Mathematics Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites by Marcia L Tate

Mathematics Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites by Marcia L Tate

This resource offers 20 engaging, brain-compatible strategies for teaching mathematics and includes sample activities, a lesson planning guide, and space for reflecting on individual strategies.

“The author does a good job of describing the NCTM content standards and providing examples that incorporate recommendations from NCTM and other experts in the field on how best to deepen students’ understanding of mathematicsThe book covers all grades, thus enhancing its appeal to all mathematics teachers.” -- Linda Kallam, Professor of Mathematics
"A very useful resource for new and experienced teachers. The book will also equip administrators with strategies that they can model in staff meetings and with teachers.” -- Pam Summers, K-12 Mathematics Coordinator

Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director.   Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K–8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 9–12, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences.   Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her master’s degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.   Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa.   Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781412953337
ISBN 10	1412953332
Title	Mathematics Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites
Author	Marcia L Tate
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2008-11-04
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.