ED 4161
The Teaching of Mathematics in
the Intermediate and Secondary School
Fall Semester, 2009
YOUR MARK
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Course Information -
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ASSIGNMENTS and NOTES
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Assignment 1 Due Sept 21 ; posted Sept 10
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Presentation Schedule ; posted Sept 20 PLEASE CHECK YOUR NAME
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Sample Lesson Plan ; posted Sept 14
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Notes on Lesson Planning ; posted Sept 14
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Notes on Chapter 2: Understanding posted Sept 21
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Notes on Chapter 3: Connections. Students' presentation posted Sept 28
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Sample Margo's Handout for the use of Calculators in Teaching about Parabola posted Sept 30
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Notes on Chapter 4: Technology. Students' presentation posted Oct 1
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Chat 4: Technology. Students' handout posted Oct 1
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Chat 5: Curriculum. Students' handout posted Oct 2
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Notes on Chapter 5: Curriculum. Students' presentation posted Oct 2
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Margo's Notes on Curriculum posted Oct 2
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Margo's Notes on Assessment posted Oct 8
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Chap 6: Assessment. Students' presentation posted Oct 9
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Chap 13: Gender issues in math learning. Students' presentation posted Oct 18
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RE: Chap 14 (cultural issues). Martin initiative for aboriginal youth education. posted Oct 22
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Chap 14: Socio-cultural issues in math learning. Students' presentation posted Oct 29
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Chap 15: Diverse learning needs. Students' presentation posted Oct 29
Chap 16: Working with parents and communities. Students' presentation posted Nov 9
Get ready for the midterm test
EXTRA MEETING FOR MIDTERM QUESTIONS: Friday OCT 30, at 12-noon in ED-4009
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Midterm Exam questions posted Oct 5
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Review for Question 1 posted Oct 8
If you need to refresh your knowlegde on high school algebra (equations with radicals, polynomials, abs value, logarithm)
please solve problems with "!" of this handout. For more material "Algebra and Trigonometry" book was placed on recerve for this course in CMC.
Question 2 in the midterm test asks you to scafold a virtual student in order to help them problem solving.
You will have one of the following 15 problems from Mathemathics Teacher Calendar (Jan 1993):
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Problems to solve Solve only days: 2,5,6,9-13,15-18,25,26,27 for the test.
You can do the rest of them for your own amusement.
You can check your answer with the Answer Key , but you still have to think about scafolding questions.
[posted Sept 23]
Note!!! Problem 15 in the Calendar Problems has missing info. Must be " ten pairs of black socks AND 10 PAIRS of BROWN SOCKS".
Curriculum Project -- Second set of presentations
Curriculum Project description and requirements posted Oct 19
Example of good challenging problem in geometry with worksheets for explorationsposted Oct 19
FYI: Pick's area formula for lattice polygon posted Oct 19
Virtual manipulatives -- may use with Smartboard! posted Nov 9
Numbers and Operations (Nov 9): lesson plan, unit plan, top facts, and homework --DO IT!
posted Nov 20
Pentagon and Hexagon with Geogebra -- TRY IT! posted Nov 21
Jeopardy game for Geom 3D posted Nov 29
Measurement. Students' presentation posted Nov 29
Algebra. Students' presentation posted Nov 29
Trigonometry. Students' presentation posted Nov 29
Precalculus. Students' presentation posted Dec 2
Song about volume posted Nov 29
Song1 about quadratic formula posted Nov 29
Song2 about quadratic formula posted Nov 29
Portfolio Project posted Oct 19
Portfolio Project description and requirements
Margo's Advice for Math teachers posted Nov 29
Summary Advice for future Math teachers posted Dec 2
Rubric for math teaching mastery posted Dec 2
Some Useful websites
Must visit:
NCTM Principles and Standards First, look at Executive Summary and Overview.
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Foundation for Atlantic Canada Math Curriculum
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NL Dept of Educ Math Curriculum outcomes
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Western protocol Math K-9, to be implemented in NL
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Visit if interested:
Canadien Math Society - Education
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Canadien Math Educ Group
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The Mathematical Association of America Check MAA MinuteMath
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Electronic Lessons Demo
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Recriational Math
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Hyper Math: learn the connections.
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Math Education Journals
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Welcome to Math League games
Senior GAME 1: Sat October 24 starting at 9:30am in the District School
(this is near
MUN, across from Arts and Culture building, on the Strawberry Marsh Rd.; side entrance)
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Outreach Activities for 2009/2010 posted Oct 19.
ALL NOVEMBER GAMES ARE POSTPONED due to N1H1 situation.
New Articles of Interest
Book on Differentiated instruction in Math --good teaching resourse! Posted Oct 17,2009. NOW AVAILABLE in CMC on reserve
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Research Article. RE:Talant/Gender Posted Oct 17,2008
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Mathematics Education Resources on the Internet Posted Oct 29,2008
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Enrichment resource for teaching geometry Posted Nov 3,2008
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Enrichment resource for teaching Aha-problems Posted Nov 18,2008
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