Full Description
Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics is designed for pre-service or in-service teachers. It 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. The fourth edition 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.
Contents
Preface Unit 1: What Does It Mean to "Do," "Teach," and "Learn" Mathematics? Chapter 1: Mathematics as a Process Chapter 2: Principles of Mathematics EducationChapter 3: Learning Theories and Psychology in Mathematics EducationUnit 2: The Mathematics CurriculumChapter 4: Curricular ModelsChapter 5: Implementing a Course of StudyUnit 3: Teaching MathematicsChapter 6: Planning for InstructionChapter 7: Teaching Tools and Strategies Chapter 8: Teaching Number Sense and AlgebraChapter 9: Teaching Geometry, Statistics/Probability, and Discrete MathematicsUnit 4: Assessment in Mathematics Chapter 10: The Role of Assessment Chapter 11: Principles of Assessment Practices Unit 5: Meeting Individual Student and Teacher Needs Chapter 12: Meeting the Needs of All Students Chapter 13: The Teacher of Mathematics in the School CommunityAppendix Bibliographic References and Resources Index
