Teaching OER Math
--- work in progress (last update: 2.16.2012) ---
Information (k-12math.info)

1. Why OER materials?


1. John Page’s Ten Fundamental Reasons for Technology in Education .
2. CK-12's report on how a Minnesota school district saved money on their math textbook budget.
3. Wikibooks' Integrating Technology in the Classroom.
4. Wikipedia's look at Open Textbooks.


Expanding our understanding:

1. How are textbook materials selected for a school?
   
2. Who is involved in the selection process?
   
3. Are the textbooks bought or leased?
   
4. What support comes with them?
   
5. What is the process of changing textbooks?
   
6. School policy on the use of textbooks?
   
7. How are other teaching materials selected for the classroom?


2. The learner's environment - a world in change.


1. Learners age 5 to 11 Grades K through 6
2. Learners age 12 to 15 Grades 7 through 9.
3. The Wikibook by Dr. N.Scagnoli and his students Blended Learning in K-12
4. Another look at Blended learning
5. Sources of mathematical problems for an 11 year old ( 6th grade).
6. Language development.
7. Stages in adult learning


Expanding our understanding:

1. How does a word like "WHOLE" used outside the classroom impact what happens inside the classroom? Similarily "SOLID" "HALF DOLLAR" "QUARTER"?
2. What role does language spoken before the age of 5 play in the learning of mathematics?
3. In different learning communities how does the language used before formal learning impact that learning?
4. Why is there a problem with the concept of "adding natural numbers"?


3. Mathematics past and present.
   1. A history of mathematics education
   2. David Klein's A Brief History of American K-12 Mathematics Education in the 20th Century
   
   
   3. Mathematics textbook series content and trends:
      1. The most frequent terms used in selected 6th grade textbooks
      2. Selected terms, definitions and textbook content trends.
      
      
   4. Standards:
      1. A look at selected state standards.
      2. American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Nature of Mathematics option
      3. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum Focal Points (Note there is cost involved )
      4. International community standards The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation wiki group link
         
   
   
   Expanding our understanding:
   
   1. What is being measured in local, state and national exams?
   2. Is there a problem in the understanding of standards?
   
   
4. Exploring OER materials.
1. Dictionaries/Glossaries:
1. Jenny Eather's A Maths Dictionary for Kids
2. Wikieducator's Math Glossary


2. Lessons:
1. Khan’s Academy.
2. AAA Math - 6th grade.
3. Consult your local school district on how a lesson plan should be developed.


3. Textbooks:
1. Houghton Mifflin's California textbook support material grade 6
2. Rice University’s CNX grade 6
3. CK-12’s just released CK-12 Algebra Explorations, Grade 6
4. CK-12.org's FlexBook: CK-12 Middle School Math - Grade 6


4. Problem solving :
1. Wikipedia on George Pólya's How to Solve It
2. Wikipedia's problem solving techniques.


5. Citing OER resources :
1. Wikipedia on Citing Wikipedia articles.


Expanding our understanding:

1. How do books update their content?
2. How do OER materials update their content?
3. How are change control processes different?
4. Should raw data be handled the same way as interpretations of that data?


5. International Math education developments.
1. South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) What it means to “Do” mathematics
2. Dr Seema Agnihotri's comments on Sensitivity to Local Context
3. International Study Group
4. Ethnomathematics Digital Library


Expanding our understanding:

1. How can local language(s) impact the content used in developing math programs?
2. How can the local economics impact the content used in developing math programs?
3. How can local customs impact the content used in developing math programs?



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