The forum is on a new server, please tell me how it is performing for you here Learning About Maths Forum Topics Posts Last post Help Me ! We all know that maths can sometimes be a little TOO much of a challenge. Please put the type of problem in the topic. (Moderated by ganesh justlookingforthemoment mathsyperson Today 07:00:28 by Sivathanushan Easwaran This is Cool Wonderful stuff you have discovered about maths, science or similar (Moderated by ganesh by John E. Franklin Fun Stuff Forum Topics Posts Last post Introductions If you have just joined, tell us about yourself ... you might find a friend. (Moderated by Zach Today 01:43:33 by nogdatmths Guestbook Sign the guestbook, leave a thought behind. (Moderated by Zach ganesh justlookingforthemoment mathsyperson ... Yesterday 23:42:39 by insomnia Dark Discussions at Cafe Infinity General discussions about life, the universe, anything.

31. American Scholastic Mathematics Association How do your most intuitive mathematics students compare to other math students Do the students compete in math leagues against other high schools, http://www.asan.com/asa/asma1.htm

American Scholastic Mathematics Association Annual International Mathematics Contest for Junior, Intermediate and Senior High Schools *NOTE SPECIAL OFFER AT END OF LETTER* *Please see the list of Top-Scoring Associated Schools at the end of this page* Dear Mathematics Department Chairperson: How do your most intuitive mathematics students compare to other math students throughout the country? Do you have a mathematics research class and do you enter the students' work in talent searches? Do the students compete in math leagues against other high schools, junior high or intermediate schools in your city? If you have a math team, or would like to start one, where would your faculty adviser get the many challenging and intriguing mathematics questions needed to sustain interest in such an advanced program? Our mathematics ENRICHMENT service, in the form of a contest, provides your students with an opportunity to COMPETE NATIONALLY with other high ability students across the country. Our panel of creative mathematicians who design each contest are educators in junior, intermediate, high schools and colleges, and are themselves faculty advisers for math research clubs or math teams. This ensures the production of contests and questions that are at once challenging and sensitive to the level of ability of contemporary secondary school students. CONTEST DESIGN In the Fall school term, each associated school will receive the same package of six sealed sets of questions similar to the samples on page 3. On given dates each month, the packages are opened and the test is administered to your designated group of math students. The adviser then scores each paper according to an enclosed answer sheet and mails the results of the 8 (eight) highest scoring students. The scores are then tabulated and the national results are mailed back within a short time.

32. Donors TV / DVD Player for Seventh Grade math students!! NEW YORK, NY I feel that using more math DVD s will help my students understand the math, enjoy it, http://www.donorschoose.org/locale0/donors.php?action=view_proposal&id=19408&fro

33. TIPS FOR MATH STUDENTS IN PROJECT BASED INSTRUCTION Here are some suggestions especially for the math students in Project Based An important part of your job as a math teacher is to help students learn to http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/teachers/PBI.html

TIPS FOR MATH STUDENTS IN PROJECT BASED INSTRUCTION Here are some suggestions especially for the math students in Project Based Instruction. I. Be sure to think carefully about where in the curriculum your project fits. The ideal is to create a project that you can actually carry out when you are teaching or maybe even when you are student teaching. Resources that can help you include: The Math TEKS with Clarifying Activities . The TEKS themselves are often ambiguous. The Clarifying Activities help explain what they are supposed to mean, and also give some ideas for activities. The Austin Independent School District Mathematics Curriculum Alignment Plans One good choice of course for your project is the new secondary course Mathematical Models with Applications. Since there is no designated textbook for this course, there is a lot of freedom to try new things. Click here to read the TEKS for this course. Click here to link to more information. II. Here are some sources for math activities III. In choosing activities, keep in mind the criteria given by your Project Based Instruction instructor. In addition, there are some criteria specific to mathematics that you should take into account. Here are some sources for these: The Professional Standards for School Mathematics include criteria for Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks You can find more information and examples at the INSTRUCT (Implementing the NCTM School Teaching Recommendations Using Collaborative Telecommunications) website. (Link to Standards, then Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks, then follow the various links to further elaboration and examples.)

34. ThinkQuest : Library : Arithmetic It teaches students in grades 1 though 8 how to do math concepts according This site is dedicated to teaching high school level math students the basics http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=246

35. Maple Study Guides & EBooks - Resources For Math Students - Maplesoft Maplesoft is a world leader in mathematical and analytical software. The Maple system embodies advanced technology such as symbolic computation, http://www.maplesoft.com/products/studyguides/

Maple MapleNet Maple T.A. Toolboxes ... Precalculus Maple 10 Student Edition Overview FAQs and Pricing System Requirements Maple Manuals ... Maple Testimonials How to Proceed Purchase from the Maplesoft Webstore Contact Maplesoft Stay Informed Subscribe to the Maple Reporter Home All Products Maple eBooks and Study Guides are electronic versions of standard math textbooks designed to assist students in grasping the fundamental concepts through visualization, practice and theory. Each of these Maple add-ons includes interactive exercises and other features that will maximize your understanding of the topics. Learn more... Purchase now The Solution Manual is a companion to Advanced Engineering Mathematics with Maple. This ebook contains full solutions to the approximately 1500 exercises for which answers appear in the book, including both exercises designed to be worked out by hand, and those expecting the use of Maple in finding the solution. Learn more...

36. Gomath.com -- FREE MATH ON-LINE TUTORING SERVICES Online help and tutoring service designed for math students from K12. http://www.gomath.com

AS OF JUNE 15th, 2004, GOMATH WILL NO LONGER OFFER FREE ON-LINE MATH HELP SERVICE. ALL OTHER SERVICES ON OUR WEB SITE WILL REMAIN THE SAME. Algebra Solution Geometry Solution - automated Teacher and Parents Exchange Interactive Tutorials and Quizzes Special Event and Contest Winners Special Features * SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

37. Network Nuggets: Mathematics Math Goodies is hosted by Mrs.Glosser and is suitable for math students in I had a request for ideas to use with a gifted six year old Math student from http://www.cln.org/lists/nuggets/math.html

Network Nuggets: Mathematics This page contains information on Mathematics resources located on the Internet. Our purpose in providing you with information on these resources is simply to draw them to your attention. We are NOT guaranteeing that these particular resources will be valuable and without frustrations. If you didn't find what you were looking for on this page, the complete archives of Network Nugget links are keyword searchable Curious and Useful Math (Thursday, January 20, 2000) Mathematics Lessons That Are Fun (Thursday, December 9 1999) The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Monday, November 22 1999) AIMS Puzzle Corner (Monday, November 15, 1999) Math Activities for K-12 Teachers (Friday, October 29, 1999) Math Stories (Tuesday, October 5, 1999) Math Goodies (Tuesday, April 20, 1999) Symetry and Pattern (Wednesday Jan. 20,99) Math Lesson Plans (Friday, Jan. 15, 99) Exploring Data (Wednesday, Dec. 2,1998) Measure 4 Measure (Wednesday, September 16, 1998) Untangling the Mathematics of Knots (Tues, 12, May, 1998) Math Help (Tues, 15 April, 1998)

38. SuperKids Software Review Of Math Software, Updated November 2004. Best suited for soccerloving young math students who need to practice their Good for strong math students, but weaker or less confident students will http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/math/

free newsletter! tell a friend! contests advertisement software reviews bestseller list price survey ... help Promotions all reviews Math Software The Big Picture SuperKids' reviewers looked at several creative new Math Software programs this month. Click on the titles to see the complete reviews. Soccer Math [for ages 7-14] from EdVenture Software, is a classic math drill program, wrapped in a soccer match disguise. Best suited for soccer-loving young math students who need to practice their basic math skills, but don't need additional instruction. The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure [for ages 8 and up] from Viva Kids, presents a collection of intriguing number concepts ranging from prime numbers to square roots, to Fibonacci numbers. Best-suited for 8-15 year-olds with at least some interest in math. Math Missions: The Amazing Arcade Adventure Grades 3-5 [for ages 8-11] from Scholastic, includes more than a dozen math activities covering a wide range of grade-appropriate skills, in everyday settings. Best-suited for students that are working at the indicated grade levels. Math Missions: The Race to Spectacle City Arcade Grade K-2 [for ages 5-8] from Scholastic, covers a number of key math concepts for early learners, ranging from counting and number association, thru addition and subtraction, to time and measurement. Best for children who already have some familiarity with basic math concepts, and with using a computer mouse and keyboard.

39. Math Students Finish 2nd In Putnam Competition - MIT News Office The MIT team finished second for the second consecutive year in the prestigious William Lowell Putnam intercollegiate mathematics competition. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2002/putnam-0515.html

Skip to content massachusetts institute of technology news office advanced search news recent research campus by topic ... archives services request images subscribe submit news promote news ... media inquiries about us news office info MIT background contact Math students finish 2nd in Putnam competition Robert J. Sales, News Office May 15, 2002 Led by the stellar performance of freshman Reid W. Barton, the MIT team finished second for the second consecutive year in the prestigious William Lowell Putnam intercollegiate mathematics competition. Barton, who is from Arlington, finished in the top five, earning a Putnam Fellowship. Other members of the three-person MIT team were senior Abhinav Kumar of India and junior Pavlo M. Pylyavskyy of the Ukraine, both math majors. The MIT team members averaged 75 out of a possible 120. No one achieved a perfect score. "It's a hard test graded in a tough way," said Professor Hartley Rogers Jr., the team's co-coach. "That's quite a credible performance." The Department of Mathematics received $20,000 for the team's performance to support and promote activities within the department. Team members each received $800 and a medal, which were presented Thursday night by Rogers and Professor Richard P. Stanley, the other co-coach. Mathematics instructor Dan Stefanica-Nica aids in the coaching. The annual competition, inaugurated in 1938, traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in December. Students from universities in the United States and Canada tackle 12 problems worth 10 points apiece in two three-hour sessions. Prior to the competition, each university designates three participants as members of its team.

40. Regional Competition Of Science And Math Students Kicks Off At MIT November 2-4 Five individuals and three teams of high school students have been selected to compete at MIT for the New England region of the Siemens Westinghouse Science http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2001/siemens.html

Skip to content massachusetts institute of technology news office advanced search news recent research campus by topic ... archives services request images subscribe submit news promote news ... media inquiries about us news office info MIT background contact Regional competition of science and math students kicks off at MIT November 2-4 Eleven finalists will vie for $100,000 in scholarships November 2, 2001 "The 2001 regional finalists coming to MIT were chosen from over 1000 student applicants nationwide," said Albert Hoser, chairman and CEO of the Siemens Foundation. "These students represent some of the best math and science students nationwide and the Siemens Foundation commends their dedication to the advancement of science and technology." The Siemens Foundation has partnered with six prestigious institutions to assist in judging and hosting the regional competitions throughout the fall: University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (November 2-4); University of Notre Dame and Georgia Institute of Technology (November 9-11); and Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin (November 16-18). The New England States Regional Finalists, whose entries are in subject disciplines spanning mathematics, biology, environmental science, physics, computer science and chemistry, will present their independent research projects to a panel of judges who are faculty members at MIT. The individual regional winner will receive an award of $3,000; members of the winning regional team will share a prize of $3,000. All regional runners-up will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship with the team runners-up dividing the prize among team members. All of the prize money will be applied toward the winning students' post-secondary education.

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