Teaching Mathematics to ESL Students
June 26, 2003

Teacher Preparation Academy - Dr. Deborah A. McAllister

The College of Education and Applied Professional Studies

Personnel:

Deborah A. McAllister, Ed. D., UTC
Shirley A. McDonald, M. Ed., Ringgold Middle School
Peggy S. Moyer, P.E., Graduate Assistant
John B. Peoples, Graduate Assistant

Web Resources

NCTM Resources

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - http://www.nctm.org/
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - http://standards.nctm.org/
NCTM Illuminations - http://illuminations.nctm.org/
NCTM E-Examples - http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm
NCTM Position Statement - Mathematics for Second Language Learners - http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_06.htm
NCTM Standard 8 Communication - http://standards.nctm.org/document/chapter3/comm.htm

State Standards

Tennessee Curriculum Standards for Content Areas with State Assessment - http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cicurassessedstandards.htm
Tennessee Mathematics Curriculum Standards - http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/math/cimath.htm
Georgia Quality Core Curriculum Standards and Resources - http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/homepg.asp
Georgia QCC Mathematics Index - http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/ancill/math/ind-math.htm

Mathematics Resources

Algebra and Geometry Links (THEC 2003 workshop) - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/thec03/onlineresources.html
Online Mathematics Manipulatives (TETC 2001, 2002 presentation) - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/onlinemath.html
U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your Child Learn Math - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html
Scott Kim, Puzzle Master - http://www.scottkim.com/
Ellison Dies - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/ellison.html
Ellison - http://www.ellison.com/

Mathematics/ESL Resources

Kentucky Migrant Technology Project - Math and Science Resources - http://www.migrant.org/assets/math/index.html
Kentucky Migrant Technology Project - ESL Links - http://www.migrant.org/links/esl.cfm
Basic Math for ESL Students - http://users.erols.com/toftness/BasicMath/
Dave's ESL Cafe Idea Cookbook - Math - http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?Math

Mathematics Vocabulary

Harcourt School Publishers - Multimedia Math Glossary - http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
LINKS Learning for Teachers - Math Vocabulary - http://www.linkslearning.org/Teachers/1_Math/2_Curriculum_Planning/4_Math_Vocabulary/
Math Words, and Some Other Words, of Interest - http://www.pballew.net/etyindex.html
allmath.com: Glossary - http://www.allmath.com/glossary.asp
Salem-Keizer Public Schools - Math Vocabulary - http://skonline.salkeiz.k12.or.us/mathonline/mathvocab.htm
Hartland Schools - Elementary Math Vocabulary - http://hartland.k12.mi.us/curriculum/math/math.htm
EdHelper.com - Math - http://www.edhelper.com/math.htm

General Resources

DiscoverySchool's Puzzlemaker - http://puzzlemaker.com/
Assessment and Rubric Links - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/assesslinks.html
Amby's Education Web Site: Language Arts Skill Development - http://amby.com/educate/language.html
Teaching Materials Center - Southern Adventist University - http://tmc.southern.edu/

Story Ball Web Sites

The Story Ball - A Reading Response Theory and a Comprehension Strategy - http://www.nipissingu.ca/education/deanb/LA_CD/Strategies/ALL/Reading/Junior/R-J-Thestoryball.htm
The Reading Ball - http://www.nipissingu.ca/education/deanb/LA_CD/Strategies/ALL/Reading/Junior/r-j-readingball2.htm
Angles Everywhere - http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade1/character_traits.htm

Mathematics and Origami

Origami & Math - http://www.paperfolding.com/math/
Origami Mathematics - http://www.merrimack.edu/~thull/OrigamiMath.html
The Geometry Junkyard - Origami - http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/origami.html
Dan Martin's Origami Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/jdm2o3/
Origami - from MathWorld - http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Origami.html
Jim Plank's Origami Page (Modular) - http://www.cs.utk.edu/%7Eplank/plank/origami/origami.html
Susan Goldstine's Origami Picture Page - http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~goldstin/origami/display.html
Ask Dr. Math - What Does Stellated Mean? - http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/55003.html
Keplerian Fractals - http://www.clowder.net/hop/Keplrfrct/Keplrfrct.html
Stellated Polyhedra - http://www.math.arizona.edu/~models/Stellated_Polyhedra/
Oriland: Origami Galore! - http://oriland.com/index.asp
Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom K-8 - http://www.mathinmotion.com/


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Created 06/22/2003, last modified 02/11/2004.

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