Math/Numeracy

Important Links

• A Framework for Adult Numeracy Standards: The Mathematical Skills and Abilities Adults Need To Be Equipped for the Future
• GED as Project: Math
• LINCS Adult Numeracy Special Collection
• U.S. Department of Education: Ed Pubs Online/Math and Mathematics Education

Articles, Journals, and Research

• Adult Numeracy: Taking Mathematics from the Real World into the Classroom and Back
• Adult Numeracy Themes
• Critical Issues: Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Mathematics
• Math for the Real World Competencies
• Teaching to the Math Standards With Adult Learners
• The Effects of Continuing Goal-Setting on Persistence in a Math Classroom

Teacher Resources

• AAA Math: Practical Applications in Math
• Awesome Library: Middle School Math
• Carpentry/Construction: Working as a Team: Lesson Plan
• Census Sensibility
• Education World: Math Sites
• E-Math: Information, volunteer programs, and questions and answers
• Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
• Formula Quickguide
• Graphing
• Mathematics Lesson Plans
• Math Lesson Plan Archive
• Math on the Mound: Using the World Series to Teach Math
• Math Sites of Interest
• Math To Build On
• Natural Math
• Numeracy: Manual for Teaching Adult Learners
• PBS Teacher Source: Math
• Practical Math
• Rick's Math Web
• S.O.S. Mathematics
• Using a Ruler: Lesson Plan
• Web Math
• Workplace Math Skills

Learner Resources

• BVC Math Mysteries
• Can You Afford to Buy the Car You Want on Your Annual Salary?
• Change Maker: Get As Much Money in Your Piggy Bank As Possible By Figuring Out the Correct Change
• Consumer Math
• Cooking By Numbers: Math in Daily Life
• Determine the True Cost of Interest
• Everyday Math: Cooking, Newspapers, Surveys, and Trips
• Math Goodies
• Math in Daily Life
• Math Land: The Grocery Store
• Math Practice: Instructional Materials for Adult Learners
• Measuring With A Ruler
• Practical Money Skills for Life
• Savings Bonds: Learn All About Them
• The World of Measurement
• Time and Time Again: Calculating Time Zone Differences
• Using Math With Newspapers
• Using Your Melon for Math: Applying Fraction Multiplication and Division to Recipes
• Weight Training: Analyzing the Relationship Between Diet, Exercise, and Weight Loss
• What Good is Math?
• Your New Car: Buy or Lease? Math in Daily Life

Organizations

• Adult Numeracy Network Page
• ARIS: Adult Numeracy Down Under
• Education Planet
• Math Forum