TITLE : Where's the Wonder In Elementary
Math? (Transforming Teaching) 1st Edition
ISBN : 9780415957168
AUTHOR : Judith McVarish (Author)
PUBLISHER : Taylor
FORMAT: Hardcover
PAGES : 196
YEAR PUBLICATIONS : 2007
LANGUAGE: English
SUBJECT: Sociology
WEIGHT (KG): 0.3
CONDITION: Used - Very Good
DESCRIPTION:
This book argues that even in today's
high-stakes testing environment, 'teaching to the test' need not be teachers’
only focus as they introduce young children to mathematics. Judith McVarish
demonstrates how building a community of learners and using problem solving to
engage students can help teachers encourage students’ disposition to creative
thinking and reasoning―skills that can otherwise become lost due to the
pressure of the many other expectations placed upon both teachers and students.
This book offers strategies for infusing mathematics learning and reasoning
into elementary school classrooms while meeting curriculum and testing
mandates. The teacher researcher component of each chapter provides a vehicle
for teachers to bring their own expertise and questions back into the teaching
and learning equation.
