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Author Dixon, Juli K

Title Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grades K-2 : (Communicate the Context Behind High-Cognitive-Demand Tasks for Purposeful, Productive Learning)
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (168 pages)
Summary Develop a deep understanding of mathematics. This user-friendly resource presents grades K-2 teachers with a logical progression of pedagogical actions, classroom norms, and collaborative teacher team efforts to increase their knowledge and improve mathematics instruction. Explore strategies and techniques to effectively learn and teach significant mathematics concepts and provide all students with the precise, accurate information they need to achieve academic success. Clarify math essentials with figures and tables that facilitate understanding through visualization. Benefits Dig deep into mathematical modeling and reasoning to improve as both a learner and teacher of mathematics. Explore how to develop, select, and modify mathematics tasks in order to balance cognitive demand and engage students. Discover the three important norms to uphold in all mathematics classrooms. Learn to apply the tasks, questioning, and evidence (TQE) process to ensure mathematics instruction is focused, coherent, and rigorous. Use charts and diagrams for classifying shapes, which can engage students in important mathematical practices. Access short videos that show what classrooms that are developing mathematical understanding should look like. Contents Introduction 1 Number Concepts and Place Value 2 Word Problem Structures 3 Addition and Subtraction Using Counting Strategies 4 Addition and Subtraction Using Grouping Strategies 5 Geometry 6 Measurement Epilogue Next Steps Appendix A Completed Classification of Triangles Chart Appendix B Completed Diagram for Classifying Quadrilaterals
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Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Mathematics.
Teaching Methods & Materials.
EDUCATION.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Nolan, Edward C
Lott Adams, Thomasenia
Brooks, Lisa
Howse, Tashana
ISBN 9781942496403
1942496400