Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction : A Casebook for Professional Development

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-04-01
Publisher(s): Teachers College Pr
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Summary

Teachers and teacher educators interested in synthesizing their current practice with new mathematics standards will welcome this highly useful volume. Presented are cases of mathematics instruction drawn from research of nearly 500 classroom lessons. Readers will gain insight about how to foster a challenging, cognitively rich, and exciting classroom climate that propels students toward a richer understanding of mathematics.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Deborah Ball
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1(10)
PART I THE MATHEMATICAL TASKS FRAMEWORK
Analyzing Mathematics Instructional Tasks
11(13)
Defining Levels of Cognitive Demand of Mathematical Tasks
12(2)
Matching Tasks with Goals for Student Learning
14(1)
Differentiating Levels of Cognitive Demand
15(3)
Gaining Experience in Analyzing Cognitive Demands
18(4)
Moving Beyond Task Selection and Creation
22(2)
Using Cognitively Complex Tasks in the Classroom
24(9)
The Evolution of Tasks During a Lesson
24(2)
Patterns of Task Setup and Implementation
26(7)
Learning from Cases
33(8)
Theoretical Considerations
33(2)
Moving on to Considerations of One's Own Practice
35(2)
Advantages to Guided Reflection
37(4)
PART II THE CASES
Introduction to the Cases
41(6)
The Cases and Supporting Materials
41(2)
How to Orchestrate Teacher Learning from the Cases
43(4)
Linking Fraotions, Decimals, and Percents Using an Area Model
47(18)
The Case of Ron Castleman
47(9)
Discussion Questions
56(1)
Teaching Notes
56(5)
Possible Solution Strategies
61(4)
Multiplying Fractions with Pattern Blocks
65(16)
The Case of Fran Gorman and Kevin Cooper
65(11)
Discussion Questions
76(1)
Teaching Notes
76(5)
Giving Meaning to Measures of Central Tendency
81(15)
The Case of Trina Naruda and Ursula Hernandez
81(9)
Discussion Questions
90(1)
Teaching Notes
91(5)
Using Algebra Tiles to Multiply Monomials and Binomials
96(14)
The Case of Monique Butler
96(8)
Discussion Questions
104(1)
Teaching Notes
105(5)
Organizing Data
110(11)
The Case of Nicole Clark
110(7)
Discussion Questions
117(1)
Teaching Notes
117(4)
Solving Problems
121(16)
The Case of Jerome Robinson
121(6)
Discussion Questions
127(1)
Teaching Notes
127(3)
Possible Solution Strategies
130(7)
References 137(4)
Index 141(4)
About the Authors 145

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