Improving Professional Practice

Policies / Guidelines

• Mathematics Support (VELS)
• Mathematics (VELS)
• The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development / Math Domain
• Mathematics Standards and Progression Points

Websites

• Abacus / All Things Abacus (award winning site)
• Algebra online lessons
• Arithmetic lesson plans
• Awesome Library mathematics
• Early Adolescence (8-10) Mathematics Syllabus (Western Australia)
• Good Math Lesson Plans (IAE-pedia / education oriented encyclopedia)
• Internet and Mathematics Education
• Mathematics resources / activities
• Mathematics Task Centre Project
• Standards for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics
• Welcome to Mathematics 7-12 (NSW Government)

Publications

• Australia's Teachers: Australia's Future - Advancing Innovation, Science, Technology and Mathematics Committee for the Review of Teaching and Teacher Education - October 2003
• Allsopp, David K, Maggie M.&Lovin, LouAnn H. (2007). Teaching mathematics meaningfully: Solutions for reaching struggling learners. Baltimore, Md.: Paul H. Brookes Pub.
• Artzt, Alice F., Armour-Thomas, Eleanor, C.&Frances R. (2008). Becoming a reflective mathematics teacher: A guide for observations and self-assessment (2nd ed.). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Cowan, Pamela (2006). Teaching mathematics: A handbook for primary and secondary school teachers. New York: Routledge. Available on WWW (library access).
  Dowsey, John (2007). MathsWorld further mathematics. Units 3&4: Teacher edition. South Yarra, Vic.: Macmillan Education Australia.
• Evans, Michael, Lipson, Kay & Wallace, Douglas (2006). Essential mathematical methods 1 and 2: teacher CD-ROM (5th ed.) Cambridge; Port Melbourne, Vic.: Cambridge University Press.
• Goldberg, Kenneth P. (2007). Using technology for problem solving in middle and high school mathematics: Investigations using scientific and graphing calculators, spreadsheets, and the Geometer’s Sketchpad. Upper Saddle River, NJ; Harlow: Merrill Prentice Hall.
• Goos, Merrilyn, Stillman, Gloria & Vale, Colleen (2007). Teaching secondary school mathematics: Research and practice for the 21st century. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin.
• Greenes, Carole E. & Rubenstein, Rheta N. P. (2008). Algebra and algebraic thinking in school mathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Huetinck, Linda & Munshin, Sara N. (2008). Teaching mathematics for the 21st century: Methods and activities for grades 6-12 (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
• O’Connor, Michael (2006). Foundation mathematics [electronic resource]: teacher support CD (2nd ed.) South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.
• Overholt, James L., Aaberg, Nancy & Lindsey, Jim (2008). Math stories for problem solving success: Ready-to-use activities based on real-life situations, grades 6-12 (2nd ed.) San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.