Teaching mathematics in the era of the NCTM Standards -- Exploring what it means to do mathematics -- Developing understanding in mathematics -- Teaching through problem solving -- Planning in the problem-based classroom -- Building assessment into instruction -- Teaching mathematics equitably to all children -- Technology and school mathematics -- Developing early number concepts and number sense -- Developing meanings for the operations -- Helping children master the basic facts -- Whole-number place-value development -- Strategies for whole-number computation -- Computational estimation with whole numbers -- Algebraic thinking : generalizations, patterns, and functions -- Developing fraction concepts -- Computation with fractions -- Decimal and percent concepts and decimal computation -- Proportional reasoning -- Developing measurement concepts -- Geometric thinking and geometric concepts -- Concepts of data analysis -- Exploring concepts of probability -- Developing concepts of exponents, integers, and real numbers -- Appendix A: Principles and standards for school mathematics : content standards and grade level expectations -- Appendix B: Professional standards for teaching mathematics : teaching standards -- Appendix C: Guide to Blackline Masters.
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This leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. John Van de Walle, one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, finds that 80 percent of the students who purchase this book keep it for reference when they begin their professional teaching careers. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist--or student-centered--mathematics instruction. Moreover, it is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 24 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach.