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What's all the controversy? Mathematics Standards, Division, and Constructivism <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/mathstandar ds.asp> A perspective on the importance of having clear goals for student learning Standards Under Fire <www.showmecenter.missouri.edu/showme/perspe ctives/keynote1.html> Why we must continue to press the case for reform (Also available in PDF <www.showmecenter.missouri.edu/showme/perspe ctives/keynote1.pdf> ; see note below.) Reform vs. the Basics <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/reformvsbas ics.asp> A nice piece from John Van de Walle, highlighting the differences in beliefs. Parrot Math <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/parrot.asp> Article by Tom O'Brien on the truth about "Back to Basics", published in the Kappan The Mathematical Miseducation of America's Youth <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/miseducatio n.asp> Article by Mike Battista on the public controversy surrounding mathematics education, published in the Kappan Dealing with the controversy In the Trenches: Three Teachers' Perspectives on Moving Beyond the Math Wars <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/trenches.as p> An honest and forthright analysis of the math wars from the teacher perspective. Standing Up to the Critics <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/standingup. asp> An interview with Joe Merlino, Director of the Greater Philadelphia Secondary Mathematics Project The Good Old Days Never Were <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/goodolddays .asp> Data from the past suggests that there is no turning back Surviving the Math Wars <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/survival.as p> Proactive strategies for coping with the Math Wars, and maybe even making some progress! Focusing the Debate <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/ncsm.asp> Position paper from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics What's up with California? Implementing Standards: The California Mathematics Textbook Debacle <www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0111jac.htm> Changes in California will ultimately lead to a decrease is expected of our students What Are the "Math Wars" in California All About? <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/mathwars.as p> An analysis of the issues involved in in the controversy in California The Politics of California School Mathematics <www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbec0003.htm> Discussion of the anti-reform that occurred in that state from 1997-99 How are the states doing? Quality Counts 2001 <www.edweek.org/sreports/qc01/> A report from Education Week on the status of Standards-based reform, including state-by-state reports. What about testing? High Stakes Testing <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/highstakes. asp> Compilation of position statements on this critical issue. Assessing True Academic Success <www.baylorschool.org/academics/math/mathtal k.html> A nice piece from Dan Kennedy talking about problems with the traditional view of testing.

What are some of the big issues? Making Mathematics Work for All Children <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/workforall. asp> Article by Schoenfeld in Educational Researcher addressing critical factors in ensuring all children a good education Integrated Mathematics <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/integrated. asp> An overview of an important trend in Standards-based curriculum Before It's Too Late <www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/toolate-exec sum.html> Excecutive Summary of a Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century Inside Scoop: Math Wars <www.nea.org/neatoday/0105/scoop.html> Column in NEA Today outlines positions on important issues drawn from a new NRC report The Role of Calculators in Math Education <education.ti.com/t3/resources/therole.html> Summary of research on how calculators should be used, by Heidi Pomerantz. A Splintered Vision <ustimss.msu.edu/splintrd.pdf> Influential report based on TIMSS pointing out the need for reform in the U.S. school mathematics curriculum. (PDF format; see note below.) Which textbooks are good? Curricular Controversy in the Math Wars: A Battle without Winners <www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0111rey.htm> It's time to move past the controversy and put our students first. Standards-based Mathematics Curriculum Materials: A Phrase in Search of a Definition <www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0111tra.htm> Defining characteristics of standards-based curriculum Mathematics Curricula and Guinea Pigs <my.nctm.org/eresources/article_summary.asp? article_name=mt2001-01-6a.pdf> The data underlying the new Standards-based curricula Exemplary and Promising Mathematics Programs <www.enc.org/professional/federalresources/e xemplary/promising/documents/0,1944,CDS-0004 96-496_toc.htm> Carried out by the Mathematics Expert Panel of the US Department of Education Middle Grades Textbooks <www.project2061.org/tools/textbook/matheval /default.htm> Benchmarks-based evaluation carried out by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Algebra Textbooks Benchmarks-based evaluation carried out by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. What are mathematicians saying? The Goals of Mathematical Education <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/polya.asp> Classic article by George Polya, a leading proponent of mathematical problem solving. The Mathematical Education of Teachers <MathematicallySane.com/analysis/met.asp> Report from the Conference Board on Mathematial Sciences addressing the mathematics teachers should know. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: A Guide fo Mathematicians <www.ams.org/notices/200008/comm-ferrini.pdf > The involvement of mathematicians in NCTM's updated Standards (PDF format) Interview with Hyman Bass <www.ams.org/notices/200103/comm-bass.pdf> Insights from the president of the American Mathematical Society; see especially the start of the third page (PDF format)

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