Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics (3rd Edition)

Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics is designed for pre-service or in-service teachers.  It combines up-to-date technology and research with a vibrant writing style to help teachers grasp curriculum, teaching, and assessment issues as they relate to secondary and middle school mathematics.  The third edition offers a balance of theory and practice, including a wealth of examples and descriptions of student work, classroom situations, and technology usage to assist any teacher in visualizing high-quality mathematics instruction in the middle and secondary classroom.

Praise from Reviewers

“Of all the textbooks I review on teaching both middle and secondary math methods, [Dan Brahier’s] is the best. I like his examples, the way he follows NCTM standards, and how he [keeps] up to date with trends in mathematics education.”  —Ann M. Rule, St. Louis University

In this extensively revised third edition of Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics, scholar and classroom teacher Daniel Brahier presents concise, current, and meaningful descriptions of what it takes to be an effective teacher of mathematics. With up-to-date research, classroom-tested teaching ideas, and a vibrant writing style, this book provides essential information on curriculum, teaching, and assessment issues related to middle/secondary mathematics. Every chapter includes a contextualizing introduction, scenarios and dialogues for student reflection, recommended resources for further study, and closing activities and discussion questions to cement chapter concepts.

New to This Edition:

• New “Classroom Dialogues” features in every chapter prompt reflection on examples of student work and classroom discussion.
• Increased coverage of differentiated instruction guides math teachers to design instruction that meets the needs of all students.
• The six NCTM principles for mathematics education–equity, curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment, and technology–receive full attention in a brand- new chapter (Ch. 2).
• The most recent research and trends in mathematics education–including new technologies, recent TIMSS data, and curriculum recommendations made by NCTM, the College Board, and Achieve–appear throughout the text.
• Completely revamped Chapters 7 and 12 reflect the newly released NCTM teaching standards.
• A new section in Chapter 8 on teaching pre-calculus and calculus provides an overview for future secondary teachers who may teach these classes.

MyEducationLab Multimedia Resources

MyEducationLab is a research-based learning tool that brings mathematics teaching to life. Through authentic in-class video footage, interactive simulations, rich case studies, and more, MyEducationLab prepares you for your teaching career by showing you what quality mathematics instruction looks like, providing examples of authentic teacher and student work, and much more.  For more information go to www.myeducationlab.com.