Full Description
A practical, student-centered approach to effective mathematical instruction for grades Pre-K-2.
Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics gives you a practical, student-centered approach to effective math instruction for grades Pre-K to 2. You'll learn how to empower students to use math in their lives, while aligning teaching with standards and practices. This text is part of the Student-Centered Mathematics Series.
For courses in Elementary Mathematics Methods and for classroom teachers.
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Contents
Part 1: Establishing a Student-Centered Environment
1. Setting a Vision for Learning High-Quality Mathematics
2. Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving
3. Creating Assessments for Learning
4. Differentiating Instruction
5. Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children
6. Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Children with Exceptionalities
7. Collaborating with Families and Other Stakeholders
Part 2: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics
8. Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense
9. Developing Meanings for the Operations
10. Helping Children Develop Fluency with Basic Facts
11. Developing Whole-Number Place-Value Concepts
12. Building Strategies for Whole-Number Computation
13. Promoting Algebraic Reasoning
14. Exploring Early Fraction Concepts
15. Building Measurement Concepts
16. Developing Geometric Reasoning and Concepts
17. Helping Children Use Data
Appendix A Common Core State Standards: Standards for Mathematical Practice
Appendix B Common Core State Standards: Grades K-2 Critical Content Areas and Overviews
Appendix C Mathematics Teaching Practices: NCTM Principles to Action (2014)
Appendix D Activities at a Glance: Volume I
Appendix E Guide to Blackline Masters
References
Index
