Differentiating Math Instruction: Strategies That Work for K-8 Classrooms! - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761931481 ISBN 13: 9780761931485

Publisher: Corwin, 2005

Synopsis

Learn to differentiate instruction using practices that boost math mastery for all students!

Leverage each student′s unique abilities with this comprehensive guide to differentiating math instruction. The latest studies and classroom-tested best practices have been mined and are now presented in an easy-access, time-saving format that spans lesson planning through implementation.

Teachers continue to struggle with the reality that math performance varies widely from student to student, and the tactics that seem to work with one group may not fit with another. Now in one practical guide, teachers have a wealth of critical strategies at their fingertips that will help them differentiate instruction to raise student achievement in their classrooms.

New and seasoned educators alike will be quick to put the following key features to use in their classrooms:

• "Ideas From Teachers" sections that highlight actual examples of the differentiation process in action
• At-a-glance lists of "Top Ten Tactics" for successful implementation in K-8 classrooms
• "Web Site Reviews" that outline additional online resources for effective mathematics instruction
• Concrete strategies to tap multiple intelligences

Research on the value of brain-compatible teaching is combined with teacher-generated tips, including creative ways to get students visualizing, vocalizing, and moving during math-to make instruction more meaningful, motivational, and successful.

About this title

About the Author

William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012).

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761931481
• ISBN 13: 9780761931485
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Bender William N.