Issues and Resources Middle

Access/Equity -- availability of programs, materials and cultural content

Magic Squares: Discovering Their History and Their Magic.
Dawn L. Anderson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 466.471.
Grade: Middle

Traditional Jokes Make Good Mathematics.
Alan Lipp.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 278-279.
Grade: Middle

A Raisin in the Sun: Fostering Cultural Connections with a Classic Movie.
Michaele F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 222-225, 233-235.
Grade: Middle

The Inka Quipu: Positional Notation on a Knotted Cord.
Claudia Zaslavksy with Bianka Crespo.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 164-166, 180-184.
Grade: Middle

Calculating First Place: Calculating the Magic Number.
Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 86-89.
Grade: Middle

The Math Club for Girls and Other Problem Solvers.
Karen S. Karp and Rhonda C. Niemi.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 426-431.
Grade: Middle

Universal Games from A to Z.
Helen Morris.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 300-305.
Grade: Middle

Mathematically Rich, Equitable Game Software.
Megan Murray, Jan Mokros, and Andee Rubin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 180-186.
Grade: Middle

Let's Talk about the Weather: Lessons Learned in Facilitating Mathematical Discourse.
Jacqueline Leonard.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 518-523.
Grade: 6

The Decorative Ornamental Ironwork of New Orleans: Connections to Geometry and Haiti.
Yvelyne Germain-McCarthy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 430-436.
Grade: Middle

Homogeneous Groups Develop Thoughtful Mathematics.
Sylvia A. Bulgar and Lynn D. Tarlow.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 478-483.
Grade: 8

Promoting Mathematical Discourse: Learning from Classroom Examples.
Azita Manouchehri and Mary C. Enderson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 216-222.
Grade: Middle

Building a Teenage Dance Club.
Mary Ann Christina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 26-30.
Grade: Middle

Young Women Experience Mathematics at Work in the Health Professions.
Patricia Van Leuvan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 198-206.
Grade: 7

A Girls' Math Olympiad Team.
Betty J. Volpe.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 290-293.
Grade: 6-8

Honest Numbers: A Mathematics and Languages Connection.
Stanley J. Bezuska and Margaret J. Kenney.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 142-147.
Grade: Middle

Racing to Understand Probability.
Laura R. Van Zoest and Rebecca K. Walker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 162-170.
Grade: Middle

Does the Task Truly Measure What Was Intended?
Carol Santel-Parke and Jinfa Cai.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 74-82.
Grade: Middle

"Algebra for All" -- Increasing Students Access to Algebraic Ideas, Not Just Algebra Courses.
Edward A. Silver.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 204-207.
Grade: Middle

From Matching to Mapping: Connecting English and Mathematics.
Sitsofe Enyonam Anku.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 270-272.
Grade: Middle

Using a Database for Student Research.
Lulu Healy and Celia Hoyles.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 154-158.
Grade: Middle

Building Bridges of Mathematical Understanding for All Children.
Jack Price.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1996, 2:1, 60-63.
Grade: Middle

Data With Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
Elaine B. Hofstetter and Laura A. Sgroi.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 760-764.
Grade: 6-7

Activities from African Calender and Time Customs.
Lawrence H. Shirley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 616-620.
Grade: Middle

Math Options: Exploring Career Possibilities.
Patricia Vanleuven, Barbara Smith, Gloria S. Dion, Deborah S. Simon, and Cheryl Kaplan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 654-660.
Grade: Middle

"Real People": A Fifth-Grade Class Investigates the Lives of Mathematicians.
Jean Morrow, Connie Shrock, and Debbie Buchman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 274-278.
Grade: 5

Graphing Calculators Aren't Just for High School Students.
Linda J. C. Taylor and Jeri A. Nichols.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1994, 1:3, 190-196.
Grade: 5-8

Students as Textbook Authors.
Fanny Sosenke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 108-111.
Grade: 8

Early Childhood Mathematics Education. December 1998.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/earlychildhood_statement.htm

Mathematics for Second-Language Learners. July 1998.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_06.htm

Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades. July 1998.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_12.htm

The Mathematics Education of Underrepresented Groups. April 1995.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_05.htm

Interdisciplinary Learning, Pre-K-Grade 4. September 1994.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_14.htm

Guiding Students' Attitudes and Decisions Regarding Their Mathematics Education. February 1994.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_04.htm


Algebra for All -- early exposure, practical and reality-based applications

Transition Toward Algebra.
Maria L. Fernandez and Cynthia O. Anhalt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 236-241.
Grade: Middle

Using Cases to Discuss Changes in Mathematics Teaching.
Margaret Schwan Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 144-149.
Grade: Middle

Creating Connections: Promoting Algebraic Thinking with Concrete Models.
Michaele F. Chappell and Marilyn E. Strutchens.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 20-25.
Grade: 7-8

Promoting Algebraic Reasoning Using Students' Thinking.
Joyce W. Bishop, Albert D. Otto, and Cheryl A. Lubinski.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2001, 6:9, 508-514.
Grade: 7

New Approaches to Algebra: Have We Missed the Point?
Stephen J. Thornton.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2001, 6:7, 388-392.
Grade: Middle

Revisiting a Difference of Squares.
David Slavit.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 378-381.
Grade: Middle

Traditional Jokes Make Good Mathematics.
Alan Lipp.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 278-279.
Grade: Middle

Using Models to Build an Understanding of Functions.
Kathleen Cramer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 310-318.
Grade: Middle

Teaching Toward the Big Ideas of Algebra.
Sonia Woodbury.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 226-231.
Grade: Middle

Credit Card Quiz.
Jeff Marks.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 150-154.
Grade: Middle

Listening to Middle School Students' Algebraic Thinking.
John P. Smith III, and Elizabeth A Phillips.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 156-161.
Grade: Middle

Algebra in the Middle Grades.
Diana V. Lambdin, R. Kathleen Lynch, and Heidi McDaniel.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 195-198.
Grade: Middle

Linking Algebraic Concepts and Contexts: Every Picture Tells A Story.
Susan D. Nickerson, Cheri Nydam, and Janet S. Bowers.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 92-98.
Grade: 7

Make Mine Lemon-Roasted.
Hamp Sherard.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 100-102.
Grade: Middle

Some "Big Ideas" of Algebra in the Middle Grades.
Thomas G. Edwards.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 26-31.
Grade: Middle

Teaching Algebra in the Middle Grades Using Mathmagic.
Hari P. Koirala and Phillip M. Goodwin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 562-566.
Grade: 5-6

Algebraic Concepts: What's Really New in New Curricula?
Jon R. Star, Beth A. Herbel-Eisenmann, and John P. Smith III.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 446-451.
Grade: 7-8

Changes in Your Classroom: From the Past to the Present to the Future.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 184-190.
Grade: Middle

The Human Scatterplot.
James J. O-Keefe.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 208-209.
Grade: Middle

"Algebra for All" -- Increasing Students Access to Algebraic Ideas, Not Just Algebra Courses.
Edward A. Silver.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 204-207.
Grade: Middle

Algebra: Real-Life Investigations in a Lab Setting.
Leah P. McCoy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 220-224.
Grade: Middle

Algebra for Everyone: Start Early.
Katheryn K. Fouch.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 226-229.
Grade: 8

Students' Construction of Formulas in Context.
Martin van Reeuwijk and Monica Wijens.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 230-236.
Grade: 5-8

Building Algebraic Expressions: A Physical Model.
Anne C. Patterson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 238-242.
Grade: Middle

Exploring Algebraic Patterns through Literature.
Richard A. Austin and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 274-281.
Grade: 5-8

Mathematics Projects Promote Students' Algebraic Thinking.
Carol E. Malloy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 282-288.
Grade: 7-8

Toward a Cooperative Model of Mathematics Staff Development.
Jesse Soloman, Carol Martignette-Baswell, John Downes, Josephine Crowe, and Gail Boyd.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 174-177.
Grade: K-12

Graphing Calculators Aren't Just for High School Students.
Linda J. C. Taylor and Jeri A. Nichols.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1994, 1:3, 190-196.
Grade: 5-8

Introducing Prealgebra Skills in an Egg-citing Way.
Martha Kay Talbert and Virginia Stalling-Roberts.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1994, 1:3, 198-202.
Grade: 3-9

Building a Teenage Dance Club.
Mary Ann Christina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 26-30.
Grade: Middle


Assessment
a) Student/classroom -- individual and group work and experiences and performance

Developing Number Sense on the Number Line.
Jennifer M. Bay.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 448-451.
Grade: Middle

Challenge Problems: Love Them or Hate Them, but Learn from Them.
Mary J. DeYoung.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 484-488.
Grade: Middle

Using Students' Work as a Lens on Algebraic Thinking.
Mark Driscoll and John Moyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 282-287.
Grade: Middle

An Assessment Model for the Mathematics Classroom.
Barbara M. Moskal.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 192-194.
Grade: 6

Gaining Insight into Students' Thinking through Assessment Tasks.
Despina A. Stylianou, Patricia Ann Kenney, Edward A. Silver, and Cengiz Alacaci.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 136-144.
Grade: Middle

Writing a PEMDAS Story.
Vadim Golembo.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 574-579.
Grade: Middle

Daily Journals Connect Mathematics to Real Life.
Lillie R. Albert and Jennifer Antos.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 526-531.
Grade: 5

Using Counterintuitive Problems to Promote Student Discussion.
Nelson J. Maylone.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 542-546.
Grade: Middle

Mean and Median: Are They Really So Easy?
Judith S. Zawojewski and J. Michael Shaughnessy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 436-440.
Grade: 7-12

Concentration: Connecting Fractions, Decimals & Percents.
Elizabeth S. Sweeney and Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 324-328.
Grade: Middle

Multiple Interpretations = More Challenges.
Vicky L. Kouba.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 232-235.
Grade: Middle

How Do Students Think about Statistical Sampling before Instruction?
Victoria R. Jacobs.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 240-246, 263.
Grade: 4-5

Making Mathematics Real: The Boston Math Trail.
Matthew M. Rosenthal and Clement K. Ampadu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 140-147.
Grade: Middle

Evaluating Instructional Materials.
Jamal Bernhard, Melissa Mellissinos Lernhardt, and Rose Miranda-Decker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 174-178.
Grade: Middle

Ordered-Pair Relations -- a Performance Assessment.
Robert M. Allen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 190-194.
Grade: Middle

Making Sure That Your Mathematics Curriculum Meets Standards.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 536-541.
Grade: Middle

So Math Isn't Just Answers.
Kari Brown-Herbst.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 448-455.
Grade: Middle

Modifying Our Questions to Assess Students' Thinking.
Michaele. F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 470-474.
Grade: Middle

Homogeneous Groups Develop Thoughtful Mathematics.
Sylvia A. Bulgar and Lynn D. Tarlow.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 478-483.
Grade: 8

Capture and Recapture Your Students' Interest in Statistics.
June G. Morita.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 412-418.
Grade: Middle

Reflecting on Students' Understanding of Data.
Kay McClain.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 374-380.
Grade: 7

Assessing Problem-Solving Thought.
Annette Ricks Leitze and Sue Tinsley Mau.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 305-311.
Grade: 6

Relating Fractions & Decimals: Listening to Students Talk.
Lauren Oppenheimer and Robert P. Hunting.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 318-321.
Grade: 8

Walking Around: Getting More from Informal Assessment.
Karen A. Cole.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 224-227.
Grade: Middle

Using Cases to Integrate Assessment and Instruction.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Perry E. Lanier.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 232-241.
Grade: Middle

Using Performance Graphs to Assess Problem Solving.
Lisa Evered and Frederick L. Uy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 252-254.
Grade: Middle

How Rubrics Become Grades.
Donna J. Clauson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 118-119.
Grade: Middle

Building a Teenage Dance Club.
Mary Ann Christina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 26-30.
Grade: Middle

Create Assessments That Do It All.
Ira S. Cohen and Joan V. Fowler.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 44-47.
Grade: Middle

What is the Score on Scored Discussions?
Kathleen L. McGrath.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 50-58.
Grade: 7

Another Perspective on Concept Maps: Empowering Students.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Marie Sahloff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 464-469.
Grade: Middle

Shopping Mall Assessment.
Julia C. Burns.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 488-489.
Grade: Middle

Truss(t)ing Triangles.
Bobbye Hoffman Bartels.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 394-396.
Grade: 7

Middle School Students' Reasoning about Geometric Situations.
William M. Carroll.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 398-403.
Grade: 5-8

Using House Plans to Teach Ratio, Proportion, and More!
Wanda Weidemann and Jane Braddock Hunt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 14-18.
Grade: Middle

Mathematics Notebooks in Middle School and Junior High School.
J. J. Price, Mary Canarecci, Jim Conrad, Doreen Ehresman, Carmie Foster, Mark D. Harris,
Kathy Martin, Tammy Mullendore, Thomas K. Rice and Penny Wrighthouse.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 34-38.
Grade: Middle

Does the Task Truly Measure What Was Intended?
Carol Santel-Parke and Jinfa Cai.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 74-82.
Grade: Middle

Students' Construction of Formulas in Context.
Martin van Reeuwijk and Monica Wijens.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 230-236.
Grade: 5-8

Homework Partners.
Cindy Kaplan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 168-169.
Grade: Middle

A Teacher's Views on Classroom Assessment: What & How.
De A. Tonack.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 70-73.
Grade: Middle

Assessing Mathematical Processes: The English Experience.
Malcom Swan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 706-711.
Grade: Middle

How Big Was the Roman Empire?
Camille Baker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 754-759.
Grade: 6

Students as Textbook Authors.
Fanny Sosenke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 108-111.
Grade: 8

Preparing Teachers to Present Techniques of Exploratory Data Analysis.
Christine A. Browning, Dwayne E. Channell, and Ruth A. Meyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 166-172.
Grade: K-4, 5-8

The Thinking of Students.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.

Early Childhood Mathematics Education. December 1998. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/earlychildhood_statement.htm

Interdisciplinary Learning, Pre-K-Grade 4. September 1994. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_14.htm


Assessment
b) Large scale
-- considers the wider scope of schools, countries and so on

Your Student's Images of Mathematicians and Mathematics.

Susan H. Picker and John S. Berrg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 202-208.
Grade: Middle

Fostering Student Discourse: "Don't Ask Me! I'm Just the Teacher!"
Jeffrey A. Frykhom and Mary E. Pittman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 218-221.
Grade: Middle

Exploring, Inventing, and Discovering Mathematics: A Pedagogical Response to the TIMSS.
Joseph G.R. Martinez.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 114-119.
Grade: Middle

The Value of Mistakes.
Patrick J. Eggleton and Carla C. Moldavan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 42-47.
Grade: Middle

Should the United States Emulate Singapore's Education System to Achieve Singapore's
Success in the TIMSS?
Ramakrishnan Menon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 345-347.
K-12

Evaluating Instructional Materials.
Jamal Bernhard, Melissa Mellissinos Lernhardt, and Rose Miranda-Decker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 174-178.
Grade: Middle

It Is Time to Question Fraction Teaching.
Patrick Groff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 604-607.
Grade: Middle


Assessment
c) Teacher
-- instruction and self-evaluation

Fostering Student Discourse: "Don't Ask Me! I'm Just the Teacher!"
Jeffrey A. Frykhom and Mary E. Pittman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 218-221.
Grade: Middle

From Description to Proof.
Cornelis de Groot.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 244-248.
Grade: Middle

Mathematical Argumentation: Putting Umph into Classroom Discussions.
Mary Kay Stein.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 110-112.
Grade: Middle

Applying the Equity Principle.
Melissa C. Gilbert.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 18-19, 36.
Grade: Middle

Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say!
Steven C. Reinhart.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 478-483.
Grade: Middle

Redefining Success in Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
Margaret Schwan Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 382-386.
Grade: Middle

Problem-Centered Mathematics Teaching.
Sarah Theule Lubienski.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 250-255.
Grade: Middle

Evaluating Instructional Materials.
Jamal Bernhard, Melissa Mellissinos Lernhardt, and Rose Miranda-Decker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 174-178.
Grade: Middle

Sharing Reflections on Teaching.
Melissa M. Lernhardt and Lisa Clement.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 542-545.
Grade: Middle

So Math Isn't Just Answers.
Kari Brown-Herbst.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 448-455.
Grade: Middle

Modifying Our Questions to Assess Students' Thinking.
Michaele. F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 470-474.
Grade: Middle

Homogeneous Groups Develop Thoughtful Mathematics.
Sylvia A. Bulgar and Lynn D. Tarlow.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 478-483.
Grade: 8

Assessing Problem-Solving Thought.
Annette Ricks Leitze and Sue Tinsley Mau.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 305-311.
Grade: 6

Using Cases to Integrate Assessment and Instruction.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Perry E. Lanier.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 232-241.
Grade: Middle

Discourse, of Course: Encouraging Genuine Mathematical Conversations.
Laura Van Zoest and Ann Enyart.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 150-157.
Grade: Middle

How Rubrics Become Grades.
Donna J. Clauson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 118-119.
Grade: Middle

Problem Solving Is More Than Solving Problems.
Michael G. Mikusa.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 20-24.
Grade: Middle

Another Perspective on Concept Maps: Empowering Students.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Marie Sahloff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 464-469.
Grade: Middle

Geometry in the Middle School: An Exchange of Ideas and Experiences.
C. Patrick Collier and Tina Pateracki.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 412-415.
Grade: 5-8

Stop Using Foul Language in the Mathematics Classroom.
Cheryl A. Hanselman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 154-160.
Grade: Middle

Choices and Challenges.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 92-96.
Grade: Middle

Does the Task Truly Measure What Was Intended?
Carol Santel-Parke and Jinfa Cai.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 74-82.
Grade: Middle

The Missing Link? Writing in Mathematics Class!
John G. Ciochine and Grace Polivka.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 316-320.
Grade: Middle

Building Bridges to Algebraic Thinking.
Roger Day and Graham A. Jones.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 208-212.
Grade: Middle

Toward a Cooperative Model of Mathematics Staff Development.
Jesse Soloman, Carol Martignette-Baswell, John Downes, Josephine Crowe, and Gail Boyd.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 174-177.
Grade: K-12

A Teacher's Views on Classroom Assessment: What & How.
De A. Tonack.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 70-73.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Patricia A. Brosnan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 622-628.
Grade: 5-8

Lesson Design and Reflection.
Merrie L. Schroeder.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 648-652.
Grade: Middle

Preparing Teachers to Present Techniques of Exploratory Data Analysis.
Christine A. Browning, Dwayne E. Channell, and Ruth A. Meyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 166-172.
Grade: K-4, 5-8

The Thinking of Students.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.

Teacher Time. March 2000. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/teachertime.htm

Evaluation of Teaching Performance and Effectiveness. March 2000. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_03.htm

Mathematics Leaders in Elementary, Middle and High Schools. March 2000. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_07.htm

Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics. July 1998. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_10.htm

Mathematics Leaders in Secondary Schools. April 1988. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_08.htm


Assessment
d) Program/curriculum
-- looks at the effectiveness of types of instruction and curriculum

Fostering Student Discourse: "Don't Ask Me! I'm Just the Teacher!"
Jeffrey A. Frykhom and Mary E. Pittman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 218-221.
Grade: Middle

Burgers, Graphs, and Combinations.
Michael D. Hardy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 72-76.
Grade: Middle

Exploring, Inventing, and Discovering Mathematics: A Pedagogical Response to the TIMSS.
Joseph G.R. Martinez.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 114-119.
Grade: Middle

Using Counterintuitive Problems to Promote Student Discussion.
Nelson J. Maylone.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 542-546.
Grade: Middle

Mean and Median: Are They Really So Easy?
Judith S. Zawojewski and J. Michael Shaughnessy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 436-440.
Grade: 7-12

Algebraic Concepts: What's Really New in New Curricula?
Jon R. Star, Beth A. Herbel-Eisenmann, and John P. Smith III.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 446-451.
Grade: 7-8

Should the United States Emulate Singapore's Education System to Achieve Singapore's
Success in the TIMSS?
Ramakrishnan Menon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 345-347.
K-12

Redefining Success in Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
Margaret Schwan Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 382-386.
Grade: Middle

Multiple Interpretations = More Challenges.
Vicky L. Kouba.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 232-235.
Grade: Middle

Evaluating Instructional Materials.
Jamal Bernhard, Melissa Mellissinos Lernhardt, and Rose Miranda-Decker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 174-178.
Grade: Middle

Mathematically Rich, Equitable Game Software.
Megan Murray, Jan Mokros, and Andee Rubin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 180-186.
Grade: Middle

Making Mathematics Real: The Boston Math Trail.
Matthew M. Rosenthal and Clement K. Ampadu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 140-147.
Grade: Middle

Growth Through Change.
Lois Van Boening.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 27-33.
Grade: 4-8

Making Sure That Your Mathematics Curriculum Meets Standards.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 536-541.
Grade: Middle

Assessing Open-Ended Problems.
Kathleen D. Conway.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 510-514.
Grade: K-12

Implementing Change: Rewards and Challenges.
Linda Tetley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 160-165.
Grade: Middle

Changes in Your Classroom: From the Past to the Present to the Future.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 184-190.
Grade: Middle

It's Time to Talk about Textbooks.
Andrew A. Zucker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 16-17.
Grade: Middle

Selecting and Creating Mathematical Tasks: From Research to Practice.
Margaret Schwan Smith and Mary Kay Stein.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1998, 3:5, 344-350.
Grade: Middle

Does the Task Truly Measure What Was Intended?
Carol Santel-Parke and Jinfa Cai.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 74-82.
Grade: Middle

A Teacher's Views on Classroom Assessment: What & How.
De A. Tonack.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 70-73.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Patricia A. Brosnan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 622-628.
Grade: 5-8

It Is Time to Question Fraction Teaching.
Patrick Groff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 604-607.
Grade: Middle

Students as Textbook Authors.
Fanny Sosenke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 108-111.
Grade: 8
 

Research. February 1999.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_11.htm

The Use of Technology in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics. July 1998. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_13.htm


Basics -- back to basics instruction, basic skills and concepts

By the Unit or Square Unit?
Bellasanta B. Ferrer, Bobbie Hunter, Kathryn C. Irwin, Maureen J. Sheldon, Charles S.
Thompson, and Catherine P. Vistro-Yu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 132-137.
Grade: Middle

Subtracting Integers: An Affective Lesson.
Gerald Petralla.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 150-151.
Grade: Middle

Sumgo Here and Sumgo There.
David E. Meel.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 236-239.
Grade: Middle

Credit Card Quiz.
Jeff Marks.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 150-154.
Grade: Middle

Looking at Probability through a Historical Lens.
Dick Jardine.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 50-54.
Grade: Middle

Christi Makes Sense of Sixth-Grade Mathematics.
Candice L. Ridlon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 367-373.
Grade: 6

Concentration: Connecting Fractions, Decimals & Percents.
Elizabeth S. Sweeney and Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 324-328.
Grade: Middle

Reduce Skills in the Mathematics Class.
Keith Devlin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 72-73.
Grade: 7-12

Perimeter or Area? Which Measure Is It?
Michaele F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 20-23.
Grade: 6-8

Dispelling Myths about Reform in School Mathematics.
Frances R. Curcio.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 282-284.
Grade: Middle

Changes in Your Classroom: From the Past to the Present to the Future.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 184-190.
Grade: Middle

It's Time to Talk about Textbooks.
Andrew A. Zucker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 16-17.
Grade: Middle

Create Assessments That Do It All.
Ira S. Cohen and Joan V. Fowler.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 44-47.
Grade: Middle

A Plethora of Polyhedra.
Sue E. Sundberg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 388-391.
Grade: 5-12

Choices and Challenges.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 92-96.
Grade: Middle

How Children Think about Division with Fractions.
May Ann Warrington.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 390-394.
Grade: 5-6

Teaching the Mean Meaningfully.
John C. Uccellini.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 112-115.
Grade: Middle

Building Bridges of Mathematical Understanding for All Children.
Jack Price.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1996, 2:1, 60-63.
Grade: Middle

Assessing Mathematical Processes: The English Experience.
Malcom Swan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 706-711.
Grade: Middle

Using Brainstorming Webs in the Mathematics Classroom.
Cheryl H. Hanselman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9,
Grade: Middle

It Is Time to Question Fraction Teaching.
Patrick Groff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 604-607.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Patricia A. Brosnan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 622-628.
Grade: 5-8

Our Diets May Be Killing Us.
Brenda K. J. Shannon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 376-382.
Grade: 6-7

What Is the Whole?
Nancy M. Wentworth and Eula Ewing Munroe.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 356-360.
Grade: Middle

Promoting Number Sense in the Middle Grades.
Barbara J. Reys.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 114-120.
Grade: Middle

Learning Statistics with Technology.
Gary Kader and Mike Perry.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 130-136.
Grade: 6-12

Promoting Classroom Dialogue: Using Calculators to Discover Patterns in Dividing Decimals.
Susan E. Williams and Juanita V. Copley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1994, 1:1, 72-75.
Grade: 6-8


Communication -- verbalizing, writing, illustrating mathematical concepts, reasoning and thought processes; communication between family and school and between student and teacher; classroom discussion and instruction

A Simple Solution…or Is It?
Arlene Yolles.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 196-198.
Grade: Middle

Your Student's Images of Mathematicians and Mathematics.
Susan H. Picker and John S. Berrg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 202-208.
Grade: Middle

Using a Lifeline to Give Rational Numbers a Personal Touch.
Wanda Weidemann, Alice K. Mikovch, and Jane Braddock Hunt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 210-215.
Grade: Middle

Fostering Student Discourse: "Don't Ask Me! I'm Just the Teacher!"
Jeffrey A. Frykhom and Mary E. Pittman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 218-221.
Grade: Middle

Transition Toward Algebra.
Maria L. Fernandez and Cynthia O. Anhalt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 236-241.
Grade: Middle

From Description to Proof.
Cornelis de Groot.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 244-248.
Grade: Middle

Using Cases to Discuss Changes in Mathematics Teaching.
Margaret Schwan Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 144-149.
Grade: Middle

Making Connections with Prime Numbers.
Arlene Yolles.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 84-86.
Grade: 5

Mathematical Argumentation: Putting Umph into Classroom Discussions.
Mary Kay Stein.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 110-112.
Grade: Middle

The Value of Mistakes.
Patrick J. Eggleton and Carla C. Moldavan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 42-47.
Grade: Middle

Geometry in the Middle Grades: From Its Past to the Present.
Michaele F. Chappell.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2001, 6:9, 516-519.
Grade: Middle

Geometry in the Middle Grades: From Its Past to the Present.
Michaele F. Chappell.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2001, 6:9, 516-519.
Grade: Middle

From Polygons to Poetry.
Vena M. Long.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 436-438.
Grade: Middle

Developing Number Sense on the Number Line.
Jennifer M. Bay.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 448-451.
Grade: Middle

"How Big Is Your Foot?"
Suzanne Levin Weinberg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 476-481.
Grade: Middle

Challenge Problems: Love Them or Hate Them, but Learn from Them.
Mary J. DeYoung.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 484-488.
Grade: Middle

Algebraic Thinking through Origami.
William Higginson and Lynda Colgon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 343-349.
Grade: Middle

Writing Tests That Succeed.
Werner W. Liedtke and Judith Sales.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 350-351, 353-355.
Grade: Middle

Statistics Fever.
Linda M. Russo and Marian C. Passannante.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 370-376.
Grade: 7

Using Students' Work as a Lens on Algebraic Thinking.
Mark Driscoll and John Moyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 282-287.
Grade: Middle

Using Communication to Develop Students' Mathematical Literacy.
David K. Pugalee.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 296-299.
Grade: Middle

Zero: A Special Case.
Patricia S. Wilson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 300-303, 308-309.
Grade: Middle

Unpacking the Nature of Discourse in Mathematics Classrooms.
Eric Knuth and Dominic Peressini.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 320-325.
Grade: Middle

Enriching Students' Mathematical Intuitions with Probability Games and Tree Diagrams.
Leslie Aspinwall and Kenneth L. Shaw.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 214-220.
Grade: Middle

A Raisin in the Sun: Fostering Cultural Connections with a Classic Movie.
Michaele F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 222-225, 233-235.
Grade: Middle

Students' Building On One Another's Mathematical Ideas.
Miriam Gamoran Sherin, David Louis, and Edith Prentice Mendez.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 186-190.
Grade: Middle

Improving Mathematics Teaching and Learning: How Can Principles and Standards Help?
Edward A. Silver.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 20-23.
Grade: 6-8

2 Is Not the Same as 2.0!
Randell L. Drum and Wesley G. Petty, Jr.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 34-38.
Grade: Middle

Writing a PEMDAS Story.
Vadim Golembo.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 574-579.
Grade: Middle

Using Concept Maps to Link Mathematical Ideas.
Arthur J. Baroody and Bobbye H. Bartels.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 604-609.
Grade: Middle

Improving Students' Mathematical Communication and Connections Using the Classic
Game of "Telephone".
Jennifer M. Bay and Gay A. Ragan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 486-489.
Grade: 7

Word Origins: Building Communication Connections.
Rheta N. Rubenstein.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 493-498.
Grade: Middle

Understanding Student Responses to Open-Ended Tasks.
Barbara M. Moskal.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 500-505.
Grade: 6

The Role of Definition.
Jane M. Keiser.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 506-511.
Grade: 6

Let's Talk about the Weather: Lessons Learned in Facilitating Mathematical Discourse.
Jacqueline Leonard.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 518-523.
Grade: 6

Daily Journals Connect Mathematics to Real Life.
Lillie R. Albert and Jennifer Antos.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 526-531.
Grade: 5

Fostering Mathematical Thinking through Multiple Solutions.
Jinfa Cai and Patricia Ann Kenney.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 534-539.
Grade: Middle

Improving Data Analysis through Discourse.
Kay McClain, Maggie McGatha, and Lynn L Hodge.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 548-553.
Grade: 7-8

Mean and Median: Are They Really So Easy?
Judith S. Zawojewski and J. Michael Shaughnessy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2000, 5:7, 436-440.
Grade: 7-12

Mathematics That Whets the Appetite: Student-Posed Project Problems.
Lynda R. Wiest.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 286-291.
Grade: Middle

Inequalities: Part of Every Child's Life.
Margaret W. Tent.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 292-295.
Grade: 7

Problem-Centered Mathematics Teaching.
Sarah Theule Lubienski.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 250-255.
Grade: Middle

Mathematically Rich, Equitable Game Software.
Megan Murray, Jan Mokros, and Andee Rubin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 180-186.
Grade: Middle

Perimeter and Area Through the van Heile Model.
Carol E. Malloy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 87-90.
Grade: Middle

Making Charts: Do Your Students Really Understand the Data?
Louis Feicht.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 16-18.
Grade: 7

From The Giver to The Twenty-One Balloons: Explorations with Probability.
Ann Lawrence.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 504-509.
Grade: 7

Homogeneous Groups Develop Thoughtful Mathematics.
Sylvia A. Bulgar and Lynn D. Tarlow.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 478-483.
Grade: 8

Exploring Probability through an Evens-Odd Dice Game.
Linda R. Wiest and Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 358-362.
Grade: 6

Reflections on Developing Formal Mathematics and the Connected Mathematics Project.
Judith S. Zawojewski, Marlene Robinson and Mark Hoover.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 324-330.
Grade: 6-8

Promoting Mathematical Discourse: Learning from Classroom Examples.
Azita Manouchehri and Mary C. Enderson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 216-222.
Grade: Middle

Walking Around: Getting More from Informal Assessment.
Karen A. Cole.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 224-227.
Grade: Middle

Discourse, of Course: Encouraging Genuine Mathematical Conversations.
Laura Van Zoest and Ann Enyart.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 150-157.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Change: Rewards and Challenges.
Linda Tetley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 160-165.
Grade: Middle

Polygon Capture: A Geometry Game.
William M. Carroll.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 90-94.
Grade: 5-6

Problem Solving Is More Than Solving Problems.
Michael G. Mikusa.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 20-24.
Grade: Middle

What is the Score on Scored Discussions?
Kathleen L. McGrath.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 50-58.
Grade: 7

Create Assessments That Do It All.
Ira S. Cohen and Joan V. Fowler.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 44-47.
Grade: Middle

Shopping Mall Assessment.
Julia C. Burns.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 488-489.
Grade: Middle

Middle School Students' Reasoning about Geometric Situations.
William M. Carroll.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 398-403.
Grade: 5-8

Sorting Activities for Polygons.
Carol G. Williams.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 444-445.
Grade: Middle

Understanding Students' Understanding of Graphs.
Susan N. Friel, George W. Bright, and Frances R. Curcio.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 224-227.
Grade: Middle

Pennies from Heaven -- Nickels from Where?
Gary D. Kader and Mike Perry.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 240-249.
Grade: 7

A Credit-Union Project.
Mary Ellen Schmidt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 118-123.
Grade: 6

Honest Numbers: A Mathematics and Languages Connection.
Stanley J. Bezuska and Margaret J. Kenney.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 142-147.
Grade: Middle

Stop Using Foul Language in the Mathematics Classroom.
Cheryl A. Hanselman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 154-160.
Grade: Middle

Does the Task Truly Measure What Was Intended?
Carol Santel-Parke and Jinfa Cai.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 74-82.
Grade: Middle

Mathematics as Reasoning: Episodes from Japan.
Daiyo Sawada.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 416-421.
Grade: 1-5

Graphing in the Information Age: Using Data from the World Wide Web.
Julie K. Dixon and Christy J. Falba.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 298-304.
Grade: Middle

Exploring Middle Graders Mathematical Thinking through Journals.
Mary Lou Di Pillo, Robert Sorchik, and Barbara Moss.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 308-314.
Grade: 5-6

500 Writing Formats.
Margaret E. McIntosh.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 354-359.
Grade: Middle

Building Foundations for Algebra.
Kaye Stacey and Mollie MacGregor.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 252-260.
Grade: Middle

Exploring Patterns in Nonroutine Problems.
Frances R. Curcio, Barbara Nimerofsky, Rossana Perez, and Shirel Yaloz.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 262-269.
Grade: Middle

Homework Partners.
Cindy Kaplan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 168-169.
Grade: Middle

Toward a Cooperative Model of Mathematics Staff Development.
Jesse Soloman, Carol Martignette-Baswell, John Downes, Josephine Crowe, and Gail Boyd.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 174-177.
Grade: K-12

The Arcs of Archaeology.
Bonnie S. Spence.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 688-693.
Grade: Middle

Assessing Mathematical Processes: The English Experience.
Malcom Swan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 706-711.
Grade: Middle

How Big Was the Roman Empire?
Camille Baker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 754-759.
Grade: 6

The Pond: Doing Research Together.
Kevin Kinneavy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 696-702.
Grade: Middle

Using Brainstorming Webs in the Mathematics Classroom.
Cheryl H. Hanselman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9,
Grade: Middle

No Kidding, My Mom's Got Homework?
Tuiren A. Bratina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 610-614.
Grade: 6+

Lesson Design and Reflection.
Merrie L. Schroeder.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 648-652.
Grade: Middle

Promoting Problem-Solving Expertise.
Carolyn M. Richbart and Lynn A. Richbart.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 310-316.
Grade: 5-8

Learning Statistics with Technology.
Gary Kader and Mike Perry.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 130-136.
Grade: 6-12

Early Childhood Mathematics Education. December 1998.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/earlychildhood_statement.htm

Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades. July 1998.
http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_12.htm


Computation -- computational skills and ideas, learning through exploration as well as drill and practice

Multiplication from Lilavati to the Summa.
Rebecca Berg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 226-231.
Grade: Middle

Subtracting Integers: An Affective Lesson.
Gerald Petralla.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 150-151.
Grade: Middle

Burgers, Graphs, and Combinations.
Michael D. Hardy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 72-76.
Grade: Middle

Problems That Encourage Proportion Sense.
Esther M. H. Billings.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 10-14.
Grade: Middle

Riddles, Puzzles, and Paradoxes: Having Fun with Serious Mathematics.
Lisa J. Evered.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 458-461.
Grade: Middle

Samantha Brown: Jill-of-All Trades.
Catherine Little.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2001, 6:7, 414-417.
Grade: Middle

Using Students' Work as a Lens on Algebraic Thinking.
Mark Driscoll and John Moyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 282-287.
Grade: Middle

Sumgo Here and Sumgo There.
David E. Meel.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 236-239.
Grade: Middle

Three Balloons for Two Dollars: Developing Proportional Reasoning.
Cynthia W. Langrall and Jane Swafford.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 254-261.
Grade: Middle

Running by the Numbers.
Paul Milliken.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 262-265.
Grade: Middle

From Shadows to Surveying; Thales of Miletus.
Art Johnson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 170-174.
Grade: Middle

Deciding When to Use Calculators.
Anthony D. Thompson and Stephen L. Sproule.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 126-129.
Grade: Middle

Gaining Insight into Students' Thinking through Assessment Tasks.
Despina A. Stylianou, Patricia Ann Kenney, Edward A. Silver, and Cengiz Alacaci.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 136-144.
Grade: Middle

Improving Mathematics Teaching and Learning: How Can Principles and Standards Help?
Edward A. Silver.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 20-23.
Grade: 6-8

Looking at Probability through a Historical Lens.
Dick Jardine.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 50-54.
Grade: Middle

Connecting Integers to Meaningful Contexts.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 62-66.
Grade: Middle

Teaching Algebra in the Middle Grades Using Mathmagic.
Hari P. Koirala and Phillip M. Goodwin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 562-566.
Grade: 5-6

Travel the World -- an Addition Game.
Katherine D. Owens and Richard L. Sanders.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 392-396.
Grade: Middle

Why is the Year 2000 a Leap Year?
Jesse L. M. Wilkins.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 360-362.
Grade: Middle

Christi Makes Sense of Sixth-Grade Mathematics.
Candice L. Ridlon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 367-373.
Grade: 6

Exploring Factor Sets with a Graphing Calculator.
Arron Paul Eisen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 78-82.
Grade: Middle

Counting Grass.
Catherine Little.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 7-10.
Grade: 8

Dispelling Myths about Reform in School Mathematics.
Frances R. Curcio.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 282-284.
Grade: Middle

Computation versus Number Sense.
Robert E. Reys.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 110-112.
Grade: 6-8

Shopping Mall Assessment.
Julia C. Burns.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 488-489.
Grade: Middle

How Many Blocks?
Michael T. Battista.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 404-411.
Grade: 5-8

Estimate of the Week.
Wendy Gulley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1998, 3:5, 324-328.
Grade: Middle

The Fractions of a Day.
Leslie Edelman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 192-195.
Grade: 6

Choices and Challenges.
Gail Burrill.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 92-96.
Grade: Middle

How Children Think about Division with Fractions.
May Ann Warrington.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 390-394.
Grade: 5-6

Creating a Purchase Order Using Spreadsheets.
Joan Indusi.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 404-407.
Grade: 6-7

Exploring Middle Graders Mathematical Thinking through Journals.
Mary Lou Di Pillo, Robert Sorchik, and Barbara Moss.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 308-314.
Grade: 5-6

Mental Computation in the Middle Grades: The Importance of Thinking Strategies.
Alistair McIntosh, Robert E. Reys, and Barbara J. Reys.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 322-327.
Grade: Middle

Conceptual Understanding and Computational Skill in School Mathematics.
Thomas R. Scavo and Nora K. Conroy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 684-686.
Grade: Middle

Our Diets May Be Killing Us.
Brenda K. J. Shannon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 376-382.
Grade: 6-7

"Tri-Square" Numbers.
Devin Mahoney.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 408-409.
Grade: 7

The Ratio Table.
James A. Middleton and Marja van den Heuvel-Pan Huizen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 282-288.
Grade: 5-6

Making House Plans.
David Hanson and Serra Boranbay.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 296-297.
Grade: 7

Promoting Number Sense in the Middle Grades.
Barbara J. Reys.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 114-120.
Grade: Middle

Preparing Teachers to Present Techniques of Exploratory Data Analysis.
Christine A. Browning, Dwayne E. Channell, and Ruth A. Meyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 166-172.
Grade: K-4, 5-8

Promoting Classroom Dialogue: Using Calculators to Discover Patterns in Dividing Decimals.
Susan E. Williams and Juanita V. Copley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1994, 1:1, 72-75.
Grade: 6-8


Cooperative Learning/Peer Tutoring/Learning Centers -- small groups, partners, peer tutoring, center activities

Using a Lifeline to Give Rational Numbers a Personal Touch.
Wanda Weidemann, Alice K. Mikovch, and Jane Braddock Hunt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 210-215.
Grade: Middle

Burgers, Graphs, and Combinations.
Michael D. Hardy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2001, 7:2, 72-76.
Grade: Middle

Applying the Equity Principle.
Melissa C. Gilbert.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 18-19, 36.
Grade: Middle

Statistics Fever.
Linda M. Russo and Marian C. Passannante.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 370-376.
Grade: 7

Mission Impossible! Can You Walk Your Talk?
Iris DeLoach Johnson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 132-134.
Grade: Middle

Let's Talk about the Weather: Lessons Learned in Facilitating Mathematical Discourse.
Jacqueline Leonard.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 518-523.
Grade: 6

Daily Journals Connect Mathematics to Real Life.
Lillie R. Albert and Jennifer Antos.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 526-531.
Grade: 5

Christi Makes Sense of Sixth-Grade Mathematics.
Candice L. Ridlon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 367-373.
Grade: 6

Mathematics That Whets the Appetite: Student-Posed Project Problems.
Lynda R. Wiest.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 286-291.
Grade: Middle

Reinventing Scrabble with Middle School Students.
Robert J. Quinn and Lynda R. Wiest.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 210-213.
Grade: Middle

Oh, Good, It's Tuesday!
Pauline Georgakis.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 1999, 5:4, 224-226.
Grade: 6

Making Mathematics Real: The Boston Math Trail.
Matthew M. Rosenthal and Clement K. Ampadu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 140-147.
Grade: Middle

Perimeter and Area Through the van Heile Model.
Carol E. Malloy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 87-90.
Grade: Middle

Posing Problems: Two Classroom Examples.
Shukkwan S. Leung and Rui-xiang Wu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 112-117.
Grade: 5, 8

Growth Through Change.
Lois Van Boening.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 27-33.
Grade: 4-8

Cat and Mouse.
Brian Lannen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1999, 4:7, 456-459.
Grade: Middle

Juniper Green.
L. Lynn Stallings and Patricia L. Bullock.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 438-440.
Grade: Middle

Promoting Mathematical Discourse: Learning from Classroom Examples.
Azita Manouchehri and Mary C. Enderson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1999, 4:4, 216-222.
Grade: Middle

Roll the Dice -- an Introduction to Probability.
Andrew Freda.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 85-89.
Grade: 5-8

Problem Solving Is More Than Solving Problems.
Michael G. Mikusa.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 20-24.
Grade: Middle

Wheel of Fortune for the Mathematics Classroom.
Edna L. Holbrook.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 32-36.
Grade: 7-9

What is the Score on Scored Discussions?
Kathleen L. McGrath.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 50-58.
Grade: 7

A Plethora of Polyhedra.
Sue E. Sundberg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 388-391.
Grade: 5-12

Truss(t)ing Triangles.
Bobbye Hoffman Bartels.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 394-396.
Grade: 7

Push-Penny: What Is Your Expected Score?
Gary Kader and Mike Perry.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1998, 3:5, 370-377.
Grade: Middle

Turning Students into Problem Solvers.
Kathryn A. Verzoni.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 102-107.
Grade: Middle

Strategy Games: Treasures from Ancient Times.
Jacqueline Gorman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 110-116.
Grade: 5

A Credit-Union Project.
Mary Ellen Schmidt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 118-123.
Grade: 6

Encouraging Mathematical Thinking.
Julianne C. Turner, Karen Rossman Styers, and Debra G. Daggs.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 66-72.
Grade: 5-8

Using House Plans to Teach Ratio, Proportion, and More!
Wanda Weidemann and Jane Braddock Hunt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 14-18.
Grade: Middle

MATHCOUNTS: It Really Works.
Sara McCoy and Kathryn S. Reinke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 32-33.
Grade: 6-8

Letting Your Students "Fly" in the Classroom.
Thomas Adams.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 348-351.
Grade: Middle

Algebra for Everyone: Start Early.
Katheryn K. Fouch.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 226-229.
Grade: 8

Building Bridges to Algebraic Thinking.
Roger Day and Graham A. Jones.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 208-212.
Grade: Middle

Mathematics Projects Promote Students' Algebraic Thinking.
Carol E. Malloy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 282-288.
Grade: 7-8

Building Equations Using M&M's.
Victoria Borlaug.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 290-292.
Grade: Middle

Homework Partners.
Cindy Kaplan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 168-169.
Grade: Middle

Using a Database for Student Research.
Lulu Healy and Celia Hoyles.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 154-158.
Grade: Middle

Areas and Brownies.
C. Kenneth Fan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 148-153, 160.
Grade: 6-8

Fraction Flags: Learning from Children to Help Children Learn.
Tom Kieren, Brent Davis, and Ralph Mason.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1996, 2:1, 14-19.
Grade: Middle

How Big Was the Roman Empire?
Camille Baker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1996, 1:9, 754-759.
Grade: 6

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Patricia A. Brosnan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 622-628.
Grade: 5-8

Flower Beds and Landscape Consultants: Making Connections in Middle School Mathematics.
Jim Hersberger and Bill Frederick.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 364-367.
Grade: Middle

Playing Green Globs on TI-81.
John E. Owens.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 370-374.
Grade: Middle

The "Mangoes Problem."
Jerry Stonewater.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1994, 1:3, 204-210.
Grade: 5-8

Students as Textbook Authors.
Fanny Sosenke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 108-111.
Grade: 8

Preparing Teachers to Present Techniques of Exploratory Data Analysis.
Christine A. Browning, Dwayne E. Channell, and Ruth A. Meyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 166-172.
Grade: K-4, 5-8


Family/Home -- how family/home works with the school and teachers to enhance learning

Mathematically Rich, Equitable Game Software.
Megan Murray, Jan Mokros, and Andee Rubin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 180-186.
Grade: Middle

Cardboard Tubes Bring Geometry from Home.
Nakonia Hayes.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 120-122.
Grade: Middle

Building a Teenage Dance Club.
Mary Ann Christina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 26-30.
Grade: Middle

Another Perspective on Concept Maps: Empowering Students.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Marie Sahloff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 464-469.
Grade: Middle

Birthdays and the Binary System: A Magical Mixture.
Karen S. Karp and Robert N. Ronau.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 6-12.
Grade: Middle

Pythagorean Triples Served for Supper.
Evelyn B. Christensen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 60-62.
Grade: 8

Using House Plans to Teach Ratio, Proportion, and More!
Wanda Weidemann and Jane Braddock Hunt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 14-18.
Grade: Middle

From Matching to Mapping: Connecting English and Mathematics.
Sitsofe Enyonam Anku.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 270-272.
Grade: Middle

Toys ‘R' Math.
Dyanne M. Tracy and Mary, S. Hague.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 140-145, 159.
Grade: 5-8

No Kidding, My Mom's Got Homework?
Tuiren A. Bratina.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 610-614.
Grade: 6+

Guiding Students' Attitudes and Decisions Regarding Their Mathematics Education. February 1994.
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How Children Learn -- experiences, examples, examination of ways and methods for helping children learn

A Simple Solution…or Is It?
Arlene Yolles.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2001, 7:4, 196-198.
Grade: Middle

By the Unit or Square Unit?
Bellasanta B. Ferrer, Bobbie Hunter, Kathryn C. Irwin, Maureen J. Sheldon, Charles S.

Thompson, and Catherine P. Vistro-Yu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 132-137.
Grade: Middle

Developing an Area Formula for a Circle with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
Jerry A Ameis.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 140-142.
Grade: Middle

Using Cases to Discuss Changes in Mathematics Teaching.
Margaret Schwan Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 144-149.
Grade: Middle

Subtracting Integers: An Affective Lesson.
Gerald Petralla.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 150-151.
Grade: Middle

Living Graphs.
David Gay and William Yslas Velez.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2001, 7:3, 172-177.
Grade: Middle

Power Over Trash: Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Children's Literature.
Robert N. Ronau and Karen S. Karp.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 26-31.
Grade: Middle

The Value of Mistakes.
Patrick J. Eggleton and Carla C. Moldavan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2001, 7:1, 42-47.
Grade: Middle

The Possibility of Perfection.
Leonard N. Masse.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2001, 6:9, 500-506.
Grade: Middle

From Polygons to Poetry.
Vena M. Long.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 436-438.
Grade: Middle

Developing Number Sense on the Number Line.
Jennifer M. Bay.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 448-451.
Grade: Middle

Circles and the Number [Pi].
Margaret W. Trent.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 452-455, 457.
Grade: Middle

"How Big Is Your Foot?"
Suzanne Levin Weinberg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2001, 6:8, 476-481.
Grade: Middle

New Approaches to Algebra: Have We Missed the Point?
Stephen J. Thornton.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2001, 6:7, 388-392.
Grade: Middle

The Tangram Conundrum.
Debra H. Thatcher.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2001, 6:7, 394-399.
Grade: Middle

Assessing Geometric and Measurement Understanding Using Manipulatives.
Marilyn E. Strutchens, Kimberly A. Harris, and W. Gary Martin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2001, 6:7, 402-405.
Grade: Middle

Manipulatives: One Piece of the Puzzle.
Mary Kay Stein and Jane W. Bovalino.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 356-359.
Grade: Middle

Statistics Fever.
Linda M. Russo and Marian C. Passannante.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 370-376.
Grade: 7

Revisiting a Difference of Squares.
David Slavit.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2001, 6:6, 378-381.
Grade: Middle

Traditional Jokes Make Good Mathematics.
Alan Lipp.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 278-279.
Grade: Middle

Using Students' Work as a Lens on Algebraic Thinking.
Mark Driscoll and John Moyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 282-287.
Grade: Middle

Using Attribute Blocks to Develop a Conceptual Understanding of Probability.
Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 290-294.
Grade: 7

Using Models to Build an Understanding of Functions.
Kathleen Cramer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2001, 6:5, 310-318.
Grade: Middle

Enriching Students' Mathematical Intuitions with Probability Games and Tree Diagrams.
Leslie Aspinwall and Kenneth L. Shaw.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 214-220.
Grade: Middle

Teaching Toward the Big Ideas of Algebra.
Sonia Woodbury.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 226-231.
Grade: Middle

Sumgo Here and Sumgo There.
David E. Meel.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 236-239.
Grade: Middle

Credit Card Quiz.
Jeff Marks.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 150-154.
Grade: Middle

Listening to Middle School Students' Algebraic Thinking.
John P. Smith III, and Elizabeth A Phillips.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 156-161.
Grade: Middle

Students' Building On One Another's Mathematical Ideas.
Miriam Gamoran Sherin, David Louis, and Edith Prentice Mendez.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 186-190.
Grade: Middle

Making Connections: A Thematic Mathematics Project for Grade 7.
David B. Smith.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 12-18.
Grade: Middle

Let's Talk about the Weather: Lessons Learned in Facilitating Mathematical Discourse.
Jacqueline Leonard.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 2000, 5:8, 518-523.
Grade: 6

From Tessellations to Polyhedra: Big Polyhedra.
Blake E. Peterson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 348-357.
Grade: Middle

Christi Makes Sense of Sixth-Grade Mathematics.
Candice L. Ridlon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 367-373.
Grade: 6

Travel the World -- an Addition Game.
Katherine D. Owens and Richard L. Sanders.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 392-396.
Grade: Middle

Socrates and the Three Little Pigs: Connecting Patterns, Counting Trees, and Probability.
Denisse R. Thompson and Richard A. Austin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 156-161.
Grade: 7

Exploring Factor Sets with a Graphing Calculator.
Arron Paul Eisen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 78-82.
Grade: Middle

Perimeter and Area Through the van Heile Model.
Carol E. Malloy.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 87-90.
Grade: Middle

Posing Problems: Two Classroom Examples.
Shukkwan S. Leung and Rui-xiang Wu.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 112-117.
Grade: 5, 8

Counting Grass.
Catherine Little.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 7-10.
Grade: 8

Growth Through Change.
Lois Van Boening.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 27-33.
Grade: 4-8

From The Giver to The Twenty-One Balloons: Explorations with Probability.
Ann Lawrence.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 504-509.
Grade: 7

Sticks to the Roof of Your Mouth?
Susan N. Friel and William T. O'Connor.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 404-411.
Grade: 8

Juniper Green.
L. Lynn Stallings and Patricia L. Bullock.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 438-440.
Grade: Middle

Means and MADs.
Gary D. Kader.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 398-403.
Grade: 8

Problem Posing and Critiquing: How It Can Happen in Your Classroom.
Lyn D. English, Donald Cudmore, and Dominic Tilley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 124-129.
Grade: Middle

A Plethora of Polyhedra.
Sue E. Sundberg.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 388-391.
Grade: 5-12

Putting Math in Motion with Calculator-Based Labs.
Helen M. Doerr, Cathieann Rieff, and Jason Tabor.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 364-367.
Grade: Middle

Reflecting on Students' Understanding of Data.
Kay McClain.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 374-380.
Grade: 7

Building on "Building Up": Proportional-Reasoning Activities for Future Teachers.
Melanie Parker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 286-289.
Grade: 8

A Girls' Math Olympiad Team.
Betty J. Volpe.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 290-293.
Grade: 6-8

Relating Fractions & Decimals: Listening to Students Talk.
Lauren Oppenheimer and Robert P. Hunting.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 318-321.
Grade: 8

Discourse, of Course: Encouraging Genuine Mathematical Conversations.
Laura Van Zoest and Ann Enyart.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 150-157.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Change: Rewards and Challenges.
Linda Tetley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 160-165.
Grade: Middle

Roll the Dice -- an Introduction to Probability.
Andrew Freda.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 85-89.
Grade: 5-8

Exploring How One Problem Contributes to Student Learning.
Susan N. Friel.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 100-103.
Grade: Middle

How Many Blocks?
Michael T. Battista.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1998, 3:6, 404-411.
Grade: 5-8

Push-Penny: What Is Your Expected Score?
Gary Kader and Mike Perry.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1998, 3:5, 370-377.
Grade: Middle

Developing Conceptual Understanding of Relations and Functions with Attribute Blocks.
Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 186-190.
Grade: Middle

Strategy Games: Treasures from Ancient Times.
Jacqueline Gorman.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 110-116.
Grade: 5

A Credit-Union Project.
Mary Ellen Schmidt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 118-123.
Grade: 6

Racing to Understand Probability.
Laura R. Van Zoest and Rebecca K. Walker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 162-170.
Grade: Middle

Mathematics Notebooks in Middle School and Junior High School.
J. J. Price, Mary Canarecci, Jim Conrad, Doreen Ehresman, Carmie Foster, Mark D. Harris,
Kathy Martin, Tammy Mullendore, Thomas K. Rice and Penny Wrighthouse.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 34-38.
Grade: Middle

MATHCOUNTS: It Really Works.
Sara McCoy and Kathryn S. Reinke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 32-33.
Grade: 6-8

Pythagorean Triples Served for Supper.
Evelyn B. Christensen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 60-62.
Grade: 8

Encouraging Mathematical Thinking.
Julianne C. Turner, Karen Rossman Styers, and Debra G. Daggs.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1997, 3:1, 66-72.
Grade: 5-8

How Children Think about Division with Fractions.
May Ann Warrington.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 390-394.
Grade: 5-6

Not Just a Fairy Tale.
Rose M. Johnson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 424-429.
Grade: Middle

Cross-and-Turn Tile Patterns.
Robert G. Clason, Donna B Ericksen, and Craig S. Ericksen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1997, 2:6, 430-437.
Grade: 5-8

The Missing Link? Writing in Mathematics Class!
John G. Ciochine and Grace Polivka.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 316-320.
Grade: Middle

Mental Computation in the Middle Grades: The Importance of Thinking Strategies.
Alistair McIntosh, Robert E. Reys, and Barbara J. Reys.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 322-327.
Grade: Middle

500 Writing Formats.
Margaret E. McIntosh.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March-April 1997, 2:5, 354-359.
Grade: Middle

Building Bridges to Algebraic Thinking.
Roger Day and Graham A. Jones.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 208-212.
Grade: Middle

Algebra for Everyone: Start Early.
Katheryn K. Fouch.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 226-229.
Grade: 8

Exploring Patterns in Nonroutine Problems.
Frances R. Curcio, Barbara Nimerofsky, Rossana Perez, and Shirel Yaloz.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 262-269.
Grade: Middle

From Matching to Mapping: Connecting English and Mathematics.
Sitsofe Enyonam Anku.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1997, 2:4, 270-272.
Grade: Middle

Areas and Brownies.
C. Kenneth Fan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 1997, 2:3, 148-153, 160.
Grade: 6-8

The Function Game.
Rheta N. Rubenstein.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 74-78.
Grade: 7-8

Graphing and Social Studies: An Interdisciplinary Activity.
Julia L. Brehm.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 110-111.
Grade: Middle

Teaching the Mean Meaningfully.
John C. Uccellini.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1996, 2:2, 112-115.
Grade: Middle

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Patricia A. Brosnan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 622-628.
Grade: 5-8

How to Turn Oranges into Moolah.
Laurye M. Webb.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-February 1996, 1:8, 662-664.
Grade: Middle

Our Diets May Be Killing Us.
Brenda K. J. Shannon.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 376-382.
Grade: 6-7

"Tri-Square" Numbers.
Devin Mahoney.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April-May 1995, 1:5, 408-409.
Grade: 7

The Ratio Table.
James A. Middleton and Marja van den Heuvel-Pan Huizen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 282-288.
Grade: 5-6

Making House Plans.
David Hanson and Serra Boranbay.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January-March 1995, 1:4, 296-297.
Grade: 7

The "Mangoes Problem."
Jerry Stonewater.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1994, 1:3, 204-210.
Grade: 5-8

Students as Textbook Authors.
Fanny Sosenke.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 108-111.
Grade: 8

Preparing Teachers to Present Techniques of Exploratory Data Analysis.
Christine A. Browning, Dwayne E. Channell, and Ruth A. Meyer.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September-October 1994, 1:2, 166-172.
Grade: K-4, 5-8

A Conceptual Model for Solving Percent Problems.
Albert B. Bennett, Jr. and L. Ted Nelson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1994, 1:1, 20-25.
Grade: Middle

Connecting Research to Teaching: Reflections on Mathematics Education Research over the Twenty-Five Years of JRME.
Diana V. Lambolin, Peter Kloosterman, and Martin Johnson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1994, 1:1, 38-43.
Grade: Middle

Promoting Classroom Dialogue: Using Calculators to Discover Patterns in Dividing Decimals.
Susan E. Williams and Juanita V. Copley.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, April 1994, 1:1, 72-75.
Grade: 6-8

http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/earlychildhood_statement.htm

Research. February 1999. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_11.htm

Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades. July 1998. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_12.htm

Interdisciplinary Learning, Pre-K-Grade 4. September 1994. http://www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_14.htm


Instructional Materials/Tools/Methods -- materials, texts and teaching tools used in the classroom

The Possibility of Perfection.
Leonard N. Masse.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2001, 6:9, 500-506.
Grade: Middle

A Raisin in the Sun: Fostering Cultural Connections with a Classic Movie.
Michaele F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, December 2000, 6:4, 222-225, 233-235.
Grade: Middle

Credit Card Quiz.
Jeff Marks.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 2000, 6:3, 150-154.
Grade: Middle

Calculating First Place: Calculating the Magic Number.
Robert J. Quinn.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 2000, 6:2, 86-89.
Grade: Middle

Moving to Proportional Reasoning.
Hannah Slovin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 58-60.
Grade: Middle

Connecting Integers to Meaningful Contexts.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 2000, 6:1, 62-66.
Grade: Middle

Using Concept Maps to Link Mathematical Ideas.
Arthur J. Baroody and Bobbye H. Bartels.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 2000, 5:9, 604-609.
Grade: Middle

Travel the World -- an Addition Game.
Katherine D. Owens and Richard L. Sanders.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 2000, 5:6, 392-396.
Grade: Middle

Universal Games from A to Z.
Helen Morris.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, January 2000, 5:5, 300-305.
Grade: Middle

Socrates and the Three Little Pigs: Connecting Patterns, Counting Trees, and Probability.
Denisse R. Thompson and Richard A. Austin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 156-161.
Grade: 7

Evaluating Instructional Materials.
Jamal Bernhard, Melissa Mellissinos Lernhardt, and Rose Miranda-Decker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November 1999, 5:3, 174-178.
Grade: Middle

Revitalizing and Refocusing Our Efforts.
Glenda Lappan.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 130-136.
Grade: Middle

Exploring Factor Sets with a Graphing Calculator.
Arron Paul Eisen.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1999, 5:2, 78-82.
Grade: Middle

Growth Through Change.
Lois Van Boening.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1999, 5:1, 27-33.
Grade: 4-8

Making Sure That Your Mathematics Curriculum Meets Standards.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1999, 4:8, 536-541.
Grade: Middle

Mathematical Connections from Biology: "Killer" Bees Come to Life in the Classroom.
William L. Rubink and Sylvia R. Taube.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 350-356.
Grade: Middle

Putting Math in Motion with Calculator-Based Labs.
Helen M. Doerr, Cathieann Rieff, and Jason Tabor.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 1999, 4:6, 364-367.
Grade: Middle

Dispelling Myths about Reform in School Mathematics.
Frances R. Curcio.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, February 1999, 4:5, 282-284.
Grade: Middle

The Mathematics in Your Note Paper.
Bruce A. Camblin.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1998, 4:3, 168-169.
Grade: Middle

Cardboard Tubes Bring Geometry from Home.
Nakonia Hayes.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1998, 4:2, 120-122.
Grade: Middle

It's Time to Talk about Textbooks.
Andrew A. Zucker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, September 1998, 4:1, 16-17.
Grade: Middle

Another Perspective on Concept Maps: Empowering Students.
Sandra K. Wilcox and Marie Sahloff.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, May 1998, 3:7, 464-469.
Grade: Middle

Using the Telephone Book as a Source of Mathematical Activity.
Marian S. Small.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, November-December 1997, 3:3, 234-238.
Grade: Middle -- Junior High

A Credit-Union Project.
Mary Ellen Schmidt.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, October 1997, 3:2, 118-123.
Grade: 6

Racing to Understand Probability.
Laura R. Van Zoest and Rebecca K. Walker.
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