32 Resources Mathematics Teachers Use to Help Students Learn

Every math teacher wants their students to be as excited and passionate about the subject as they are. Math teachers understand that math is all around us, and we use it in various ways in our daily lives. Math is in every purchase we make and dollar we earn. Math is a part of every meal we prepare and the calories we consume. It's in the mobile phones we use and the internet they connect to. 

Studying math can help students develop skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, logical reasoning, numeracy, and pattern recognition, among other skills. Math teachers enrolled with Rutgers Alternate Route are committed to ensuring that their students reap the full benefits of studying this important subject area, and they take their roles as STEM ambassadors seriously. They are sharing their go-to resources for planning great lessons and enhancing their teaching for their math students.


Albert.io 
This site hosts a ton of practice problems from different content areas at various difficulty levels. You can also create classes and assign work to students. (Jeremy A, 9-12) 


Chill Math 
Large resource of lesson ideas and worksheets for high school algebra. (Joseph C, 9-12) 


CK-12 
CK-12 provides mathematical resources aligned to State Curriculum Standards. PLIX feature, digital Flex books and a browser that links to common core standards are available. (Noopur K, 9-12) 


DeltaMath 
Same concept, but has a little bit more options when it comes to a free account. Very similar to IXL (Jeremy A, 9-12) 

You can assign homework and test/quizzes, with the option of allowing students to see worked-out examples/explanatory videos. (Rachel S, 9-12) 

Deltamath is great. You can use this site for every classroom activity. Assigning homework, classwork, test and quizzes. You can also use the examples as teaching tools in the classroom. (Hanson D, 9-12) 


Desmos 
I could not live my life as a math teacher without Desmos Classroom. I recently used it for transformations of functions and my students really benefited from the Marbleslides feature. Desmos is also great for assigning homework because students can show their work right on the screen and it has an easy-to-navigate teacher dashboard. (Elena C, 9-12) 

Desmos offers mathematics individualized student tools for lessons. Teachers can use slides, track student progress digitally and open or share a student's work as an opportunity for learning. (Aileen T, 6-8) 

Desmos is great for a math class because students can not only use it as a graphing calculator, but teachers can also assign different activities for students to complete in class or at home. (Kayla S, 9-12) 

Lots of interactive resources for tactile learners. (Joseph C, 9-12) 


Edpuzzles 
A lot of videos with built-in questions . Serves as a good resource for reteaching concepts and caters to visual and auditory learners (Suchitra A, 6-8;9-12) 


edX 
At edX, students can access over 3,500 free courses–these courses come out of prestigious colleges, such as Harvard, Berkeley, MIT, Cornell, Dartmouth and other smaller colleges as well. edX can be a great place to learn math for students in grades 6-12. (Hatice B, 9-12) 


Facebook group of Algebra 2, Precalculus & Calculus Teachers 
This is a group of Algebra 2, precalculus and calculus teachers around the country. It is a private and safe place to discuss all things to teaching these subjects; to ask questions, ask for advice, or to share tips or teaching suggestions/ideas. (Maitrayee B, 9-12) 


Geogebra 
This was a very interactive tool that I actually used in my content area project and allowed students to have a very good in-depth visualization. (Nicole M, 9-12) 


Google Classroom 
Classroom saves time and paper and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized. Improves organization, students can see all of their assignments on an assignment page, and all class materials (documents, photos, and videos). Enhance communication because allows teachers to send announcements and start class discussions instantly. (SEGUNDO C, 9-12) 


Guided Math 
This website is great, as it provides guided math instruction which is great for small group rotations. (Jennifer K, K-5) 


Illustrative Mathematics  
There are resources to support students in building an enduring understanding of mathematics and challenging questions. (Mustack C, 9-12) 

This site creates engaging learning opportunities that promote "math talk." This site also has mathematical applications that require students to think critically about math. (Krista D, 9-12)  


IXL 
This site is mainly for academics. The skill level of the student can be measured as the student goes through the exercises. They can also see their score to know their skill level. When the student answers wrong, they receive an explanation to show the correct response. (Hanson D, 9-12) 


Kahoot 
This site is competitive to the student. When I use this site, my students embrace the competition to see who can quickly respond to the question which is usually mathematical practice problems. Though it may appear like a game, it is also good for academic enhancement in any subject area (Hanson D, 9-12) 


Khan Academy 
It is free and accessible. Teachers can use the app to easily roster their classes, assign lessons, and view student progress. (Hatice B, 9-12) 

Khan Academy has a detailed and very easy-to-follow video for virtually any math concept that is taught in a K-12 setting. They also have helpful articles and practice problems for students to work on. (Rachel S, 9-12) 

This provides students with videos of key concepts that they can refer back to outside of the classroom (Matthew S, 9-12) 

I've used it for a couple of years now, as it provides various instructional techniques for different math topics. The short lessons provide instruction at various paces and give very clear instructions. Also, many Kahn lessons can be viewed on YouTube. (David D, K-5;6-8) 

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. They provide personalized learning, students practice at their own pace, first filling in gaps in their understanding and then accelerating their learning. Khan Academy has tools to empower teachers, so teachers can identify gaps in their students’ understanding, and meet the needs of every student. Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers students. (SEGUNDO C, 9-12) 

This site allows students to learn at their own pace. It allows students to build upon basics and enrich what they have already learned. (Krista D, 9-12) 


Kuta Software  
It creates custom worksheets to help with differentiation. (Amira A, 9-12) 

This software helps teachers build custom problem sets for developing specific skills. It can generate multiple versions of each assignment. The easy, medium and hard problems on any topic can be used for differentiated instruction. (Noopur K, 9-12) 


Learn Zillio 
It includes deep critical thinking problems. (Nicole M, 9-12) 


Marginal Revolution University 
Last year I taught a class on consumer math and this site had very good, free lessons on supply and demand and other topics I covered. (Anna R, 9-12) 


Mr. Math Blog 
There are Math lessons for every topic covered in math for all different grades. This provides another perspective on how to teach a lesson. (Jennifer K, K-5) 


Math Dude on YouTube 
These Instructional/Educational videos explain higher-level (8th grade/Algebra 1) content in an easily digestible manner with graphics/visuals. (Chelsea L, 6-8) 


Math Motivation 
As a math teacher, this site provides so many resources. From lessons to projects as well as content videos, this is a great resource. (Lauren D, 6-8) 


MathShell 
map.mathshell.org is a project-based learning site. Projects are well aligned with the common core standards (Reena P, 6-8) 


99math.com 
It is a fun and easy math game review website that allows you to create interactive review games for students by subject and builds team rapport as well. (Jonathan P, K-5) 


Nearpod 
Nearpod is a great resource for making lessons interactive. I have used it for my Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 classes and I like the various features I can include in my activities, such as collaboration boards, matching/sorting activities, live student responses, photo and video responses, and much more! (Elena C, 9-12) 


NJCTL 
Great bank of questions for all grade levels and courses. (Suchitra A, 6-8;9-12) 

I used this site often as a supplement to my lessons. The lessons are written based on the New Jersey Learning Standards with activities, quizzes, and test which makes it easier to incorporate in your lesson plan (Hanson D, 9-12) 


Next Gen Personal Finance 
A site I found useful for financial literacy lesson plans and information when I was teaching a consumer math course. (Anna R, 9-12) 


Overleaf 
I use Overleaf (an online Latex editor) to create nearly all of the worksheets, tests, and quizzes for my courses. I learned how to use Latex the programming language in college, and it is much faster than using the equation editor in Word. I am able to type mathematics symbols with ease. There is a steeper learning curve, but in the end, I find it much easier to use than Word. Although I like offline Code editors, Overleaf is convenient, because I can store all of my content for my courses in the cloud. (Gillian G, 6-8) 


Prodigygame 
This site provides 20 differentiated instruction strategies and examples which are downloadable. (David D, K-5;6-8) 

I have been using prodigy at the recommendation of another math teacher at my school. It is a very good way to get my students to do the repeated practice that is truly necessary for success in mathematics. I like that I can either assign something specific to what we are doing in class or have them practice what they need to practice by using the diagnostic feature. (Gillian G, 6-8) 


Scholastic 
This site offers great resources, worksheets, lesson ideas, and activities that directly correlate to the Scholastic magazines. (Lauren D, 6-8) 

Static Medic 
This site has lesson plans designed for both 180 days and 150 days, as per the new sequence released by AP College Board in 2019. They use the Practice of Statistics textbook along with the AP College Board curriculum. This gives a good launching board to then design your own lesson plan as per your student requirements. (Maitrayee B, 9-12) 


Teachers Pay Teachers 
It has a lot of Math activities that can be used in class. (Amira A, 9-12) 


Tenmarks 
This site uses the common core standards and state standards to present mathematical content that is relevant to success in the classroom. They also have many articles on their blog that help to provide advice and tools for teachers to use to improve their classroom environment and teaching approaches. (Mustack C, 9-12) 
 

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