Teaching secondary and middle school mathematics

✍ Scribed by Brahier, Daniel J

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013;2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 425
• Edition: Fourth edition, Pearson new international edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For Middle and Secondary Mathematics Courses. Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics combines up-to-date technology and research with a vibrant writing style to help teachers grasp curriculum, teaching, and assessment issues as they relate to secondary and middle school mathematics. Designed for pre-service or in-service teachers, the fourth edition presents concise, current, and meaningful descriptions of what it takes to be an effective teacher of mathematics. This extensively revised resource offers a balance of theory and practice, including a wealth of examples and descriptions of student work, classroom situations, and technology usage to assist any teacher in visualizing high-quality mathematics instruction in the middle and secondary classroom.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
1. Mathematics as a Process......Page 6
2. Learning Theories and Psychology in Mathematics Education......Page 35
3. Curricular Models......Page 71
4. Implementing a Course of Study......Page 102
5. Planning for Instruction......Page 135
6. Teaching Tools and Strategies......Page 170
7. Teaching Number Sense and Algebra......Page 212
8. Teaching Geometry, Statistics/Probability, and Discrete Mathematics......Page 243
9. The Role of Assessment......Page 286
10. Principles of Assessment Practices......Page 324
11. Meeting the Needs of All Students......Page 355
12. The Teacher of Mathematics in the School Community......Page 386
Appendix......Page 412
A......Page 416
C......Page 417
D......Page 418
G......Page 419
L......Page 420
N......Page 421
Q......Page 422
S......Page 423
T......Page 424
Z......Page 425