Connecting Mathematical Ideas: Middle School Video Cases to Support Teaching and Learning

Jo Boaler; Cathlee Humphreys

ISBN 10: 0325006709 / ISBN 13: 9780325006703

Published by Heinemann, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connecting Mathematical Ideas: Middle School Video Cases to Support Teaching and Learning
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0325006709
• ISBN 13: 9780325006703
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

In math, like any subject, real learning takes place when students can connect what they already know to new ideas. In Connecting Mathematical Idea s, Jo Boaler and Cathy Humphreys offer a comprehensive way to improve your ability to help adolescents build connections between different mathematical ideas and representations and between domains like algebra and geometry.

About the Author

Jo Boaler is associate professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, where she researches the impact of different teaching approaches on learning, identity, and equity. She is a former president of the International Association of Women and Mathematics. Her Ph.D. and first book - Experiencing School Mathematics (2002)-won national awards in England. She lives with her husband and daughter in California.

Cathy Humphreys, teacher and Noyce Mathematics coach in California's Silicon Valley, has taught middle-school math for more than twenty years. She has been an instructor for Marilyn Burns Education Associates, a lecturer for preservice mathematics teachers at Stanford University, and is an instructor for the Mathematics Education Collaborative. Her current teaching and coaching focus is on helping low-attaining students build mathematical proficiency.