The WWW references listed below are
a few of the many websites now available and the following list
is not meant to be comprehensive. Searching the Internet for
a specific mathematics topic is sure to come up with a range
of suitable websites
Australian
websites:
The Mathematical
Association of Victoria (MAV) is a professional
association which supports, promotes and shapes
mathematics education in Victoria by providing
quality services and products for teachers,
students and the wider community. Its site
has a range of information that would be of
use to adult numeracy teachers.
The Australian
Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. is
a federation of affiliated associations representing
all Australian States and Territories. AAMT
acts as a national network and council of mathematics
educators, and is the premier national professional
body in Australia publishing statements on
issues affecting mathematics.
Maths300 is
an Australian web-based service which aims
to support teachers in the delivery of excellent
mathematics education. It aims to resource
members with extensive notes for, at least,
300 exemplary maths lessons (K-12):http://www.curriculum.edu.au/maths300/
Objective
Learning Materials is a bookshop for teachers
wanting alternative resources for teaching numeracy
and maths in a non-traditional way.
International
Websites - Adult numeracy websites
Adults
Learning Maths (ALM) is an international research
forum bringing together researchers and practitioners
in adult mathematics/numeracy.
The Adult
Numeracy Network (ANN) (US) is a community of practitioners
dedicated to quality mathematics instruction at the
adult level. Their site includes details of their activities,
links to resources and instruction for join the Numeracy
discussion list on the teaching of numeracy and basic
mathematics to adult learners.
There is a new European
project on numeracy, the EMMA
network. 15 European countries are involved in
this project. The EMMA project is attempting to develop
an inventory of activities, links, resources, published
papers, etc.
Maths4Life is
a three year UK based project which aims to stimulate
a positive approach to teaching and learning in mathematics
and numeracy in England.
Toolboxes
A wide range of online
resources have been developed in Australia that are based
on teaching and learning mathematics in a context – these
have been called “toolboxes”. Some are generic,
whilst others are specific to a particular industry or
trade. To find out about all toolboxes:
Maths300 is
an Australian web-based service which aims to support
teachers in the delivery of excellent mathematics
education. It aims to resource members with extensive
notes for, at least, 300 exemplary maths lessons
(K-12).
The Math
Forum aims to be an online math education community
centre and is a site full of maths ideas and resources,
including 'Ask Dr. Math', problem of the week,
an on-line forum and a number of discussion groups.
The Math
Archives hold a large number s to various web-based
resources on mathematics. Icons guide you to the
levels of the activities and the types of web pages
that are used (JAVA, animations, interactive etc.)
