Transcript Teaching Mathematics

Teaching Secondary Mathematics:
An Introduction to Exciting and
Useful Resources for You and Your
Students.
Phillip Fitzsimmons, MLIS
Reference and Digitization Librarian
Al Harris Library
Office Phone: 580-774-3030
Reference Desk: 580-774-7082
[email protected]
Be excited about mathematics. It will inspire your students.
The International Rankings Report released in Dec. 2010 “show(s) the United
States is merely an average performer” when tested for math and science
knowledge compared to other countries around the world. Development of math
and science literacy for each student is an important part of preparing them for
college and ultimately to compete in the global market place.
Like Salmon Khan and Bob Moses in your handouts, we can inspire our
students to see how mathematics and science broadens the students’ horizons
and empowers them. If we can get them to understand that the subjects go
beyond what is in their textbooks, then maybe we will see more of what is shown
in the picture below.
Do you feel like this guy while
deciding what resources to use
when writing your lesson plan?
The purpose of today’s
presentation is to help you
to discover what resources
to use.
Your class Web page,
containing all of the
information presented in
this session, is available at
the link:
Mathematics_Science.
Avoid making serious errors in your lesson plans by
evaluating the quality of the resources you use.
•Do not use the method shown above.
•Rely upon resources from the Al Harris Library or other universities.
About Copyright Laws
• Fair use allows you to make one copy
of most images and parts of writings
for educational purposes as long as
you give credit to the owner of the
copyright.
• When doing academic work always cite
everything that you use.
• Images from Image Quest are for your
educational presentations.
Three Places for Resources:
Place
I. Catalogs
Resources
Books
II. Databases
Articles
III.Internet
Web Pages
SWOSU Libraries Homepage: http://www.swosu.edu/library/
Resource I: Books
• Al Harris Library holds 300,000 volumes. Use
the library catalog to find print and ebooks.
• We have more than 70,000 ebooks. Many
of them are about mathematics. They are
exactly like print books except they don’t
have to be checked out and can be read on
your computer.
• Radical Equations: Organizing Math Literacy
in America's Schools is available through our
library as an ebook and in print.
Search phrases to use: ‘Math’, ‘teaching math’ and
‘history of math’
Your search will return records for books on the
shelves and ebooks. Click the link on the record to
open the ebook.
Use the drop-down menu to narrow your search to
the Curriculum Collection.
Curriculum Collection is on the 2nd Floor.
Click link to
Other library catalogs to get to
Open WorldCat:
Open WorldCat:
(Linked to the Library Home page.)
Open WorldCat:
• Open WorldCat can be searched using
keywords to find out what books have been
written about your topic.
• If Al Harris does not own the book you need,
you can use Open WorldCat to request the
book from another library. This is called an
Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
• If you do not live near campus then you can
make ILL requests from your local library for
the same service.
History of Mathematics that I recommend:
A History of Mathematics / Carl B. Boyer ; revised by
Uta C. Merzbach.
2nd Floor-Weatherford
510.9 B695h2
Mathematics for the Nonmathematician / Morris Kline.
2nd Floor-Weatherford
510 K685m
Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an
Ancient Mathematical Problem / by Amir D. Aczel.
Click here for electronic book
Source II: Databases
Click the Databases A-Z link to find appropriate
Databases:
Math Education Databases
• Education Research Complete
• Education Resources on the Internet
• ERIC (EBSCO)
• ERIC (US Dept. of Education)
• Image Quest
• KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library)
• LearningExpress Library
• Mathematics Net Resources
• Web of Science
Also Try:
• Ebsco: Business Source Complete
• Ebsco: Academic Search Complete
Also Resources II: Periodicals are in the Databases.
Click Periodicals List link to find appropriate periodicals:
Use UlrichsWeb to find the titles of journals.
Search periodical name or subject.
Click blue links to open the periodical.
Search the periodical or browse by opening year links.
A List of Academic Journals on Education and
Mathematics available at the Al Harris Library:
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Australian Mathematics Teacher
Australian Senior Mathematics Journal
Educational Studies in Mathematics
International journal for mathematics teaching and learning
International Journal of Mathematical Education
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Monograph
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Journal of Urban Mathematics Education (JUME)
Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Mathematics Teaching
Mathematics teaching in the middle school / National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Mathematics and Computer Education
More Academic Journals on Education and
Mathematics available at the Al Harris Library:
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Mathematics Teacher Education & Development
Philosophy of mathematics education journal
Research in Mathematics Education
Review of Science Mathematics & ICT Education
School Science and Mathematics
Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
The Mathematics Educator
Focus on the following for example and ideas when
writing your lesson plans:
• The Curriculum Collection on the 2nd floor of the
library
• KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library)
• ERIC (EBSCO)
• ERIC (US Dept. of Education)
• Education Research Complete
• Education Resources on the Internet
• Mathematics Net Resources
• Technology Integration Case Library
Make your presentations eye-catching with
Pictures from Image Quest
Source III: Web sites
• Domain Names are the last letters at the end of web
addresses, such as .org, .com, .edu, .gov.
• Including .edu or .gov in your Web search will
improve the quality of your search results by
retrieving only educational and government Web
sites.
Examples: statistics site:gov , vectors site:edu
• Consider the following Domain Names: .edu —
education, .gov —government, .biz — business,
.eu — European country, .in – India, .cn – China.
• For a dictionary of Domain Names go to
http://www.techdictionary.com/domainlist.html.
Source III: Web sites
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Use keyword and Site search strategies for finding
credible information on the Web.
Always be aware of the bias of each site.
Focus on .edu (education) and .gov (government)
sites.
Sites sponsored by Universities and authored by
PhDs will usually provide reliable information for
mathematics education.
Government sites
Government websites usually have an educational
kids page. Look at for facts and presentation ideas.
ERIC is produced by the Government. You can find
science lesson plans on the NASA website. The
Census website provides tons of statistical data.
Google Site Specific:
Some of my personal favorites:
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Geometry
Book Review
Tutorial Videos
NASA History Series
Math Aids
Articles Math/Logic
KITE
Interactive Euclid's Elements
Astoundingly good technical writing: Who Is Fourier?
Khan Academy
Books about the history of flight
Calculus Hater’s Homepage
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Technology Integration Case Library
Recap:
1. Our students can improve Mathematics skills
by reading Math and Science resources.
2. Places of resources:
 Catalogs, for Books
 Databases, for Articles
 Web, for Web sites
3. Contact me or any of the other librarians for
future help.
Questions?
Contact me:
Phillip Fitzsimmons, MLIS
Reference and Digitization Librarian
Al Harris Library
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Phone: 774-3030
[email protected]
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