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Salsovic, Annette R. – Mathematics Teacher, 2009
A WebQuest is an inquiry-based lesson plan that uses the Internet. This article explains what a WebQuest is, shows how to create one, and provides an example. When engaged in a WebQuest, students use technology to experience cooperative learning and discovery learning while honing their research, writing, and presentation skills. It has been found…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Inquiry, Lesson Plans
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Obara, Samuel – Mathematics Teacher, 2010
The inquiry-based approach to learning has gained popularity in recent times. Those who promote this approach maintain that mathematical investigation should be used to engage students. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) recommends that problem solving be the center of mathematics teaching in promoting student learning through…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Investigations
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Nagle, Courtney R.; Moore-Russo, Deborah – Mathematics Teacher, 2013
All teachers, especially high school teachers, face the challenge of ensuring that students have opportunities to relate and connect the various representations and notions of mathematics concepts developed over the course of the pre-K-12 mathematics curriculum. NCTM's (2000) Representation Standard emphasizes the importance of students being…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Academic Standards, Teaching Methods
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Campe, Karen D. – Mathematics Teacher, 2011
Mathematics teachers can use a broad range of technologies--calculators, computers, display systems, and others--as teaching and learning tools. Simply using technology is not enough; well-intentioned activities can fall flat or pose roadblocks to student understanding, and practical issues can interfere with student success and lasting concept…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Mathematics Teachers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Gould, S. Louise – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
Many students at all levels--from middle school to graduate programs for in-service teachers--struggle with visualizing three-dimensional shapes. Many also are challenged to locate appropriate centers of rotation, placement of lines of symmetry, and translation vectors for transformations on the plane. Hands-on experience helps with these…
Descriptors: Geometry, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts
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Fonkert, Karen L. – Mathematics Teacher, 2010
Students are more likely to develop a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics when they interact with and discuss their thoughts with others. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (1989, 2000) has recommended that students be active learners--communicating with one another, conjecturing, exploring, and justifying claims by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Madden, Sandra R. – Mathematics Teacher, 2010
Technology use in mathematics often involves either exploratory or expressive modeling. When using exploratory models, students use technology to investigate a premade expert model of some phenomena. When creating expressive models, students have greater flexibility for constructing their own model for investigation using objects and mechanisms…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Curriculum Development, Graduate Students, Mathematics Teachers
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Phy, Lyn – Mathematics Teacher, 2008
This paper discusses uses of technology to facilitate mathematical discourse concerning women in mathematics. Such a topic can be introduced in various traditional courses such as algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability and statistics, or calculus, but it is not included in traditional textbooks. Through the ideas presented here, you can…
Descriptors: Females, Mathematics, Professional Personnel, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Kennedy, Joe – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Discusses possible approaches to solving the problem of how many different triangles can be formed on an n x n geoboard and the different geometric concepts utilized to formulate a solution. Approaches include counting strategies, writing a computer program, and using difference equations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, High Schools
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Tietze, Martha – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents four hands-on activities to teach geometric concepts to both honors and non-college-bound students. The activities are adaptable to various levels and use manipulatives and technology to explore the concepts of enlargement, area, maximum volume, and figure duplication in a cooperative setting. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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Klein, Raymond J.; Hamilton, Ilene – Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Describes a method of effectively introducing the concept of radian measure that uses Cabri Geometry II software to construct a circle of arbitrary radius and to measure that radius. The goal is to determine how many of these radii fit around a circle. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies
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Battista, Michael T.; Clements, Douglas H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Examines research relevant to the debate about the relative emphasis that formal proof should play in high school geometry. Discussion includes establishing truth in geometry, research in students' learning of proof, developing the notion of proof, alternatives to axiomatic approaches, computer construction programs, and classroom recommendations.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Geometry, High Schools, Learning Theories
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Schultz, James E.; Waters, Michael S. – Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses representations in the context of solving a system of linear equations. Views representations (concrete, tables, graphs, algebraic, matrices) from perspectives of understanding, technology, generalization, exact versus approximate solution, and learning style. (KHR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Graphs
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Coes, Loring, III – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Activities in this article are a practical response to the philosophical debate about the use of technology in mathematics classes. Shows how technology can help students understand the sophisticated mathematics embedded in r, the correlation coefficient. Includes reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, High Schools
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Poletta, Gina – Mathematics Teacher, 2004
The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology helps mathematics teachers to integrate and implement engaging and innovative collaborative lessons into their curriculum for illustrating complex mathematics concepts. CIESE has developed online projects that incorporate complex mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Student Projects
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