Links

Chapter 1: How Students Learn Mathematics and What Mathematics We Want Them to Learn

Atlantic Canada math curriculum
http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/educ/reid/CurrGuides/index.html
You can download each grade of the Atlantic math curriculum using this link.

Freudenthal Institute
www.fi.uu.nl/en/
This link to the home page of the Freudenthal Institute in the Netherlands provides access to research and publications of the Institute as well as webpage activities you can use directly with children.

The Math Forum
www.mathforum.org/
This link takes you to the homepage of the Math Forum. The Forum provides a wealth of resources including puzzles, problems, classroom ideas including lesson planes, and chat lists.

Mathematically Sane
www.mathematicallysane.com/home.asp
This link takes you to a site that deals with some of the controversy related to current approaches to mathematics education.

National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9822
This link allows you to read segments of the important research reference Adding it Up.

National Center for Research on Teacher Learning
http://ncrtl.msu.edu/
This link provides access to the publications of the center on what it takes to learn to teach.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
www.nctm.org
This link to the NCTM home page allows you to access information about the Principle and Standards of School Mathematics, as well as other NCTM publications, and information about conferences and professional development.

Ontario Ministry of Education
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindergarten.html
This link provides access to the Ontario kindergarten curriculum.
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/math.html
This link provides access to the Ontario math curriculum Grades 1-8.

Québec Education Program
www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/DGFJ/dp/programme_de_formation/primaire/educprg2001h.htm
This link provides access to the Québec elementary math curriculum.

www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/GR-PUB/menu-curricu-a.htm#second
This link provides access to the Québec grades 7 & 8 curriculum.

Western and Northern Canadian Protocol
www.wncp.ca
This link provides access to the Western and Northern Canada mathematic curriculum.