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 * __The Effect of Peer-Assessment on the Attitudes of Pre-Service Elementary and Middle School Teachers about Writing and Assessing Mathematics__**

(Beaver, Cheryl, and Scott Beaver. “The Effect Of Peer-Assessment On the Attitudes of Pre-Service Elementary And middle School Teachers About Writing And Assessing Mathematics.” //Issues In The Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation Of School Teachers// 5. (2011): //ERIC//. Web. 2 Dec. 2012.)

This article discusses how peer-assessment could help students have a better understanding of Mathematics. It also discusses how writing really helps students see what they do or do not understand about Mathematics. Many students, in today's society, think they are really well prepared for college Math. In reality most students have no idea that Mathematics is all about being able to understand the idea behind Mathematics. Why does that formula work? Where does that certain idea come from? Why do we use that theorem? Mathematics is all about understanding and being able to explain. This article shows teachers how they can show students what Mathematics really is without going into too much depth about it. For this experiment, a teacher used POW which is "Problem of the Week" where students had a problem they had to do and actually write out in full sentences how they came to their answer. These are great to show students that Mathematics is about more than just numbers. This was a great article that shows teachers that they must explicitly show what Mathematics really is and just tell them.


 * __A Study of Mathematics Infusion in Middle School Technology Education Classes__**

(Michael Hacker, et al. “A Study Of Mathematics Infusion in Middle School Technology Education Classes.” //Journal of Technology Education// 22.1 (2010): 58-74. //Eric.// Web. 2 Dec. 2012)

This article talks mostly about STEM which stands for "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics". STEM tries to connect those 4 different subject areas together to help student proficiency. Students don't really enjoy Mathematics and people know this. So they are trying to connect Mathematics to other subject areas. They are using the Bedroom Design Curriculum to try to get this done. The Bedroom Design Curriculum is a middle school project where students must design a bedroom that meets the cost and design requirements. I really like this project because it gets students involved and also lets them have free reign some what. It also shows how Mathematics is actually used in real world situations.


 * __Students' Relationship to Technology and Conceptions of Mathematics while Learning in a Computer Algebra System Environment__**

(Meagher,Michael. “Students’ Relationship To Technology And Conceptions of Mathematics While Learning In A Computer Algebra System Environment.” //International Journal For Technology In Mathematics Education// 19.1 (2012): 3-16. //Eric//. Web. 2 Dec. 2012.) This article talks about using technology in the Mathematics classroom and how it affects student’s understanding of the topics. Many people did excessive research on how technology affects students and many students had positive attitudes towards technology and Mathematics. Of course not every single student is going to think that integrating technology into a Mathematics classroom is a good way of teaching, but many students enjoy it and have a better understanding of Mathematics through this process. It all really depends on the teacher and how they are making use of the technology and how they are teaching it. If the teacher doesn’t help the students understand what the technology is used for then the students aren’t going to enjoy using the technology. Integrating technology can also be really time consuming so many teachers feel that the overall productivity of technology in the classroom wouldn't be worth the effort. It just takes open mindedness of one teacher to really get the idea of technology in the classroom really going.


 * __Integrating Writing and Mathematics__**

(Wilcox, Brad, and Eula Ewing Monroe. “Integrating Writing And Mathematics.” //Reading Teacher// 64.7(2011): 521-529. //ERIC//. Web. 5 Dec. 2012.)

Many teachers don't know how to integrate writing into their classroom, but in reality it can actually be really useful. There are many different ways to integrate writing into Mathematics for example note-taking/note-making (From the article), which is where the students write down the note and then write down their reaction to it. For example, a fifth grade teacher had students write down the definition of integers on one side and their reaction to that definition on the other. It really helped students to understand what an integer is. That is just one example of what one teacher did, there are many others and they are really great. Mathematics is already a really hard subject to get a grasp on and any tools that can really help them should be used. This article is great for giving out ideas about what should be used in the classroom and how it can be used to help students understand Mathematics.

There are many examples of lessons out there, I have my own personal Lesson Plan I created! There are many different types of tools that could help a teacher teach their students. Some of these tools are called Web 2.0 tools! There are also some great websites that have great videos and blogs and other things!