Teaching Mathematics Visually and Actively

Author: Tandi Clausen-May
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446287173
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
This practical book provides teachers in primary and secondary schools with advice and resources to develop a visual and active approach to teaching mathematics. It includes, specific examples of teaching strategies and ideas for lesson activities to support teaching mathematics to learners who take information and ideas visually and actively. Accompanying this second edition is a companion website that includes a range of resources for teaching each topic including: - Dynamic PowerPoint animations which can be used to help learners to develop their understanding of key mathematical concepts - Posters of each concept And in addition to all this, each chapter suggests even further links to other useful resources for every topic to enhance your teaching. With clear explanations and strong visual layout, this is an ideal resource for teachers, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) and teaching assistants who want to motivate their learners with different and exciting ways of teaching and learning maths.

Creating an Actively Engaged Classroom

Author: Todd Whitney
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1071823566
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Make your lessons interesting, interactive, and engaging Successful lessons are explicit, yet also inspire active learning and opportunities to respond. As the one shaping lessons, can you do better? Probably, and you’re not alone. Research shows teachers consistently offer students far fewer than the recommended opportunities to respond, leaving all students—including those with special needs and behavior challenges—less than engaged and falling short of their best chance for success. With this book, you’ll discover 14 strategies you can translate directly to your classroom, complete with descriptions, advantages and disadvantages of each, and how and when best to use them. Divided into three parts, you will be guided through Verbal engagement strategies, such as whip around, choral responding, quick polls, and individual questioning Non-verbal engagement strategies, such as stop and jot, guided notes, response cards, and hand signals Partner and teaming strategies, such as turn & talk, cued retell, four corners, and classroom mingle Dive into these strategies and transform your classroom into a rich and interactive environment—no matter the subject, context, or age of your students.

Listening

Author: Katherine Schultz
Publisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 9780807743775
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
How can new and experienced teachers rethink the ways of teaching and learn to embrace and learn from the diversity they encounter among their students? Rather than preparing teachers to follow prescriptions or blueprints, Katherine Schultz suggests that we show them how to attend to and respond to the students they teach. In this book, she offers a conceptual framework for "deep listening," illustrating how successful teachers listen for the particularities of individual students, listen for the rhythm and balance of the whole class, listen for the broader contexts of students' lives, and listen for silence and acts of silence. Listening in this manner brings together knowledge of individual students, an understanding of a student's place within the classroom, and mastery of subject matter and pedagogy. This volume features compelling case studies that reveal the classroom lives of teachers who are exemplary listeners.

Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions

Author: Margaret Schwan Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781483351117
Category : Communication in mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Describes five practices for productive mathematics discussions, including anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing, and connecting.

Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood

Author: Sally Moomaw
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781598571196
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning

Author: Keengwe, Jared
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466683643
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 494

Book Description
As today’s teachers prepare to instruct a new generation of students, the question is no longer whether technology should be integrated into the classroom, but only “how?” Forced to combat shorter attention spans and an excess of stimuli, teachers sometimes see technology as a threat rather than a potential enhancement to traditional teaching methods. The Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning explores the need for new professional development opportunities for teachers and educators as they utilize emerging technologies to enhance the learning experience. Highlighting the advancements of ubiquitous computing, authentic learning, and student-centered instruction, this book is an essential reference source for educators, academics, students, researchers, and librarians.

The Power of Picture Books in Teaching Math and Science

Author: Lynn Columbia
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351813927
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
This book's 50-plus lessons-each based on a different picture book or story-will help classroom teachers build a foundation for teaching math, science, and social studies concepts to their students. Each lesson uses children's literature to make challenging, abstract concepts relevant to children's lives, inviting them to learn these concepts while responding to a story's illustrations, theme, characters, and plot. The lessons also demonstrate how teachers can use children's literature to meet national standards in math, science, and social studies. Chapters 1 through 5 set the stage for using picture books, discussing the effective, imaginative integration of literature into the classroom. Teachers will learn to create an environment that ensures that when children and books come together, the experience is enjoyable and thought provoking. Chapters 6 through 9 provide individual lessons, by grade level, with detailed activities based on specific books.

Modern Educational Methods and Strategies in Teaching Mathematics

Author: Yousef Methkal Abd Algani
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527591131
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
This book looks into the subject of classroom mathematics education. It shows that students’ understanding and enthusiasm in mathematics grow as they progress through elementary school, as do their thinking skills. It defines the five building blocks of learning mathematics for primary school children, as well as the motivational and affective determinants in elementary school mathematics. The book also argues that mathematical aptitude is critical for a society’s economic success, as other professions, such as engineering, sciences, social sciences, and even the arts, require a strong grasp of the field. Thus, in secondary mathematics education, the formation of identity as well as how students prefer to learn is stated. The text includes an overview of curriculum design and the main components of curriculum development. It shows that mathematics education and learning may be viewed as a progressive system, and emphasizes the importance of student involvement in learning.

Essentials of Teaching and Integrating Visual and Media Literacy

Author: Danilo M. Baylen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319058371
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
This book focuses on how to effectively integrate the teaching and learning of visual and media literacies in K-12 and higher education. Not only does it address and review the elements and principles of visual design but also identifies, discusses and describes the value of media in learning diverse and challenging content across disciplines. Finally, this book provides a balanced treatment of how visual and media literacies support deep content learning, student engagement, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production.

Training to Teach in Primary Schools

Author: Jane Medwell
Publisher: Learning Matters
ISBN: 147391759X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
Full of practical help and guidance, this is a must have for primary trainees on school experience, whether they are in a school-based or university-based teacher training programme. It begins by helping trainees to plan their own journey through training and beyond. Taking control of their own training in this way supports student teachers to approach the course with confidence, and secure their first teaching job. The book provides guidance on: adapting to working in school observing, planning and evaluating in school teaching on placement assessing, monitoring and reporting on children′s progress self-evaluation and how to pre-empt and resolve issues securing the first teaching job and succeeding in the NQT year For student teachers, the experience of school-based training is exciting but also challenging - this book supports them throughout and prepares them for the journey ahead. Student feedback on this book: "Having been on a variety of teaching placements myself, I know just how daunting and overwhelming experiences in school can be at times – even with a supportive mentor by your side! Hence, I felt that this book can smooth out and rectify those worries one may face during a school placement, and offers the reader a realistic insight into school experiences. In my opinion, the most useful chapter by far is the ‘Moving On’ chapter near the end of the book. This explains how to conclude a school placement, what to expect from an interview, and even how to set out a CV for a teaching position. This was not something I expected to find in this book however it was very much welcomed and is, in fact, a very important, valuable part of the book. This is the type of book you can buy on your very first day of teacher training and use well into your days as a newly qualified teacher." - Jasmin, Primary Teacher Trainee (University of Northampton)