What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Leading Edge) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935249959 ISBN 13: 9781935249955

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2012

Synopsis

Despite the noble efforts of national legislation, the United States still ranks behind nearly a dozen other nations in overall mathematics achievement. In a world where problem solving is a necessity, students need to know how to access, evaluate, and use information, all skills that are part of mathematics literacy. Widening mathematics instruction beyond education research and practice drills is important to achieving improved student success. The third edition of What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning provides a starting place by summarizing educational research and surveys of best classroom practices and offering implications for improved teaching and learning. What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning is a resource designed for accessibility. Each chapter is broken down into important questions that address everything from vocabulary instruction in the mathematics classroom to the use of technology in the classroom. For each question, the authors have included sections titled Research and Ideas to Know About, Implications to Think About, and Resources for Learning More. Every person concerned with teaching and learning mathematics whether a teacher, administrator, student of education, parent, community member, or member of the higher education community will find useful information here. Reaching a common understanding of the current status of mathematics education in the United States, as well as the direction instruction is headed, will help provide the necessary foundation for greater reflection and, hopefully, reform. As the United States moves forward, it must apply lessons learned to achieve improved mathematics education for all students.

About this title

About the Author

McREL: Based in Denver, Colorado, McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to its mission of making a difference in the quality of education and learning for all through excellence in applied research, product development, and service. For more than forty years, McREL has served as the federally funded regional educational laboratory for seven states in the U.S. heartland. Today, it provides services to an international audience of educators. Specifically, it offers a variety of services to help districts translate guidance from this book into results for students. To learn more, contact McREL at 1.800.781.0156 or info@mcrel.org.

Review

"What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning provides a powerful research-based discussion on how we can achieve the goal of providing each student with the experiences to extend and enrich their mathematical thinking. The work is packed with ideas and approaches that will promote reflection and conversations about our practice as mathematics educators. This book is a must-read for all of those who care about the teaching and learning of mathematics."

--David Pugalee, interim director, Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

"As an educator this book is a gold mine because I am provided with enough information to give me solid understanding and am then additionally provided with a ready-made resource list for further research on each topic."

--Lisa Paffrath, First-Grade Teacher, Anthem, Arizona

"The book will provide affirmation to teachers and administrators who already use reform-based approaches and encouragement to those who've hesitated in adopting the approach in their classrooms or schools."

--Carrie S. Cutler, Lecturer, Early Childhood Education & Elementary Math, University of Houston

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1935249959
• ISBN 13: 9781935249955
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 129
• Editor: Urquhart Vicki, Miller Kirsten