MARK WAHL
Math Teaching
Resources & Books
Books to Buy:
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- Buy Math for Humans by Mark Wahl
- Mathematical Mystery Tour by Wahl
- Writing in Math Class by Burns
- Check out Math Nuggets by Mark Wahl
- Try the Sample Math Activities
Contact Info
Mark Wahl Learning Services
416 4th Street
Langley, WA 98260
Email: mathman@markwahl.com
(206) 414-2646 (Seattle)
(360) 221-8842
Fax: (360) 221-6946
Mark Wahl’s Math-Related Links
17 Wonderful sources of information on math, math education, and cutting edge educational theory. Updated June 2009; —Watch it grow.
Great articles for teachers seeking the “cutting edge” in teaching methods and ideas:
www.newhorizons.org
There are several good articles on math and the various Intelligences on these New Horizons archived links. Check them out!
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/mi_review_wahl2.htm
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/wahl.htm
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/wahl.htm
www.newhorizons.org/journal/journal29.htm
www.newhorizons.org/journal/journal13.htm
The basics about the multiple intelligences:
EarthRenewal.org/Multiple%20Intelligences1.htm
Try the two free excellent sample online lessons from this great Australian source of wonderful classroom activities. Further activities by subscription.
www.curriculum.edu.au/maths300/index.htm
A cornucopia of math teaching ideas and resources:
archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
Learn about using origami in your classroom to teach spatial and other skills in k-8:
www.mathinmotion.com/mimbook.htm
Like knots? Here are some great, visually intriguing computer drawings of many knots with much mathematical theory behind them. It’s the knot-plot site and it has links to other knot-sites!
knotplot.com
A very rich Fibonacci Number and Golden Ratio site — good for those who have delved into the Mark’s Mathematical Mystery Tour and want more.
www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html
Zephyr Press
Many books related to Multiple Intelligences, brain compatible teaching, new educational paradigms.
www.zephyrpress.com
A good article on integrating math with other humanities subjects. Many further links for integrating each subject with math. Play the “Stowaway Adventure” to learn coordinates, or the “Elipse Game” to find the focus of an ellipse. Teach on teen eating issues or make geometry greeting cards, and much more:
www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr146.shtml
Like rainbows AND have a pretty good math background? Get the real scoop on rainbows here, then you can boil it down for your students:
www.geom.umn.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow
An interesting site containing websites created by various youngsters on math topics. A very good educational browse for your math student.
www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=9
A detailed biography of the famous Leonardo Fibonacci is here (see my book A Mathematical Mystery Tour for activities influenced by this famous man):
www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fibonacci.html
An extensive group of math teaching links that is fun to browse: archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
Teacher worksheets (use these very sparingly), technology lesson plans, etc.
www.edhelper.com
Explore in color and depth the most complex fractal ever (and see the 2001 Supplement of my Mathematical Mystery Tour) for activities on this:
www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/miscellaneous/mandel/
Find your phone number or other sequence in the millions of digits of Pi!
www.angio.net/pi/piquery