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Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary in Context : Windows, Doors, and Secret Passageways, 6-8
Teachers have come to recognize that, unlike ordinary street language, the technical and specialized language of mathematics does not come naturally to students. Developing a useful mathematics...
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Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Series: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction, 3rd Ed
Helping students make connections between mathematics and their worlds–and helping them feel empowered to use math in their lives–is the focus of this widely popular guide. Designed for classroom...
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Teaching with Mathematical Argument: Strategies for Supporting Everyday Instruction
Argumentation leads to deeper understanding Many students’ interest in mathematics fades as they are asked to solve seemingly endless disconnected problems. Despina Stylianou and Maria Blanton show...
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The Classroom Essentials Series
With fresh and engaging content, books in the Classroom Essentials series bring the transformative power of foundational ideas and student-centered practices to today’s busy teachers. Each book in...
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The Collaborative Math Classroom
What is a collaborative math classroom? Peek inside one and you’ll find an equitable, dynamic, student-centered math classroom based on exploration, shared thinking, and dialogue. Instead of...
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Thinking Together: 9 Beliefs for Building a Mathematical Community
Want students to understand—really understand—and retain the math they’re learning? Focus on building your classroom community first. In Thinking Together, veteran teachers Rozlynn Dance and Tessa...
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Vol 1. Constructing Number Sense, Addition, and Subtraction
In this, the first of the 3 core volumes of Young Mathematicians at Work, Fosnot and Dolk provide a concerted, unified description of development, with a focus on big ideas, progressive strategies,...
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Vol 2. Constructing Multiplication and Division
In this second volume in a series of three, Fosnot and Dolk focus on how to develop an understanding of multiplication and division in grades 3-5. Their book: describes and illustrates what it means...