NCTM’s new Developing Essential Understanding series addresses topics in school mathematics that are critical to the mathematical development of students but that can be difficult to teach. Each book in the series (sixteen volumes are planned) identifies big ideas related to the topic and discusses associated “essential understandings.” Topics are drawn from all levels of the mathematics curriculum, prekindergarten through grade 12, and the authors open them up and examine them in ways that will make them fresh for teachers across the career spectrum. Highlighting differences between what teachers and students need to know, the books also examine connections with other mathematical ideas and challenges in teaching, learning, and assessment. Each book includes questions for readers’ reflection. .
This exciting new addition to the Young Mathematicians at Work series by Catherine Twomey Fosnot provides a landscape of learning that helps teachers recognize, support, and celebrate their students' capacity to structure their worlds algebraically. The Constructing Algebra book identifies the models, contexts, and landmarks that facilitate algebraic thinking in young students and provides insightful and practical methods for teachers, math supervisors, and curriculum coordinators. It uses classroom vignettes to illustrate the investigations and mini-lessons students engage in as they build their mathematical knowledge.
"When children are given the chance to structure number and operation in their own way, they can make sense of algebra not as a funny set of rules that mixes up letters and numbers but as a language for describing the structure and relationships they uncover." -Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Bill Jacob
Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks by Patrick Vennebush is sure to be a favorite among many mathematics educators. It is intended for all math types, from elementary school through college, appealing to engineers, statisticians, and other math professionals searching for some good, clean, numerical fun. From basic facts (“Why is 6 afraid of 7?”) to trigonometry (“Mathematical puns are the first sine of dementia”) and beyond. It is a way of seeing mathematical ideas through puns, double meanings, and blatant ‘bad’ jokes, but regardless it is a great resource to breaking the ‘mathematical ice.’’
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The goal of each grade specific book in the Teaching with Curriculum Focal Points series is to present the mathematics in each of the Focal Points in more detail. Follow an instructional progression from introducing and building concepts to developing depth of understanding to strengthing fluency. This is a valuable resource for teachers of all grade levels. Find out more about this series by going to http://www.nctm.org. |
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