Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre K-2 Author: John A. Van de Walle | Language: English | ISBN:
0132824825 | Format: EPUB
Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre K-2 Description
Initially adapted from Van de Walle’s market-leading textbook, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, the Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series are practical guides for developmentally appropriate, student-centered mathematics instruction from best selling mathematics methods authors John Van de Walle, LouAnn Lovin, Karen Karp, and Jennifer Bay-Williams. Specially designed for in-service teachers, each volume of the series focuses on the content relevant to a specific grade band and provides additional information on creating an effective classroom environment, engaging families, and aligning teaching to the Common Core State Standards. Additional activities and expanded lessons are also included.
The series has three objectives:
1. To illustrate what it means to teach student-centered, problem-based mathematics
2. To serve as a reference for the mathematics content and research-based instructional strategies suggested for pre-kindergarten to grade two, grades three to five, and grades six to eight
3. To present a large collection of high quality tasks and activities that can engage children in the mathematics that is important for them to learn
Volume I is tailored specifically to pre-kindergarten to grade 2, allowing teachers to quickly and easily locate information to implement in their classes. The student-centered approach will result in children who are successful in learning mathematics, making these books indispensable for Pre-K-2 classroom teachers!
- Series: New 2013 Curriculum & Instruction Titles
- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 2 edition (March 2, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0132824825
- ISBN-13: 978-0132824828
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This book has completely revolutionized my thinking on teaching mathematics. This book was recommended to me by a college because I teach kindergarten and had a very difficult time grasping how to best teach the foundational skills and knowledge in a way that would be truly meaningful for my students. This book does an incredible job of explaining the roots and benefits of conceptual math and most importantly how to integrate conceptual math into your classroom. This is one of the most comprehensive, concise and user-friendly education books I have ever read. Each chapter explores a new topic and goes through the key points of the topic, how students develop understanding of that topic and how teachers can support a conceptual understanding. There are lessons and activities as well as blackline masters that make implementing theses strategies very easy. I love that the content is exclusively k-2 because it allows me to focus in on what I will need for my classroom. This book helps teachers increase the rigor in their mathematics classrooms while remaining developmentally appropriate. I would highly recommend this textbook for all teachers because it does an excellent job of making conceptual math comprehensible and applicable to your classroom without an overhaul of your existing math program and practices. This books is essential as we transition to the demands of Common Core and strive to best prepare our students for college and future careers because it lays a clear foundation for what conceptual math can and should look like in a k-2 classroom in a way that is clear, concise and immediately applicable.
By ourtucker
This book is a valuable tool for the classroom educator or instructional coach that wishes to deepen their own conceptual understanding of the mathematical strands or deepen their understanding of how children learn and their progressions for learning concepts. The book also provides example of learning activities and resources that are researched based to support classroom instruction. Finally this new edition addresses the CCSSM and it's Mathematical Practices.
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