Common Denominators
Cultivating Engagement and Belonging in Secondary Mathematics (Reengage students in mathematics by creating spaces where all students belong.)
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Common Denominators
Cultivating Engagement and Belonging in Secondary Mathematics (Reengage students in mathematics by creating spaces where all students belong.)
About This Book
Engage students in learning mathematics while cultivating a sense of belonging. This helpful guide for secondary mathematics teachers shows you how to shape equitable classrooms by evaluating beliefs and practices that keep students and teachers stuck. Research-backed strategies and personal stories illustrate effective ways to resolve unproductive power dynamics, promote emotional literacy, and create a classroom environment conducive to optimal learning.
This book will help secondary mathematics teachers:
- Develop strategies to discern the reasons students are struggling with mathematics
- Learn sustainable methods for perceiving unasked questions and target solutions focused on underlying needs
- Navigate challenging classroom behavior
- Cultivate a supportive classroom environment and reframe zero-sum interactions with students
- Evaluate traditional grading and assessments and reform current practices to align with research-based best practice and students' best interests
Contents:
Introduction: Teacher, Where You From?
Part 1: What Our Students Say to Us
Chapter 1: I Don't Have a Pencil
Chapter 2: When Am I Ever Going to Use This?
Chapter 3: Not Today, Ms. Lenhardt
Chapter 4: I'm Always in Trouble!
Chapter 5: I'm Not a Math Person
Part 2: What We Say to One Another
Chapter 6: I Don't Give Grades; My Students Earn Them
Chapter 7: If Only Students Knew Their Facts
Chapter 8: I Have 250 Students Every Semester. I Can't Possibly...
Epilogue
Appendix A: Research Influences
Appendix B: Sources for Mathematics Tasks, Lessons, and Professional Learning
References and Resources
Index
Frequently asked questions
Information
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Growing the Mathematician in Every Student Collection
- Consulting Editors
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Introduction: Teacher, Where You From?
- Part I: What Our Students Say to Us
- Part II: What We Say to One Another
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Research Influences
- Appendix B: Sources for Mathematics Lessons and Professional Learning
- Referances and Resources
- Index