Teaching Mathematics

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.

Dive into the comprehensive Praxis Core Study Guide, meticulously crafted to equip you with the essential skills needed to excel in the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics sections of the exam. Whether you're aiming to refine your critical reading abilities, polish your writing proficiency, or conquer mathematical challenges, this guide is your ultimate companion.

Math has certainly gotten a bad reputation for being a subject that involves endless calculations and problems that will never be used in the real world, especially now that we all walk around with calculators in our pockets! But the fact is that math is required in multiple areas of an adult’s life, from preparing recipes to managing finances, and that’s without a career in STEM.

No Calculator? No Problem! Mastering Mental Math , award-winning professor of mathematics and celebrated “mathemagician” Arthur T. Benjamin delivers 10 fun-filled lessons on how to do math in your head with confidence, accuracy, and speed - sometimes faster than a calculator. By the end of Professor Benjamin’s lessons, you’ll be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers faster than ever before. And with your newfound skills, you’ll soon find yourself amazing other people and, perhaps more important, yourself.

Discover the timeless wisdom of one of history’s most extraordinary thinkers. The Harmony of Numbers: Exploring the Profound Philosophy and Mathematics of Pythagoras invites readers into the mind of a philosopher who saw beauty, truth, and order in everything. Long before modern science, Pythagoras taught that the universe itself was built upon mathematical harmony. His ideas shaped geometry, inspired Plato, influenced the rise of Western philosophy, and helped lay the groundwork for astronomy, music theory, and the very concept of scientific law. In this richly written exploration, The ...

Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler - Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning - has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study how they learn and to find the most effective ways to unleash the math potential in all students.

Raising students’ math achievement doesn’t mean ripping up your planning book and starting over. In Accessible Mathematics Steven Leinwand (author of Sensible Mathematics) shows how small shifts in the good teaching you already do can make a big difference in student learning. Steve focuses...

Nicole M. Joseph investigates factors that contribute to the glaring underrepresentation of Black female students in mathematics. Joseph's account calls attention to educational structures and practices that contribute to race- and gender-based stratification in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In her assessment of the intersectional difficulties facing this marginalized group, Joseph offers a critical view of the existing mathematics education research, practice, and policies that have neglected Black girls and women; and then provides suggestions for reform.

Creativity in STEM Fields: A View from an Eclectic Mind offers a step-by-step guide to rediscovering and incorporating creativity into your teaching. Through writing prompts, reflections, exercises, and examples of innovative projects and activities, this book will open new realms of possibility for both you and your students. It blends Western knowledge with Eastern wisdom, inviting you to explore and enjoy a fresh approach to STEM education.

With over three decades of experience teaching math and physics, the author Sudhir K. Sood Ph.D. has written this workbook to help you master the most essential calculus skills of calculating derivatives, limits and integrals quickly and accurately. To this end, it is carefully divided into following twenty one chapters. 1. Basic Differentiation Rules and the Derivatives of Polynomials 2. The Chain Rule 3. The Product Rule 4. The Quotient Rule 5. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 6.. Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions 7. Derivatives of Exponential Functions 8. Derivatives ...

Whether you’re a math tutor, a newly minted math teacher about to start your first job, or a seasoned educator who has already been in the classroom a while, those who desire to become effective mathematics educators would benefit from this guide. Even teachers of other disciplines could learn some new information and techniques.

AutoPilot Your Math Skills will teach the educator concepts of math. Major parts of teaching math to young children are certain philosophies to consider. This book will show and explain how to use these concepts in hands-on and cognitive activities. Furthermore, it will contain grades one to five of descriptive learning for the user to implement into his/her teaching.

Do you want to learn about Pythagoras but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “Pythagoras of Samos: A Short Introduction to His Life and Teachings” is for you!! Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans, have been credited with many great accomplishments, including the following: Pythagoras’ most famous achievement, the Pythagorean Theorem, which states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. As a ...

In the Moment offers research-based guidance for conferring with your students in math. Jen Munson explains how, in just a few minutes, a math conference provides opportunities for supporting productive struggle, helping students grow their ideas, and differentiating instruction.

This book is written to meet the needs of student of varied abilities. The topics are presented in clear and concise manner. Each section begins with concise explanation of relevant concepts, followed by step-by-step worked examples, and exercises that help students build their skills. The solution of every exercise is provided in the back of the book. The book is ideal for students preparing for the Cambridge O Level Additional Mathematics examination.

This book has the preface of the renowned Educator, Writer, and Philosopher Mario Sergio Cortella, and he ends the preface: ... "The Heverton Anunciação invents a fiction pregnant with reality; it is the thinking of life lived". You will surely identify yourself with one of the ten characters in this story where the reality and fiction existing in our cities is reflected. The story is narrated in a light way in which emotions can arise from true or false expectations, and that it is not always the man who is to blame, but the woman herself of whom you create your projections in someone ...

A lot happened while I was trying to get my Master's degree in Mathematics. I thought to share some of it with you, it will inspire you.

What if the secret to better teaching was saying less? Caleb Gattegno (1911–1988) was a man who listened. He listened to the way children's brains worked, the way sounds became words, and the way colored rods could reveal the hidden structures of mathematics. He wasn't interested in students who could memorize; he was interested in students who were aware. A Legacy That Refuses to Fade While modern education often feels like a race toward standardized testing, Gattegno’s "Silent Way" remains a beacon for those who value autonomy. In Only Awareness is Educable, author Ilan Gattegno ...