Moving Math: How to Use Thinking Skills to Help Students Make Sense of Mathematical Concepts and Support Numeracy Development - Softcover

Fiore, Mary; Lebar, Maria Luisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155138325X ISBN 13: 9781551383255

Publisher: Pembroke Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Moving Math focuses on "moving" the teaching and learning of mathematics by shifting instruction and assessment practices. The authors describe how using various thinking skills like inferring, analyzing, and evaluating, helps students make sense of mathematical concepts to support numeracy. This book offers possible student solutions that demonstrate how the thinking skills support the intended mathematical learning.

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About the Author

Maria Luisa Lebar has worked in classrooms, with school boards, and the Ministry of Education for almost 30 years. A passionate advocate for integrated, cross-curricular literacy development, Maria Luisa organizes workshops, collaborative inquiries, and dialogues that support curriculum, instruction, assessment, and engagement. Maria Luisa’s open-minded approach is popular among educators in Canada and in parts of the United States. Mary Fiore is responsible for implementing effective mathematics teaching practices at all grade levels. Involved in developing teacher training courses, Mary has participated in a variety of writing projects that focus on learning to think differently about mathematics and making student thinking visible. Mary works with numerous associations that provide opportunities for educators to reflect on their practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pembroke Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155138325X
• ISBN 13: 9781551383255
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128