In this national bestseller, actress and internationally recognized mathematician McKellar ("The Wonder Years") shows middle-school girls that math can be easy, relevant, and even glamorous, and provides them with the tools to ace their next test. Illustrations.
Through personal narrative and impassioned argument, activist Bob Moses shows the lessons of the civil rights movement at work in a remarkable educational movement today, a math literacy program called the Algebra Project.
Filled with over 100 inquiry-based activities, Activities for Mathematical Thinking addresses the changing ways in which students learn and teachers teach mathematics. The emphasis is on hands-on learning and an inductive, rather than deductive, approach to mathematics. Organized in 11 sections, activities range from understanding number systems ...
This new edition of the author's standards-based math workbook covers essential concepts and skills as defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) for learners in grades 6-9. Designed as a resource for teachers and instructional leaders planning curriculum, instruction, and assessment, the book provides: Detailed ...
Language and communication are important to mathematics just as they are to the other content areas. "Mathematical Literacy "is a powerful resource that introduces you to a wide spectrum of strategies and approaches for building students' facility in mathematical communication. "Mathematical Literacy" demonstrates how immersion in the language of ...
This valuable activities-based text offering integrated experimental exercises appropriate for preservice mathematics and science teachers, and also serves as a practical resource for in-service graduate students desiring knowledge on how to integrate mathematics and science with technology. Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Technology ...
Drawing from her extensive experience of using cases in teacher education and in-service courses, Katherine Merseth offers this practical, hands-on guide to improving the teaching of mathematics. This book, the first to focus on the secondary school classroom (grades 7-12), provides a collection of cases that blend important mathematics content ...
In September 1998, the Math Science Education Board held a Convocation on Middle Grades Mathematics that was co-sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Middle School Association, and the American Educational Research Association. The Convocation was structured to present the teaching of middle school mathematics ...
This book presents a framework for decision making, provides an overview of the curriculum decision-making process, and contains detailed information on a variety of mathematics curricula and curriculum resources.
Taking a community of practice perspective that highlights the learner as part of a community, rather than a lone individual responsible for her/his learning, this ethnographically-influenced study investigates how Latina/o English Language Learners (ELLs) in middle school mathematics classes negotiated their learning of mathematics and ...
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