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Part of the Fostering Algebraic Thinking series, this module gives participants an opportunity to analyze students' written work for evidence of algebraic thinking.
Participants will find in this module more written student work to analyze, but the focus, instead, is on patterns of thinking across a class of students.
Together with the accompanying video, this module offers a change both in the type of student data considered--from written to real time--and in the emphasis of the module--from understanding to fostering student thinking.
Practiced by teachers all across the U.S. and around the world, lesson study is widely recognized for the dynamic mix of learning opportunities it provides: classroom-based feedback on students' mathematical thinking and understanding mathematical knowledge for teaching and enrichment in the teaching craft collaborative observation research that addresses local challenges development of professional learning community The steps of the lesson study cycle are simple to follow, but its real power is in ongoing, rich team discussions. Strong leadership fosters a team's development as a learning community. A Mathematics Leader's Guide to Lesson Study in Practice helps mathematics leaders, coaches...
Language is deeply involved in learning mathematics as students both communicate and think about mathematical ideas. Because of this, teachers of English learners have particular challenges to overcome. Mathematical Thinking and Communication addresses perhaps the most significant challenge: providing access to mathematics for these students. For all students-and English learners in particular-access means finding effective, authentic ways to make language clear and thinking visible so they can reason more, speak more, and write more in mathematics. Based on extensive research and collaboration with teachers, coaches, and schools, Mark Driscoll, Johannah Nikula, and Jill Neumayer DePiper out...
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study has shown that American schools have consistently helped students understand algebraic and statistical concepts, leading to high achievement internationally. Now it's time to do the same for geometry. Mark Driscoll, author of the powerful and popular Fostering Algebraic Thinking, takes up the challenge and leads you to new, research-based ways to improve how your students conceptualize and apply geometric ideas. With Fostering Geometric Thinking any math teacher can discover essential, practical ideas for helping students cultivate geometric habits of mind that lead to success in this crucial mathematical subject. The book focuses on ...
(Orginally published in 2008) The goal of AMTE Monograph 4, "Cases in Mathematics Teacher Education: Tools for Developing Knowledge Needed for Teaching", is to provide detailed accounts of case use that will inform the mathematics teacher education community on the range of ways in which cases can be used to foster teacher learning and the capacity to reflect on and learn from teaching. The chapters in this monograph describe the use of cases with preservice and practicing teachers at all levels K - 12, in content and methods courses as well as professional development settings, and focus on developing various aspects of teachers' knowledge base (i.e., content, pedagogy, and students as learners). Hence, Monograph 4 should prove to be a superb resource for mathematics teacher educators.
Offers ideas intended to help students develop "geometric habits of mind," focusing on problem-based teaching that encourages students to deepen their thinking in geometric properties, geometric transformations, and measurement of geometric objects. A DVD is included featuring in-the-field footage of students working through open-ended problems from the book. Grades 5-10.
CD-ROM contains lessons, activity sheets, application files, video clips, and Web links.