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Math
Resources for Elementary Education Majors
| Electronic Resources Online | |
| EbscoHost
Electronic Journals http://search.ebscohost.com |
Select
Academic Search Premier, ERIC, and Professional
Development Collection databases. Use elementary mathematics for your search phrase. Click on choices in left menu on returns page. Set date range by using slider bar on right side of returns page. Set full text. Set peer reviewed. Look at Publications tab to access specific journals. |
| Today's
Science |
Look
in left menu under Subject Index/Mathematics and under
Hot Topics/Math Matters |
| Credoreference http://www.credoreference.com/ |
Keyword:
mathematics Phrase: mathematics and teaching |
| CQResearcher http://www.cqel.com/cqresearcher |
Click on Subject
and select Education. Type mathematics into the Search bar and look for "Teaching Matn & Science" and "Three R's" |
| The
Chronicle of Higher Education http://www.chronicle.com (available on campus only) |
Type elementary math teachers into the search bar. |
| Internet Resources | |
| Discovery
Education – Lesson Plans Library http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/ |
Find lesson plans for teaching math to elementary students here. |
| Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons.aspx |
Lesson plans can be matched to grade level and NCTM Standards. |
| Kathy
Schrock’s Power in the Palm of Your Hand http://kathyschrock.net/power/ |
How to use handheld computers in the classroom |
| Math
Fact Café http://www.mathfactcafe.com/ |
Find free printables, fact sheets, and flash cards here. |
|
Mathwire http://mathwire.com/ |
Standards-based math activities |
| National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/ Elementary School Resources http://www.nctm.org/resources/elementary.aspx |
Find lessons, activities, “thousands of problems,” investigations, weekly problem, and new teacher highlights here. |
| NRICH http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php |
Specialists in rich mathematics share information with sections for students and teachers to support content knowledge and problem solving skills. |
| Books | |
| The
Dewey number or call number for elementary mathematics teaching is 372.7. Look in the stacks for more books like these. |
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| 372.7 MA | Ma, Liping. Knowing and Teaching elementary Mathematics. |
| 372.7 THO | Thompson, Frances M. Hands On Math! Ready-to-Use Games and Activities for Grades 4 – 8. |
| The
Dewey number or call number for education is 370.
Look in the stacks and reference sections for this number. Many of these books have sections about teaching mathematics to elementary children. |
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