Professional Resources for Mathematics and Science Educators (Compiled by Carol Fry Bohlin)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Educational Research Association aera.net/

American Mathematical Society www.ams.org/

American Psychological Association www.apa.org

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education www.aace.org/

Association for Educational Communications & Technology www.aect.org/

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators amte.net

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development www.ascd.org/

California Mathematics Council www.cmc-math.org/

Computer-Using Educators, Inc. cue.org/

International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education igpme.org/

Mathematical Association of America www.maa.org/

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics mathforum.com/ncsm/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org

National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org

Research Council on Mathematics Learning www.unlv.edu/RCML

School Science and Mathematics Association www.ssma.org/

SIG/Research in Mathematics Education www.sigrme.org/

PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

Classroom Connect www.classroom.net/tools/sitemap/sitemap.jhtml

Education Week www.edweek.org/

Educational Leadership (& other ASCD publications) www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=347

FOCUS on Learning Problems in Mathematics www.unlv.edu/RCML/contents.html

Monitor on Psychology www.apa.org/monitor/

NCTM journals: Teaching Children Mathematics; Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School; Mathematics Teacher; Journal for Research in Mathematics Education www.nctm.org/publications/

NewScientist (The World's No.1 Science & Technology News Service) http://www.newscientist.com/news/

Phi Delta Kappan www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm

Psychwatch.com (The Online Resource for Professionals in Psychology and Psychiatry) www.psychwatch.com/

School Science and Mathematics osu.orst.edu/pubs/ssm/

The Scientist (The News Journal for the Life Sciences) www.the-scientist.com/

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics (NRC) www.nap.edu/books/0309069955/html/index.html

Before It's Too Late www.ed.gov/inits/Math/glenn/toc.html

Mathematics Framework (California) www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/

National Center for Mathematics and Science (reports) www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM) standards.nctm.org/document/index.htm

Rising Above the Gathering Storm www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html

The Mathematical Education of Teachers (CBMS) www.cbmsweb.org/MET_Document/index.htm

TIMSS Reports nces.ed.gov/TIMSS/

Columbia Education Center www.col-ed.org/cur/math.html#math1

Lesson Plans Page www.lessonplanspage.com/

Math Central MathCentral.uregina.ca/

Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/

SCORE Mathematics Lessons score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html

Teacher Planet (lesson plans and more) www.teacherplanet.com/

The Gateway to Educational Materials thegateway.org/

Topology and Geometry Software www.geometrygames.org

ODDS AND ENDS

AAA Math www.aaamath.com/

Algebra Helper www.algebrahelp.com/

Biographies of mathematicians, math glossary, math humor links, etc. www.allmath.com/

Cliff Pickover's Web Site (Math Challenges, "ESP," etc.) sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/home.htm

Grants Clearinghouse www.enc.org/professional/funding/websites/

Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary www.hbschool.com/glossary/math/index.html

Individual Dry Erase Boards(The Markerboard People) www.DryErase.com/

Inspirational Quotations for Teachers www.motivateus.com/teachers.htm

Intel "Teach to the Future" Web Resources www97.intel.com/education/teach/webresource.htm

Math Homework Help(& math dictionary; mathematicians, etc.) users.adelphia.net/~mathhomeworkhelp/

Mathematics Quotations math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/data.html

The Math Forum mathforum.org/

Women in Mathematics www.math.umd.edu/~wim/

CALIFORNIA SITES

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing www.ctc.ca.gov/

California Department of Education www.cde.ca.GOV/

California Legislative Information www.leginfo.ca.gov/

California Mathematics Project csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/index.php

California School Directory www.cde.ca.GOV/re/sd/

CSU Mathematics Education Resource Center www.csufresno.edu/mathed

Fact Book on Education in California http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fb/

Governor's Home Page www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/

Practice Problems for Grades 1-8 California Standards www.csun.edu/~vcmth00m/practice.html

STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting)www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr//

* Check out www.csufresno.edu/sjvmp (San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project) for information on mathematics professional development opportunities!

NEWS & INFORMATION SOURCES

California Online Mathematics Education Times (COMET) csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/comet/

EdSource Online www.edsource.org/

EducationNews.org www.educationnews.org

Mathematically Correct mathematicallycorrect.com/

Mathematically Sane www.MathematicallySane.com/

National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions (NASSMB) Briefings nbs.nassmc.org/

Selected newspapers www.washingtonpost.com/, www.fresnobee.com, www.nytimes.com, www.latimes.com

MATHEMATICS MATERIALS SOURCES

CDE (California Dept. of Education) Educational Resources Catalog www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc/

ETA/Cuisenaire www.etacuisenaire.com/index.htm

Heinemann http://www.heinemann.com/