Exciting Useful Teaching Secondary Mathematics: An Introduction to Exciting and Useful Resources for You and Your Students. Phillip Fitzsimmons, Phillip Fitzsimmons, MLIS Reference and Digitization Librarian Al Harris Library Office Phone: Reference Desk:

Be excited about mathematics. It will inspire your students. The International Rankings Report released in Dec “show(s) the United States is merely an average performer” when tested for math and science knowledge compared to other countries around the world. Development of math and science literacy for each student is an important part of preparing them for college and ultimately to compete in the global market place. Like Salmon Khan and Bob Moses in your handouts, we can inspire our students to see how mathematics and science broadens the students’ horizons and empowers them. If we can get them to understand that the subjects go beyond what is in their textbooks, then maybe we will see more of what is shown in the picture below.International Rankings Report

Your class Web page, containing all of the information presented in this session, is available at the link: Mathematics_Science. Mathematics_Science. Do you feel like this guy while deciding what resources to use when writing your lesson plan? The purpose of today’s presentation is to help you to discover what resources to use.

Avoid making serious errors in your lesson plans by evaluating the quality of the resources you use. Do not use the method shown above. Rely upon resources from the Al Harris Library or other universities.

About Copyright Laws Fair use allows you to make one copy of most images and parts of writings for educational purposes as long as you give credit to the owner of the copyright. When doing academic work always cite everything that you use. Images from Image Quest are for your educational presentations.

Three Places for Resources: Place Resources I.CatalogsBooks II.DatabasesArticles III.InternetWeb Pages

SWOSU Libraries Homepage: Books Articles

Resource I: Books Al Harris Library holds 300,000 volumes. Use the library catalog to find print and ebooks. We have more than 70,000 ebooks. Many of them are about mathematics. They are exactly like print books except they don’t have to be checked out and can be read on your computer. Radical Equations: Organizing Math Literacy in America's Schools is available through our library as an ebook and in print.Radical Equations: Organizing Math Literacy in America's Schools

Search phrases to use: ‘Math’, ‘teaching math’ and ‘history of math’ Your search will return records for books on the shelves and ebooks. Click the link on the record to open the ebook.

Use the drop-down menu to narrow your search to the Curriculum Collection.

Curriculum Collection is on the 2 nd Floor.

Click link to Other library catalogs to get to Open WorldCat: Open WorldCat

Open WorldCat : (Linked to the Library Home page.)

Open WorldCat: Open WorldCat can be searched using keywords to find out what books have been written about your topic. If Al Harris does not own the book you need, you can use Open WorldCat to request the book from another library. This is called an Interlibrary Loan (ILL). If you do not live near campus then you can make ILL requests from your local library for the same service.

History of Mathematics that I recommend: A History of Mathematics / Carl B. Boyer ; revised by Uta C. Merzbach. 2nd Floor-Weatherford B695h2 Mathematics for the Nonmathematician / Morris Kline. 2nd Floor-Weatherford 510 K685m Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem / by Amir D. Aczel. Click here for electronic book

Source II: Databases Click the Databases A-Z link to find appropriate Databases:Databases A-Z

Math Education Databases Education Research Complete Education Resources on the Internet ERIC (EBSCO) ERIC (US Dept. of Education) Image Quest KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library) LearningExpress Library Mathematics Net Resources Web of Science Also Try: Ebsco: Business Source Complete Ebsco: Academic Search Complete

Also Resources II: Periodicals are in the Databases. Click Periodicals List link to find appropriate periodicals:Periodicals List

Use UlrichsWeb to find the titles of journals.

Search periodical name or subject.

Click blue links to open the periodical.

Search the periodical or browse by opening year links.

A List of Academic Journals on Education and Mathematics available at the Al Harris Library: Australian Mathematics Teacher Australian Senior Mathematics Journal Educational Studies in Mathematics International journal for mathematics teaching and learning International Journal of Mathematical Education Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Monograph Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education Journal of Urban Mathematics Education (JUME) Mathematical Thinking and Learning Mathematics Teaching Mathematics teaching in the middle school / National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Mathematics and Computer Education

More Academic Journals on Education and Mathematics available at the Al Harris Library: Mathematics Teacher Education & Development Philosophy of mathematics education journal Research in Mathematics Education Review of Science Mathematics & ICT Education School Science and Mathematics Teaching Mathematics and its Applications The Mathematics Educator

Focus on the following for example and ideas when writing your lesson plans: The Curriculum Collection on the 2 nd floor of the library KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library) ERIC (EBSCO) ERIC (US Dept. of Education) Education Research Complete Education Resources on the Internet Mathematics Net Resources Technology Integration Case Library Make your presentations eye-catching with Pictures from Image QuestImage Quest

Source III: Web sites Domain Names are the last letters at the end of web addresses, such as.org,.com,.edu,.gov. Including.edu or.gov in your Web search will improve the quality of your search results by retrieving only educational and government Web sites. Examples: statistics site:gov, vectors site:edu Consider the following Domain Names:.edu — education,.gov —government,.biz — business,.eu — European country,.in – India,.cn – China. For a dictionary of Domain Names go to

Source III: Web sites Google Site Search: 1.Use keyword and Site search strategies for finding credible information on the Web. 2.Always be aware of the bias of each site. 3.Focus on.edu (education) and.gov (government) sites. 4.Sites sponsored by Universities and authored by PhDs will usually provide reliable information for mathematics education. Government sites 1.Government websites usually have an educational kids page. Look at for facts and presentation ideas. 2.ERIC is produced by the Government. You can find science lesson plans on the NASA website. The Census website provides tons of statistical data.

Google Site Specific:

Some of my personal favorites: GeometryInteractive Euclid's ElementsInteractive Euclid's Elements Book Review Astoundingly good technical writing: Who Is Fourier? Astoundingly good technical writing: Who Is Fourier? Tutorial Videos Khan AcademyKhan Academy NASA History SeriesBooks about the history of flightBooks about the history of flight Math AidsCalculus Hater’s HomepageCalculus Hater’s Homepage Articles Math/LogicStanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy KITETechnology Integration Case LibraryTechnology Integration Case Library

Recap: 1.Our students can improve Mathematics skills by reading Math and Science resources. 2.Places of resources: Catalogs, for Books Databases, for Articles Web, for Web sites 3. Contact me or any of the other librarians for future help.

Questions? Contact me: Phillip Fitzsimmons, MLIS Reference and Digitization Librarian Al Harris Library Southwestern Oklahoma State University Phone: Please evaluate this class at: