Mathematics education in the middle grades teaching to meet the needs of middle grades learners and to maintain high expectations : proceedings of a national convocation and action conferences

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academy Press 2000.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Middle Grades: Setting the Stage 21
  • Mathematics in the Middle: Building a Firm Foundation of Understanding for the Future / Glenda Lappan 23
  • Middle School Learner: Contexts, Concepts, and the Teaching Connection / Thomas Dickinson 32
  • Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades 39
  • Reflections on Middle School Mathematics / Nancy Doda 41
  • Mathematics Content and Learning Issues in the Middle Grades / Kathleen Hart 50
  • Summary of Small Group Discussion on Content and Learning Issues in Middle Grades Mathematics 58
  • Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades 61
  • Using Video of Classroom Practice as a Tool to Study and Improve Teaching / Nanette M. Seago 63
  • Panel Reactions to the "Cindy Video" 76
  • Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Middle Grades: Student Perspectives / Linda Foreman 79
  • Panel Response to Foreman Student Video 90
  • Summary of Small Group Discussion on Teaching Issues in the Middle Grades 92
  • Organizational Issues in the Middle Grades 95
  • Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: A Principal's Perspective / Adapted from the Transcript of Remarks by Stephen O. Gibson 97
  • Organization and Structure of Schools at the Middle Grades: The Role of Development, Subject Matter, and Teacher Professional Development / Mary Kay Stein 101
  • Improving Achievement in the Middle Grades in Mathematics and Related Areas: Lessons from the Project on High Performance Learning Communities / Robert D. Felner et al. 111
  • Panel Discussion on the Organization of Schools at the Middle Grades 125
  • Reflections on the Convocation / Adapted from the transcript of remarks by Edward Silver 131
  • Action Conference on the Nature and Teaching of Algebra in the Middle Grades 143
  • Action Conference on Research in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in the Middle Grades 160
  • Action Conference on the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics in the Middle Grades 168
  • 1. Convocation and Action Conference Agendas 179
  • 2. Biographical Information on Convocation and Action Conference Speakers 189
  • 3. Convocation and Action Conference Participant Lists 215
  • 4. Marcy's Dots 239
  • 6. Background Paper for the Convocation: What Is 8th Grade Mathematics: A Look from NAEP / John Dossey 247.