Links

Chapter 4: A Focus on Communication

ERIC database
www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/school.htm
This link take you to a US based educational research database that provides access to many research papers on education. This particular link relates to the value of using children’s literature in teaching math.

IHMCConcept Map Tool
http://cmap.ihmc.us/download
This link takes you to free software you or your students can download to create concept maps.

Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/~sarah/Discussion.Sessions/Countryman.html
This link takes you to a discussion about the value of mathematical communication.

http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.lit.html
This link takes you to a discussion about the value of using children’s literature in the teaching of mathematics.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://standards.nctm.org/document/chapter3/comm.htm
This is a direct link to the Principle and Standards communication standard.

Ontario Ministry of Education
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/lms
This link allows you to download material related to the use of graphic organizers, math talk learning communities, and questioning.