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Parent Handbook
What
to Look For
Most
Important Teacher
Mathematics
in Your Home
Mathematics
in Daily Life
Helping
with Homework
Technology
Why Modify the
Curriculum
NCTM
Standards
Illinois
Learning Standards
Mathematics
Literature
Resources
for Parents
Math
Web Sites
The
Magic of Math 
Jackie
L. Cox
Clinical Instructor
Southern
Illinois University
Wham 137 Mail Code 4612
Carbondale, IL
Tom
Lewis
Fifth Grade Teacher
Jane Addams
3420
53rd Street
Moline, IL |
Why
Modify the Math Curriculum
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In 1989, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
published a document designed to establish the Curriculum and
Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics. This document
provides a broad framework to guide reform in school mathematics
and a national vision for effective mathematics curricula. |
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The Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics supports the
NCTM Standards as the foundation for improving mathematics for the
State of Illinois. The states goal is to integrate the
philosophies, beliefs, and content of the national document as a
basis for change so that the teaching and learning of mathematics
in Illinois schools is continuously improving and changing to meet
the needs of and to better prepare our students for the 21St
century. |
The NCTM Standards suggest that All students.
- learn to value mathematics
- become confident in their abilities to do mathematics
- become mathematical problem solvers
- learn to communicate mathematically
- learn to reason mathematically
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STANDARDS
2000 Draft of the NCTM
Principles
and Standards for School Mathematics |
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