Description
Reverse mathematics trauma and find a universal blueprint for math success
In Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching mathematics education expert and best-selling author Jo Boaler delivers a blueprint to banishing math anxiety and laying a foundation for mathematics success that anyone can build on.
Perfect for students who have been convinced they are naturally "bad at math," the author offers a demonstration of how to turn self-doubt into self-confidence by relying on the "mindset" framework.
Mathematical Mindsets is based on thousands of hours of in-depth study and research into the most effective—and ineffective—ways to teach math to young people. This new edition also includes:
- Brand-new research from the last five years that sheds brighter light on how to turn a fear of math into an enthusiastic desire to learn
- Developed ideas about ways to bring about equitable grouping in classrooms
- New initiatives to bring 21st century mathematics to K-12 classrooms
Mathematical Mindsets is ideal for K-12 math educators. It also belongs on the bookshelves of the parents interested in helping their K-12 children with their math education, as well as school administrators and educators-in-training.
Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Introduction: The Power of Mindset xi
Chapter 1 The Brain and Mathematics Learning 1
Chapter 2 The Power of Mistakes and Struggle 13
Chapter 3 The Creativity and Beauty in Mathematics 25
Chapter 4 Creating Mathematical Mindsets: The Importance of Flexibility with Numbers 39
Chapter 5 Rich Mathematical Tasks 59
Chapter 6 Mathematics and the Path to Equity 95
Chapter 7 From Tracking to Growth Mindset Grouping 115
Chapter 8 Assessment for a Growth Mindset 149
Chapter 9 Teaching Mathematics for a Growth Mindset 179
References 221
Appendix A 229
Appendix B 281
Index 291
