Upper elementary math lessons : case studies of real teaching / Anna Graeber, Linda Valli, and Kristie Jones Newton.

Author/creator Graeber, Anna Olga
Other author Valli, Linda, 1947- author.
Other author Newton, Kristie Jones, 1973- author.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Subjects

Contents pt. 1. The teaching of mathematics: lesson cases. Case 1: Promoting one of the meanings of multiplication: requesting alternate methods in order to foster understanding, fifth-grade mathematics lesson -- Case 2: Fractions, decimals, and percentages: evoking student reasoning, fifth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 2: A teacher educator's perspective / Lisa Boté -- Case 3: Getting a sense of grams: building conceptual understanding, fourth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 3: A teacher educator's perspective / Lisa Boté -- Case 4: Converting among customary units of measure: attending to students' developmental levels, fifth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 4: A teacher's perspective / Christine Peterson Tardif -- Case 5: Converting units within a system of measurement: encouraging resourcefulness, fifth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 5: An English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) perspective / Rebecca Oxford and Min-tun Chuang -- Case 6: Distinguishing between area and perimeter: using multiple representations to aid discrimination, fifth-grade mathematics lesson -- Case 7: Exploring the meanings of "volume": recognizing a word's everyday meaning and its mathematical meaning, fifth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 7: An English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) perspective / Rebecca Oxford ; Commentary on Case 7: A teacher's perspective / Christine Peterson Tardif -- Case 8: The importance of sample size: posing high-level questions to build understanding, fifth-grade mathematics lesson ; Commentary on Case 8: A teacher's perspective / Christine Peterson Tardif -- Case 9: Continuous versus discrete data: using concept attainment to define mathematical terms, fifth-grade mathematics lesson --
Contents pt. 2. Perspectives on teaching: commentaries. A matter of principle: evidence of learner-centered psychological practices among effective teachers / Patricia Alexander -- Moral perspectives on teaching mathematics / Daria Buese -- Mathematics lessons: perspective from the special education math literature / Paula Maccini -- A principal's perspective / Kathy Lynn Brake.
Abstract Provides descriptive cases, accompanied by analytic commentaries, of nine upper-elementary grade mathematics lessons that represent an array of sound teaching practices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011004542
ISBN9781442211964 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1442211962 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781442211971 (electronic : alk. paper)
ISBN1442211970 (electronic : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QA135.6 .G728 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold