Links
The MIT Club of Princeton
Promoting science and math among high school student through a series of lectures by prominent people who can inspire high school students to pursue an education in science and math in college. You can find more information about these and other events at the Club's website.
Bridging the Gap between Standards and the Classroom
Teaching Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics:
A Conference for Pre-K – 12 Mathematics Educators
Friday, June 20, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
Sponsor: ASA-NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability
Mathematically Sane
Mathematically Sane's mission is to advocate—broadly and persuasively—for the rational reform of school mathematics. We seek to:
- Help educators, citizens and policy-makers at all levels make a stronger case for better mathematics programs;
- Gather and disseminate diverse success stories—both anecdotal and data-based; and
- Provide a forum for reform minded mathematics educators
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.
NCTM Standards
All of the NCTM standards.
NJ DOE
Website for the NJ Department of Education. Also, NJ DOE Grant Opportunities
Show Me Center
The Show-Me Center, in partnership with four NSF-sponsored middle grades mathematics curriculum development Satellite Centers (University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, University of Montana, and Educational Development Center) provides information and resources needed to support selection and implementation of standards-based middle grades mathematics curricula.
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) is an organization for leaders in mathematics education. NCSM is unique in its purpose—supporting mathematics education leadership at the school, district, college/university, state/province, and national levels. Its membership constitutes an international force, collaborating to achieve excellence in mathematics education.
Some 4600 interactive math teaching applications
Following use by a keen teacher in the Bronx, with his help, have changed language to suit US requirements. The site contains sample interactive downloads needing Excel, information and UK teacher common.
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic (REL Mid-Atlantic) RUTGERS
We are seeking NJ school districts that wish to be part of a Random Control Trial of CMP2. It is a study of effectiveness of math curriculum. Schools will be randomly assigned as intervention or control for two years. There are participation incentives for schools.
Our website link to research projects is: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp or http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic/projects.asp and our toll-free number is 1-866-RELMAFYI.
PISA 2006 Results in Mathematics
This contains a PowerPoint overview of the new assessments for grades 5-8 that was put together by the Office of State Assessments.
