Description
The math teacher's go-to resource—now updated for the Common Core!
What works in math and why has never been the issue; the research is all out there. Where teachers struggle is the “how.” That’s the big service What Successful Math Teachers Do provides. It’s a powerful portal to what the best research looks like in practice strategy by strategy—now aligned to both the Common Core and the NCTM Standards.
For each of the book’s 80 strategies, the authors present
- A brief description
- A summary of supporting research
- The corresponding NCTM and Common Core Standards
- Classroom applications
- Possible pitfalls
- Recommended reading and research
Table of Contents
Prologue
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them
Chapter 2. Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively
Chapter 3. Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the Reasoning of Others
Chapter 4. Model With Mathematics
Chapter 5. Use Appropriate Tools Strategically
Chapter 6. Attend to Precision
Chapter 7. Look for and Make Use of Structure
Chapter 8. Look for and Express Regularity in Repeated Reasoning
Chapter 9. Manage Your Classroom
Chapter 10. Assess Student Progress
Chapter 11. Consider Social Aspects in Teaching Mathematics
Epilogue
Resource: What the Authors Say
Index
