additional resources
Developing Computational Fluency in Addition & Subtraction
(Grade K-4)
Kathy Ernst
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into Developing Computational Fluency in Addition & Subtraction.
Teacher Learning Models
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Action Research:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/glanz203.cfm
Web Resources
The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
Internet Content for the Classroom with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed websites and additional resources created by the nation's leading education organizations
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
Explore Math
http://www.exploremath.com/activities/index.cfm
The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
The Smithsonian Website
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/
Mcrel's lesson plan bank
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/
The Columbia Education Center (a nonprofit educational service organization) site includes a large collection of lesson plans for social studies, mathematics, science, and language arts. The lesson plans, created by teachers, are categorized by grade levels.
Other Resources
Fosnot, C. & Dolk, M. (2001). Young mathematicians at work: Constructing number sense, addition, and subtraction. Portsmouth: Heinemann.
Stigler, James W. & Hiebert, J. (1999). The teaching gap: Best ideas from the world's teachers for improving education in the classroom. New York: The Free Press.
