Volume 8, Number 3
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20 January 2003 Vol. 8, No. 3
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Math Lessons for Math Teachers - Picciotto
The Math Projects Journal | Michigan Teacher Network | NSDL
MATH LESSONS FOR MATH TEACHERS
by Henri Picciotto
http://www.picciotto.org/math-ed/teachers/
Picciotto links to or references lessons which he has used
to help middle school and high school teachers develop more
depth of understanding of pre-college math. Most of the
lessons are based on ideas that are accessible to students,
though not at the same depth.
Concept Analysis
Look at familiar material from unfamiliar angles, in order to
increase depth of understanding.
- Function Diagrams
- Iterating Linear Functions
Problem Analysis
Start with a problem that can be posed to students, and end with an
analysis at a deeper level, generally by seeking generalization
and/or proof.
- Staircases (PDF)
- Pattern Block Trains (PDF)
Formal Development
Put pre-college mathematics in a more formal framework.
- Abstract Algebra
- Geometry of Linear Graphs (PDF)
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THE MATH PROJECTS JOURNAL
Edited by Greg Rhodes and Chris Shore
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The Math Projects Journal is a bimonthly publication
offering tips and lesson plans for math activities,
discussions on relevant topics, and contributions from
teachers around the world. The purpose of the newsletter
is to create a network of math project enthusiasts and share
engaging, classroom-tested ideas for teaching mathematics,
especially for algebra and geometry.
Each issue of MPJ is twelve pages long and consists of
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(usually two or three of them). Since collaboration is one
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Subscriptions cost $30 per year (6 issues). Order back
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education-related Web resources, is one of the featured
collections of the recently launched National Science Digital
Library.
The sites listed on the Michigan Teacher Network have been
evaluated for quality, relevance, and effectiveness. MTN
describes thousands of resources that can be used with
students in the classroom, with teachers for professional
development, and by educators for planning and problem solving.
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NSDL is a comprehensive, online source for science,
technology, engineering and mathematics education. The NSDL
mission is to both deepen and extend science literacy through
access to materials and methods that reveal the nature of the
physical universe and the intellectual means by which we
discover and understand it.
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