Integrated Studies: Math (sampler)

The Math Forum at Drexel

The Drexel Math Forum supports a searchable collection of resources, continues to improve its sketchpad tool for geometric models, posts a Problem of the Week (subscription required), weekly electronic newsletter with integrated lessons like math and poetry and software reviews, and leads summer workshops. The staff has issued a call for experts to participate in their "ASK DR. MATH" project. This a wonderful opportunity for you to become an online expert!

Center for Children & Technology

The Center for Children and Technology began as the educational research and development division of Bank Street College in New York City. They investigate the roles that technology can play in improving teaching and learning within children's classrooms, schools, and communities.

Here are their latest results involving mathematics.

Comprehensive School Math Program at MCREL

The Comprehensive School Math program, developed at MCREL, not only meets the newly issued NCTM standards but also includes several approaches, such as extended stories, which could be a bridge towards telecommunications (one of MCREL's major missions).

YouTube Math Help

YouTube can be a great resource for math training and example videos. There are videos on everything from teacher training to math visualizations to math and _____.

The next time you're stuck, try your own math topic search on YouTube.

Tiyan High students tinker with STEM robots

Teacher Dymphnia San Nicolas-Diaz's math class used remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) to expand beyond traditional textbooks and calculations and answer the perennial question, "will we ever use this in the real world?".

Integrating STEM into her curriculum, the students first came up with their own ideas of how to make an ROV, then worked in groups of four to design their robot.