Free eBooks by Dave Moursund

Quoting from the Preface: 

 

Advisory councils are a key part of site-based management. An advisory council should be broadly representative of the stakeholders—the people who are affected by the decisions that need to be made and the people who are involved in implementing the decisions. Thus, an advisory council for computer technology in schools might well include students, parents, teachers, school administrators, school board members, taxpayers, business people, union representatives, and elected officials.

This book is designed to help a Technology Advisory Council (TAC) get started. It provides a sense of direction for some things that a TAC might do once it is started.
 

Quoting from the Preface to this 1982, 1995 book:  This book is written for educators who want to play a leadership role in the instructional use of computers and other information technology facilities in precollege education. The main orientation of this book is toward schools in the United States and Canada. However, many of the ideas are applicable in other countries. This is because the Information Age is a worldwide phenomenon.

The first edition of this book was published in February 1985 with the title, The Computer Coordinator. Since that time, the number of computers in schools has grown immensely; the quality and capability of computer hardware and software has grown substantially; and the complexity of the computer coordinator job at the school and at the school district has continued to increase.

This book is specifically designed for use in the preservice and inservice education of elementary school teachers whose duties include teaching math. It provides an introduction to brain/mind science and computers as they relate to teaching and learning math. The goal of the book is to improve the quality of math education that elementary school students are receiving.

The book contains a large number of links to materials currently available on the Web and an extensive index.

This book is specifically designed for use in the preservice and inservice education of elementary school teachers whose duties include teaching math. It provides an introduction to brain/mind science and computers as they relate to teaching and learning math. The goal of the book is to improve the quality of math education that elementary school students are receiving.

The book contains a large number of links to materials currently available on the Web and an extensive index.

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Moursund, David and Albrecht, Robert (2011). . Eugene, OR: Information Age Education. (210 pages).

Microsoft Word. This book was created for preservice and inservice teachers with the goal of improving the informal and formal math education of preK-8 students. The authors emphasize using simple, inexpensive games to provide students with learning environments that help to increase their levels of math maturity. The focus is on learning for understanding that will last a lifetime.

The book includes both underlying math education “theory” and a variety of games. There is considerable emphasis on developing and testing strategies to help increase one’s effectiveness in dealing with recurring math-related problems and problem situations.