Reconceptualizing Mathematics : for Elementary School Teachers

Sowder, Judith; Sowder, Larry; Nickerson, Susan

ISBN 10: 1464193339 / ISBN 13: 9781464193330

Published by W. H. Freeman, 2016

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Synopsis:

Preparing you to teach mathematics by modeling content after how your future students will learn, Reconceptualizing Mathematics provides you with student-centered practice through tasks and activities alongside instruction for facilitating productive classroom discussion.

About the Author: Judith Sowder is a Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. Her research has focused on the development of number sense and on the instructional effects of teachers' mathematical knowledge at the elementary and middle school level. She served from 1996 to 2000 as editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and served a three-year term on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors. She has directed numerous projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education. In 2000 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.Larry Sowder is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. He taught mathematics to preservice elementary school teachers for more than 30 years. His work in a special program in San Diego elementary schools also shaped his convictions about how courses in mathematics for preservice teachers should be pitched, as did his joint research investigating how children in the usual Grades 4-8 curriculum solve "story" problems. He served on teh National Research Council Committee that published Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology(NRC, 2001).Susan Nickerson is an Associate Professor in San Diego State University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Her research interest is long-term professional development of elementary and middle school teachers. In particular, her focus is describing, analyzing, and understanding effective contexts that promote teachers' knowledge of mathematics and mathematics teaching."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reconceptualizing Mathematics : for ...
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good
Edition: 3rd Edition