Mathematics+Instruction

=Links and Information about Improving Math Instruction= I believe that students learn and retain math knowledge when teaching focuses on the conceptual understanding of a topic rather than the memorization of algorithms and rote practice. Below are some helpful resources that I have come across.

Presentations:
[|Math Class Needs a Makeover]

Blogs:
[|dy/dan] [|Without Geometry, Life is Pointless] [|Action-Reaction] [|f(t)] [|MeTA musings] [|Think Thank Thunk]

Sites:
[|The Math Forum Teacher Exchange] - top-notch lesson plans, catagorized by grade level [|Virtual Manipulatives] NEIU 19 Math Networking Wiki