Helpful CMP2 Websites

· One-stop shopping for information about CMP!

· More links for student help/ applets, etc

· Link to CMP2 Teacher Blog

· Ask An Expert: You can email questions to the CMP expert

· Inservice-on-Demand In the upper right-hand corner of www.phschool.com/cmp , follow the link to Inservice on Demand.

Developers at Michigan State University: www.math.msu.edu/cmp

Author’s website/ articles related to teaching and implementing CMP/ announcements of workshops about CMP/ links to other websites on this list

Adaptations for Students: http://math.pghboe.net/econnectedmath/connecte.htm contains suggestions made by the Pittsburgh (PA) school system for ways to adapt the program for a range of special learners. These relate to the first edition of the CMP but many are still applicable to CMP2.

NSF Implementation Site: www.showmecenter.missouri.edu

Click on video showcase and view two videos from classrooms using CMP

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics:

http://www.nctm.org/resources/families Worth checking out! Offers a selection of resources … brochures, etc… that you can share with parents and families.

http://illuminations.nctm.org

Applets, etc., that support CMP. For example, e-versions of the Factor Game and Product Game (Prime Time), Pool Table to name but a few; lots of lesson plans and tips for supporting students

http://figurethis.org is a collection of non-routine problems designed for middle school students and their families. Go to Math Index to get a listing by content area. Useful for a Family Math Night or as challenge problems for students.

Math Forum at Swarthmore College

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ can answer all those pesky questions, such as “Why can’t we divide by zero?” It will also link you to Teacher2Teacher, a resource for teachers and parents who have questions about teaching mathematics.

Interactive Math Dictionary for Middle School students

http://www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu/dictnary/homepg.asp Once you look up a term, check out the options in the menu at the left. You can check related terms, everyday examples, use an interactive checkpoint to assess your understanding, get more information or find out some additional challenges

CMP2 Parent Website

http://connectedmath.msu.edu/parents/ This website, developed by Michigan State University, provides parents with tips to help their child with homework as well as an overview of and research supporting CMP2.

Example of one school’s website supporting CMP2

http://www.smfcsd.org/CM2.htm Check this website hosted by Stow-Munroe Falls (OH) City Schools. There is extensive homework help provided here.