Education - Mathematics (Elementary)

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Welcome to the library guide that will help you locate resources for teaching elementary mathematics.

Included are web resources, journal articles (most are online) and Doucette Library resources that include professional teaching books, children's literature and multimedia kits or manipulatives.

Websites

Early Childhood Education Library Guide (Doucette Library)
A library guide that lists resources specific to teaching young children mathematics.
Mathematics : Interdisciplinary research guide (Doucette Library)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Math Solutions: Free teacher resources
Founded by Marilyn Burns
The Math Forum: people learning math together
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Includes a searchable collection of lessons, math new, a question-and-answer service for students.
Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association
Teach Interactive: Mathematics (2017)
No longer updated. Provides a listing of links to activities/games, interactives, and practice sites. Includes links to Learn Alberta resources.

Articles / Journals

How do I boost my students' number sense?
by Marilyn Burns
from: Instructor, Apr. 1997
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"This article will help you make sense of number sense and find innovative ways to promote it in your classroom." -- from the article
Mathematics Teaching: Listening, Probing, Interpreting and Responding to Children's Thinking
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The perception of what a teacher says s/he does in the classroom may or may not match the reality of their actual teaching practice. This case study considers one second-grade teacher's instructional methods and pedagogical decisions when teaching number sense and her perception of what informed her teaching practice. This teacher supported students' development of mathematical strategies, valued debriefing time, and students' sharing mathematical strategies. Additionally, she listened to students purposely by probing their thinking. Her experience in a mathematics professional development program helped her be consistent in her beliefs about mathematics learning, her perception of her teaching, and the observed practice.
For the Learning of Mathematics (Journal)
Mathematics Council Newsletter (ATA)
from: The Alberta Teachers' Association
The Mathematics Teacher
from: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)