Mark Wahl's
Math-Related Links
17 Wonderful sources of information on math, math
education, and cutting edge educational theory. Updated March 2007; --Watch it grow.
Great articles for teachers
seeking the "cutting edge" in teaching methods and ideas:
http://www.newhorizons.org
There are several good articles on math
and the various Intelligences on these New Horizons archived links. Check them out!
lhttp://www.newhorizons.org/review_wahl2.html
www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/front_mi.htm
www.newhorizons.org/journal/journal29.htm
www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/mi_review_wahl2.htm
www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/mi_review_wahl.htm
www.newhorizons.org/journal/journal13.htm
www.newhorizons.org/journal/archive.htm
Try the two free excellent sample
online lessons from this great Australian source of wonderful classroom activities.
Further activities by subscription.
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/maths300/index.htm
A cornucopia of math teaching
ideas and resources:
http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
Learn about using origami in your classroom to teach spatial and
other skills in k-8:
http://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!
http://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.
http://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.
http://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:
http://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:
http://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.
http://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):
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fibonacci.html
An extensive group of math teaching links that is fun to browse: http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
Teacher worksheets (use these very sparingly), technology lesson
plans, etc.
http://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:
http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/miscellaneous/mandel/
Find your phone number or other sequence in the milliojs of digits
of Pi!
http://www.angio.net/pi/piquery
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