Elementary Mathematics Is Anything but Elementary: Content and Methods From A Developmental Perspective - Softcover

Bahr, Damon L.; DeGarcia, Lisa Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618928170 ISBN 13: 9780618928170

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2008

Synopsis

Inspiring, empowering, and preparing preservice teachers for today''s classroom, ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS IS ANYTHING BUT ELEMENTARY: CONTENT AND METHODS FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE is a comprehensive program that delivers both a content and a methods text. Serving as a professional development guide for both pre-service and in-service teachers, this text''s integrated coverage helps dissolve the line between content and methods--and consequently bolsters teachers'' confidence in their delivery of math instruction. A strong emphasis on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics five core standards provides key information common to most state curricula relative to NCTM standards for pre-K through sixth grade. In addition, text content is based on thorough elementary mathematical scope and sequences that have been shown to be an effective means for guiding the delivery of curriculum and instruction.

About this title

About the Author

Damon Bahr is an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University. He previously served as an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at Utah Valley State College. Dr. Bahr is active in the NCTM and the Utah Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, where he was president in 2002. He has an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instructional Science (Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Emphasis), an M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Utah State University, and a B.S. in Elementary Education (Mathematics Minor) from Brigham Young University.

Lisa Ann de Garcia currently teaches math methods courses in the Teacher Education department at Brigham Young University. She comes from San Diego Unified School District where she was an elementary bilingual classroom teacher as well as a math coach/staff developer. She is an active member of both NCTM and NCSM as well as Utah Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Review

"This text has everything that every good mathematics methods course needs to help develop good practitioners of Mathematics in Elementary School."

"This book is distinctive because of its deliberative integration of mathematics content and pedagogy. ... Because I wish for elementary teachers to have strong mathematical content knowledge as well as wide repertories of mathematics teaching methods, I would consider adopting the proposed text."

"This textbook gives clearer examples of the inquiry technique and not only discusses Behaviorism, Direct Instruction and Constructivism, but compares them. The author does a great job of modeling ways to question and engage students in activities."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0618928170
• ISBN 13: 9780618928170
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544