Illuminations, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Vision for School Mathematics

URL: http://illuminations.nctm.org/

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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics offers this page with resources for grade school students and instructors. Mostly comprised of lesson plans broken down into four ranges of grade levels, Illuminations has single and multi-day online exercises. The investigations are presented online for teachers to review, but the interactive, multimedia activities can also be downloaded for student use. Both Windows and Macintosh operating systems are supported for these applications, and easy to use Java applets provide students with fun, educational materials that demonstrate common principles of mathematics. Over 900 external Web resources are also listed and grouped into specific categories.

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Subject keyword(s)	Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary), Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs., Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Computer-assisted instruction., Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Computer network resources -- Directories., Measurement, Number and operations, Probability, Statistics
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Professional/Practitioner
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html
Rights	2009, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All Content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, applets, video and audio clips, and software, is the property of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics or its content suppliers and protected by US and international copyright laws. Any commercial use of the images, text, programs or other materials found in the NCTM Illuminations Web site is strictly prohibited, without the express written consent of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. http://www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=8854

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 Activities | Lessons | Standards | Web Links NCTM Resources | About | Terms of Use | Search | Join NCTM Explore our library of 107 online activities that help to make math come alive in the classroom or at home View our collection of 606 lessons for preK-12 math educators Learn about NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Check out hundreds of exemplary online resources, as identified by an editorial panel Highlighted Activity Frieze Patterns Students can experiment with the seven classes of Frieze patterns with this activity. They can explore the transformations that constitute each of the seven categories. . Highlighted Lesson Paper Quilts In this unit, students investigate fractional parts of the whole and use translations, reflections, rotations, and line symmetry to make four-part quilt squares.   Flipping Out for New Game! In Flip-n-Slide, players will focus on translating (slide), rotating (turn) and reflecting (flip) their triangle to capture as many lady bugs as possible. Visit Calculation Nation to test your bug catching skills today!   Video: Illuminations is Easy to Use! Ed Nolan, Curriculum Specialist, Montgomery County, MD, loves Illuminations not only for its approach to making math fun for students, but because Illuminations is also easy to use and full of depth for teachers. Watch his success story on our new YouTube channel. You can continue to find teacher success stories on our channel throughout the year. Watch now. Be the first to know about new Illuminations resources, news and events by subscribing to our monthly e-newsletter Bright Ideas. Subscribe today! Speaker Series Bringing the most interesting voices in education to you The Thinkfinity Education Speaker Series, a series of video interviews with nationally known individuals with a passion for education, is available exclusively to all members of the Thinkfinity Community. More and Better Mathematics for All Students © 2000 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. The views expressed or implied, unless otherwise noted, should not be interpreted as official positions of the Council.