"About Teaching Mathematics is the most important resource in my teaching library." In the fourth edition of her signature resource, Marilyn Burns presents her current thinking and insights and includes ideas from her most recent teaching experiences. Part 1, “Starting Points,” reflects the major overhaul of this book and addresses twentythree issues important to thinking about teaching mathematics today. Part 2, “ProblemSolving Investigations,” opens with how to plan problemsolving lessons, followed by wholeclass, smallgroup, and individual investigations organized into five areas of the curriculum: Measurement, Data, Geometry, Patterns and Algebraic Thinking, and Number and Operations. Part 3, “Teaching Arithmetic,” focuses on the cornerstone of elementary mathematics curriculum, offering ideas and assessments that build students’ understanding, confidence, and competence in arithmetic. Part 4, “Questions Teachers Ask,” features Marilyn’s responses to pedagogical questions she’s received from teachers over the years. More than forty reproducibles are available for download in printable format to support your use of this resource.
"About Teaching Mathematics is the most important resource in my teaching library." In the fourth edition of her signature resource, Marilyn Burns presents her current thinking and insights and includes ideas from her most recent teaching experiences. Part 1, “Starting Points,” reflects the major overhaul of this book and addresses twentythree issues important to thinking about teaching mathematics today. Part 2, “ProblemSolving Investigations,” opens with how to plan problemsolving lessons, followed by wholeclass, smallgroup, and individual investigations organized into five areas of the curriculum: Measurement, Data, Geometry, Patterns and Algebraic Thinking, and Number and Operations. Part 3, “Teaching Arithmetic,” focuses on the cornerstone of elementary mathematics curriculum, offering ideas and assessments that build students’ understanding, confidence, and competence in arithmetic. Part 4, “Questions Teachers Ask,” features Marilyn’s responses to pedagogical questions she’s received from teachers over the years. More than forty reproducibles are available for download in printable format to support your use of this resource.
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