Teaching

This page contains articles that will improve YOUR teaching of mathematics. If you have a method of "warming-up" your class that you feel is particularly effective, or if you have had great success in getting reluctant learners to start learning, please take some time and share your success with the rest of us!

ASCII Codes for the TI-83 font
Filename: TI83font.doc (35 Kb)
Date: 31-Jul-99
Submitted By: Rex Boggs
Format: MS Word Document
Description: A one page table, in Word 97 format, of the ASCII codes for the TI-83 font.

Before you can use this table, you will have to have installed the TI-83 font. It is available from the TI website.




Java Applets to Support Maths Education
Filename: JavaMath.html (28 Kb)
Date: 29-Sep-98
Submitted By: Rex Boggs
Format: HTML Document
Description: A collection of java applets, organised by
subject, to assist in the learning of
mathematics in secondary schools. Some of
these are wonderful, while others are
merely good.



How to Make Thought Processes Transparent to Students
Filename: i_006.doc (33 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: Stephen Swift
Format: MS Word Document
Description: A completed solution does not show students the processes that have been used to arrive at the solution. Habitual presentation of completed solutions without the "blind alleys" has negative effects on student learning, particularly affective learning.



How I End My Lesson
Filename: i_003.doc (17 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: Ted Panitz
Format: MS Word Document
Description: Ten Panitz gives us food for thought on how he ends his maths lesson.



100 Club
Filename: 100Club.html (2 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: Amy Lauderdale
Format: HTML Document
Description: An idea that works for Amy to get those 'bad' boys to do their homework.



Algebra Made Easy
Filename: i_004.doc (125 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: Johnny Rauwendaahl
Format: MS Word Document
Description: Algebra Made Easy - teaching operations on quadratic expressions



Integration by Parts Made Easy
Filename: i_005.doc (34 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: Johnny Rauwendaahl
Format: MS Word Document
Description: This method of integrating a function using Integration by Parts works wonderfully well if all you want is the answer. Just don't try to understand why it works



Checking for Understanding
Filename: chekundr.html (4 Kb)
Date: 5-Jun-98
Submitted By: various members of the NCTM-L mailing list
Format: HTML Document
Description: What do you do about students that 'don't understand' just after you have finished your brilliant presentation? Here are some suggestions from some master teachers.