- Mathville - Courseware Solutions, Inc.
Award-winning educational math software for children ages 5-13, for Mac or Windows. Programs: Kidway (8 activities for grades K-2 with up to 10 levels of play each), Jungleway (20 math adventures for grades 1-3), Speedway (16 activities for grades 2-4),
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- Mathy McMatherson - Daniel Schneider
Blog by a public high school teacher in Tucson, Arizona, who graduated from the University of Arizona Secondary Mathematics Education Program. Posts, which date back to July, 2011, have included "Teaching as Creation," "Fixing Bugs Part 2: Algebra &
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- MatthewMaddux Education - Egan J. Chernoff
"Information associated with mathematics (education)," as digitally curated by Chernoff, a Professor of Secondary Mathematics in the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. Posts, which date back to June, 2011, have included "New math
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- MCAS Math 10 Resources - George C. Brackett
Over 90 past multiple-choice problems from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 10th-grade mathematics test, with detailed solutions available by clicking a button at the bottom of the problem. Problems include those from strands Number
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- Middle-School Math Through Applications Project (MMAP) - Institute for Research on Learning (IRL)
Developers of curriculum materials and software designed to make math relevant, accessible and successful for middle-school students. While working on real-world multidisciplinary design problems, students grapple with mathematics from basic skills to
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- MiddleSchoolPortal/Math Assessment - NSDL wiki: Terese Herrera, The Ohio State University
Background information, resources for preparing students and implementing assessments in the classroom, and practice problems for students to familiarize them with the different types of assessments.
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- Mindtrail Software
A tool for managing knowledge and performing assessments. It allows the teacher generate as much detailed feedback is required, tell students what they did wrong, what they did right and how they can improve, include illustrative examples, solutions,
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- Ministry of Education - British Columbia, Canada
Useful info for students, teachers, parents, and administrators, including Ministry programs and services, publications, and links to related sites.
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- Moogie Math
Windows software designed to prepare students for the Ohio 4th and 9th Grade Mathematics Proficiency Test. Other states can also be accomodated (specifically, Texas, Florida, and Nevada). Downloadable and online demos. Includes ideas for funding resources
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- MSEB Classics - Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council
Reports issued between 1990 and 1995, from the MSEB: Mathematical Preparation of the Technical Work Force: Report of a Workshop; What Should I Look for in a Mathematics Classroom?; Achieving Quality in Undergraduate Mathematics (see also Looking for Gauss...or
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- The Nation's Report Card - National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
A project designed to assess what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, NAEP has periodically and across the country conducted assessments in mathematics, science, reading, writing, history, geography, the arts, and
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- NCTM San Diego Sessions on Assessment - Math Forum
A selection of presentations from the 74th Annual NCTM Meeting, 25-28 April 1996, San Diego, CA.
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- Net Benefits: the Revolution linking Statistics and ICT - M. F. Fuller, University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K.
Modified versions of some of the articles in the Net Benefits series written by M. F. Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Econometrics and Social Statistics at the Univ. of Kent at Canterbury (U.K.), for the journal Teaching Statistics. Included are: "Welcome
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- The New Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education - Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education
Archived information as of September 2000. See the current Teachers page for up-to-date information. This site contains information on teaching--a national priority; voluntary national tests in reading and math; raising academic standards; grants and
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- NewtonsWindow.com - Suzanne Sutton
For students, families, teachers, and homeschoolers as they learn and teach math. NewtownsWindow.com offers math challenge excursions online, summer learning activities, and educational gifts and ideas. With suggestions for reinforcing concepts at home,
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- New York City HOLD National - Elizabeth Carson
This advocacy organization's mission begins: "The performance of American students in mathematics is mediocre at best. Reform efforts over the past two decades have only made matters worse. We are advocates for school mathematics education reforms that
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- New York Regents Exam Prep Center - Oswego City School District
A site dedicated to assisting high school students in preparing for the "new" New York State Math A Regents Examination. Covers Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II/Trig. The materials featured for each topic include: general review/formula sheet, Regents
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- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
A searchable site whose mission is to improve educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs. NWREL provides research and development assistance
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- nysmath48 - Math Forum
The discussion group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State dedicated to the "Grade 4" and "Grade 8" Math Assessments. Teachers, administrators, NYSED personnel, and anyone interested in this NY state-specific topic are encouraged to take
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- nysmathab - Math Forum
The discussion group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State dedicated to the "Math A" and "Math B" Assessments. Teachers, administrators, NYSED personnel, and anyone interested in this NY state-specific topic are encouraged to take part.
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- online intervention.com - Pearson Education
onlineintervention.com assesses students' performance in specific skills and prescribes customized intervention activities, automatically generating summary reports for both teachers and students. Register to take online quizzes, play games, and use learning
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- Open-Ended Assessment in Math - Cooney, Thomas J.; Sanchez, Wendy B.; Leatham, Keith; and Mewborn, Denise S.
Over 450 open-ended, field-tested assessment items, distributed more or less equally among elementary, middle school, and high school grade levels. The questions relate to five major content areas, based on the NCTM Standards: number and operation; probability
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- The Other Crisis in American Education - Singal (Atlantic Monthly)
A look at potentially high achievers whose SAT scores have fallen, and who "read less, understand less of what they read, and know less han the top students of a generation ago." Includes statements like "schools that had 'severely declining test scores'
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- PAT Online: Reports from the Practical Algebra Tutor Project - PACT Center, Carnegie Mellon University
An intelligent tutoring system, a sort of modified spreadsheet system, based on a theory of cognition developed by John Anderson and the NCTM standards. Try it out online, or: read articles about education, technology, and computer science; explore background
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- PBS Mathline: Math at the Movies
Math concepts, challenges, and more, from the movies. For kids: solve puzzles from the movies; explore movie math concepts; and learn about a movie career involving math. Teachers, there are teaching and assessment tips here as well, not directly connected
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- PBS TeacherLine - PBS
A professional development resource delivering courses online for PreK-12 teachers. Find course dates, graduate credit opportunities, and other information. Download the course tour for a preview of the experience of taking a course. See also the Virtual
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- PBS Teachers: Math - PBS Teachers
The Public Broadcasting System's Math Service, combining computing and telecommunications technologies to offer interactive data services and interactive video and voice services for education based on the NCTM Standards. The site features: resources,
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- Peddie School (Hightstown, NJ)
An independent, non-sectarian and not-for-profit, college-preparatory boarding school. Peddie believes that the proper use of information technology can transform the classroom, making the student an active, powerful participant in his or her own education.
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- Performance Evaluation - Keith Devlin (Devlin's Angle)
"Dear Professor G,..." A critique of current professorial evaluation schemes in the college/university setting.
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- Personalized Programming Service Inc.
Educational software for teachers and students. Topical software in Math, English, Social Studies, and Science, as well as Quizmaker and Testmaker programs. Download demos and upgrades, browse the products, or order on site.
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- Placement and Assessment Committee - AMATYC
A committee of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges. The PAC newsletter is now online in PDF format.
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- Place-Value: Problem-Solving and Written Assessment Using Digit-Correspondence Tasks - Ross, Sunflower
This study examined the effects of researcher-developed lessons on students' understanding of two- and three-digit numeration. Digit-correspondence tasks, often used for individual interview assessment of place value understanding, were adapted to be
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- Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation - PAREonline.net
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line journal providing education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local
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- The Precalculus Weblet - Dynamic Educational Materials
A partially online precalculus course with the following centers: Instruction (extending the instructional opportunities beyond the textbook; see Explore the Concepts and Starred Exercises), Reference (technology, glossary, history, sites that complement
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- Productive Struggle
Group blog, with most contributions by secondary math and science teachers, that aims to "push teachers to learn in the same way that we push our students to learn" and "work together to make our struggles productive." Posts, which date back to March,
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- P.T. Chang
Articles by this math professor from the University of Alaska Anchorage's Mat-Su College include "The Ostentatious World of Algebra," "In-Service Training for the Math Teacher of the 21st Century," and "Retesting in a College Remedial Mathematics Course."
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- The Puzzling World of Barry R. Clarke - Barry R. Clarke
Brain teasers from Clarke's column in The Daily Telegraph (UK) and from his various puzzle books: liar problems, logic teasers, number conundrums, matchstick puzzles, lateral mind-benders, and more. With links to other puzzles sites and an article on
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- The Quantile Framework for Mathematics - MetaMetrics, Inc.
The Quantile Framework measures a student's mathematical achievement and concept/application solvability on the same scale, enabling educators to use Quantile measures to monitor a student's development in math and forecast performance on end-of-year
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- QuizStar - Advanced Learning Technologies, Center for Research on Learning at The University of Kansas
Create online quizzes and organize the results. Features include the ability to attach multimedia files to questions, to make quizzes in multiple languages, and more.
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- Ralph A. Raimi Homepage - Ralph A. Raimi
The University of Rochester Professor Emeritus' notes on math education and non-technical
writings with a mathematics theme include Whatever became of the New Math?; Have we forgotten the value of memory?, a comment on the New York Regents' B-examination
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- Reflections of a Techie - Marsha Ratzel
Reflections "on using 21st century technologies to amplify learning," as blogged by a self-described nerd who teachers middle grades math. Posts, which date back to July, 2003, have included "Finding the Little Truths of Math"; "Rational numbers need
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- Renaissance Learning Math Software - Renaissance Learning, Inc.
A tool for educators that provides fresh exam and worksheet questions using algorithms to generate unique new permutations each time you use it. It is designed to meet the latest NCTM assessment standards for grades 5-12 using performance assessment questions
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- Research in Practice - Ben Blum-Smith
A "math education research digest" by a former teacher, private tutor, and faculty member of Bard College's Master of Arts in Teaching program who went on to pursue his doctoral degree from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
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- The SAT: Aptitude or Demographics? - Glenn Elert
A paper discussing the SAT's validity, coachability, biases, and implications, especially with respect to race and socioeconomic status.
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- SAT Math Pro - Colleen King
Interactive video lessons, timed quizzes, and other instruction for SAT math preparation, categorized into assess, practice, and strategies.
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- SAT Math Section Overview - SATPeer
Overviews of the geometry and algebra found on the SAT. SATPeer also posts articles of standardized test-taking strategies, review guides, and tools.
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- SATs Papers - Ian Skinner
Almost a thousand free SATs past papers, Mental Maths audio listening tests, teacher's marking schemes and other SATs test papers, including Key Stage 1 (KS1), Key Stage 2 (KS2) and Key Stage 3 (KS3), Maths and Science SATs past papers; and more than
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- SAT Test Prep - Ivy West
An online interactive SAT course, with animation, sound, live tutor help, and learning games.
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- Selected Papers - Louis A. Talman
"An Unfortunate Metaphor" [the assembly line], Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 40 (1993); "Weekly Journal Entries - An Effective Tool for Teaching Mathematics," Using Writing To Teach Mathematics, MAA Notes, No. 16, Mathematical Association
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- SERVE
An education organization promoting and supporting the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for all learners in the Southeast United States. SERVE provides resources, services, and products in the program areas of assessment, accountability,
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