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Focus in High School Mathematics: Statistics and Probability
Reasoning
about and making sense of statistics and probability are essential
skills. Six investigations illustrate how to help high school students
develop
these skills in working with data; defining a statistical question
and collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to answer it.
Part of the series that supports NCTM’s Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making, this is a blueprint for emphasizing statistical reasoning and sense making in the high school curriculum.
Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making (available as Book and eBook)
Addressing the direction of high school mathematics, this book builds on the ideas of NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and focuses on how high school mathematics can better prepare students for future success.
Reasoning and sense making are at the heart of the high school curriculum. Discover the components of mathematical reasoning and sense making, including reasoning habits that instruction should develop across the curriculum, key elements for reasoning in five content strands, and examples that illustrate the roles of teachers and students in the classroom
Focus in Grades PreK-2: Teaching with Curriculum Focal Points
Focus in Prekindergarten–Grade 2 shows teachers and other educators how they can incorporate NCTM’s Curriculum Focal Points for PreK–8
into their current mathematics curricula. The book provides practical ideas for bringing focus to mathematics learning and instruction in the classroom. Intended as a professional development tool, it presents self- and group-reflection tasks, sample student work, and a sample state mathematics curriculum organized around the Focal Points.
Empowering the Mentor of the Preservice Mathematics Teacher
This is an informative and practical resource in which mentors and mentees share their experiences and advice with those who plan to mentor preservice mathematics teachers. The book serves as a “how to” for individuals who participate in formal or informal mentor training or serve as instructional coach, peer coach, lead teacher, collaborative peer, department chair, administrator, critical friend, team leader, university supervisor or department or grade-level colleague.
Understanding Geometry for a Changing World: NCTM’s 71st Yearbook
Geometry is currently enjoying a revival, partly as a result of the emergence of interactive geometry software. Articles in this yearbook examine expanding visions of geometry, the latest thinking about the development of students' geometric learning, and new perspectives on effective practices for teaching geometry in elementary through high school. The yearbook includes a CD with lessons, activity sheets, application files, video clips, and Web links.
Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Math Instruction
Using differentiated instruction in the classroom can be a challenge, especially when teaching mathematics. This book cuts through the difficulties with two powerful and universal strategies that teachers can use across all math content: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks. Specific strategies and examples for grades Kindergarten - 8 are organized around NCTM's content strands: Number and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Algebra, and Data Analysis and Probability.
Navigating through Discrete Mathematics in Prekindergarten – Grade 5
Discrete mathematics is a rapidly expanding branch of mathematics with important applications in computer science and other fields. Young children encounter ideas in discrete mathematics naturally in counting and coloring. The authors present three topics-systematic counting, vertex-edge graphs, and iterative and recursive processes-in lively, hands-on activities that engage pre-K-grade 5 students in sorting buttons, coloring maps, plotting routes, and more. Included is a CD-ROM with applets for students' use, ready-to-print activity sheets, and professional development resources for teachers.
Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction: A Casebook for Professional Development, second edition
A must for education professionals fostering reform efforts in their classrooms and at the school district and state levels, this book presents instructional cases and materials for use in classes, seminars, or other similar settings. It describes the concepts, frameworks, and research findings that undergird the cases and offers issues and ideas for group discussions.
