Laurie Burton's Home Page

Contact Information Current Schedule Course Links
Professional Cayley Quilt Maker / Clock Art Posters / Java Applets
WOU Education Students Educational Website Links
Math and State Organization Links Mathematics Department Home Page
WOU 2008 PREP Workshop (Beaver, Burton and Kruczek)
Active Learning Approaches and Visual Methods for Teaching the Foundational Mathematics for Elementary Teachers Courses

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Contact Information
Dr. Laurie Burton
Associate Professor
Mathematics Department
Western Oregon University
345 North Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, Oregon 97361

Office: Arnold Arms 303
Phone: (503) 838-8345
E-mail: burtonl@wou.edu


Current Schedule

Fall Term 2008
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9 a.m. Math 111
NS 215
Math 111
NS 215
Generally
not on campus
Math 111
NS 215
Math 111
NS 215
10 a.m. Office
1 hour
Office
1 hour
Office
1 hour
Office
1 hour
11 a.m.

Math 211
MNB 103

Math 211
MNB 103

Math 211
LAB
MNB 104

Math 211
MNB 103
12 noon Lunch Lunch Lunch
1 - 1:30 p.m.

 

Office
1 hour

Lunch
30 minutes
 
1:30 - 2 p.m.

Office
30 minutes

2 p.m.

Math 392

MNB 103

Math 392

MNB 103

3 p.m.

 


Mathematics Course Links

Current Courses
     
Course Archives
Math 105
Intro to
Contemporary Math
Math 111
College Algebra
   
Math 211
Foundations I
Math 212
Foundations II
Math 213
Foundations III
Math 251
Calculus I
Math 391
Manipulatives
Math 392
College Algebra
for Teachers
Math 394
Geometry
Elementary Teachers
Math 395
Integrated Methods
Math 489.589
Algebraic Structures
for MS Teachers
Math 492
Abstract Algebra
for MS Teachers
Math 495.595
Calculus
for MS Teachers
Math 491.591
Historical Topics
for MS Teachers


Professional

Current Publications

Conference Resources

Math 211/212/213 Strategies and Procedures Page

Dr. Laurie Burton and Dr. Maria Fung: Summer 2003 MAA PREP workshop

MAA Contributed Paper Sessions: Content Courses for the Mathematical Education of Middle School Teachers-- Talks, Handouts and URLs


Math Art Posters / Cayley Quilt Maker / Java Applets

NW Conference Page with materials for fun, hands-on Math Art Poster activities for kids: NW Mathematics Conference 2002

View nice Hand Drawn Math Art Cayley Quilt Posters (WOU students)

A Math Art Poster Story from Valencia, Spain

Cayley Quilt Maker Applet

 

 

Highlighted in the Web Bytes of:

Clock Arithmetic Demonstration Applet

Unit Circle Trigonometric Values Applet

Magic Square Applet


Information and Links for WOU Education Students
Information Links
Notes on Practicum Letters of Support College of Education
  WOU Club Ed

Educational Links

LBCC Future Teachers Conference

Manipulative Ideas

Decimal Squares.com, http://www.decimalsquares.com/

Fraction Bars.com, http://www.fractionbars.com/

IMAGES (Improved Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools)

The Math Forum at Drexel

The Math Learning Center: Home of Visual Math and Math in the Mind's Eye

Math Dictionary for Kids

Josephus Permutation and Survivor Calculator

Tessellations Tutorials

David Bailey's World of Tessellations

Women in Mathematics Project Home Page

TODOS: Mathematics for ALL: Spanish and English Resources

What's Special About This Number?

Discovery School Clip Art

Educational Clip Art


Math and State Organization Links

AMS American Mathematical Society

MAA Mathematical Association of America

MET Mathematical Education of Teachers: National Recommendations for Teacher Training

NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

OCTM Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics

ODE Oregon Department of Education

PASS Proficiency-based Admissions Standards System

TSPC Teacher Standards and Practices Commission

TOTOM Teachers of Teachers of Mathematics


If you have comments or suggestions, please email me at burtonl@wou.edu

Last Modified June 2008

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