Links

Chapter 2: Focusing Instruction on Key Ideas and Key Processes

Atlantic Canada math curriculum
http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/educ/reid/CurrGuides/index.html
This link allows you to download the APEF foundation overview to learn about the Atlantic Provinces’ unifying ideas.

Big Ideas in Algebra
www.uwm.edu/Org/MMP/PDFs/Charles-Big%20Ideas_NCSM_Spr05v7(3)p9-24.pdf
This pdf file presents a perspective on what the big ideas in algebra are.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
www.nctm.org
This link to the NCTM home page allows you to access information about the process standards in the Principle and Standards of School Mathematics.

Ontario Ministry of Education
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/math.html
This link provides access the Ontario math curriculum Grades 1-8. In the front section there is a discussion of the processes.

PRIME
http://www.prime.nelson.com/
The link to this site allows you to access information about PRIME’s (Professional Resources and Instruction for Mathematics Educators, Nelson) approach to key concepts in each strand. You can look at the correlations of the PRIME developmental maps with provincial curricula and see the key concepts listed.

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, which is organized around three processes, reasoning, problem solving, and communication.

Western and Northern Canadian Protocol
www.wncp.ca
This link provides access to the Western and Northern Canada mathematic curriculum. The front section discusses the seven processes fundamental to the curriculum.