Where's the Wonder in Elementary Math?
Encouraging Mathematical Reasoning in the Classroom
Price: $29.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-95716-8
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 24th August 2007
- Pages: 200
About the Book
This book argues that even in today's high-stakes testing environment, 'teaching to the test' need not be teachers’ only focus as they introduce young children to mathematics. Judith McVarish demonstrates how building a community of learners and using problem solving to engage students can help teachers encourage students’ disposition to creative thinking and reasoning—skills that can otherwise become lost due to the pressure of the many other expectations placed upon both teachers and students. This book offers strategies for infusing mathematics learning and reasoning into elementary school classrooms while meeting curriculum and testing mandates. The teacher researcher component of each chapter provides a vehicle for teachers to bring their own expertise and questions back into the teaching and learning equation.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Setting the Stage 2. What Does the Room Teach? 3. Who Asks the Questions – Who Answers Them? 4. Tuning Transitions to a New Key 5. What is Real About Homework? 6. De-Fanging the Test 7. How Can We Take Critical Thinking Beyond the Classroom? 8. What do Parents Know? 9. Is Thinking About Thinking Just a Play on Words?
About the Author(s)
Judith McVarish is Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at St. John’s University.
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