A Mind for Mathematics by Nanci N Smith
What does it take to be a good mathematics teacher who actively engages students and addresses learning differences? Gain a mental picture of an effective mathematics learning environment and why it must be founded on growth mindset principles. This easy-to-read text breaks down the complex components of mathematics teaching and divides them into practical strategies. Combining mathematics research, useful tactics, and examples from K-6 classrooms, the book includes reflection questions, action tasks, and activities to inspire and engage mathematical minds.
Benefits:
- LEARN HOW TO USE DIFERENT TYPES OF ASESMENTS to advance student learning and inform mathematics instruction.
- OBSERVE SPECIFIC CLASROM EXAMPLES and vignettes that illustrate the mathematical concepts covered in each chapter.
- LEARN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-QUALITY, RIGOROUS TASKS that engage students in learning mathematics.
- GET ADVICE ON BALANCING TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES and making sound plans for teaching mathematics, including communicating with students' families.
- INFLUENCE STUDENTS TO WORK HARD, grapple with challenging problems, and ultimately value mathematics.
Contents:
About the Author
Introduction
- Creating the Mathematical Environment
- Engaging Mathematical Minds
- Reaching Different Mathematical Minds
- Challenging Student Mathematicians
- Monitoring Mathematical Assessment
- Balancing It All
References and Resources
Index
Smith, Nanci N.: - Nanci Smith, founder of Effective Classrooms Educational Consulting (E2C2), is currently a full-time consultant in the areas of differentiated instruction, curriculum, Common Core State Standards, and mathematics. Also ASCD faculty in the differentiated instruction cadre, and a Solution Tree consultant and author on two books in press, Nanci has provided professional development in small, large, urban, rural, and suburban districts in 47 states, as well as the Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan. She has presented at conferences and institutes in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and has helped develop high-quality curriculum in the Philippines. Smith is the math consultant and author of the User′s Guide for ASCD′s Meaningful Math: Leading Students Toward Understanding and Application DVD series and has developed a CD/DVD-based professional development series for middle school math teachers. Her classroom was featured in ASCD′s video series At Work in the Differentiated Classroom. She authored a chapter in the ASCD book Differentiation in Practice, Grades 5 - 9, as well as assorted lessons in other ASCD books on differentiation.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781943874002 |
| ISBN 10 | 194387400X |
| Title | A Mind for Mathematics |
| Author | Nanci N Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Solution Tree |
| Year published | 2016-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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