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A Volume in The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast: Monograph Series in
Mathematics EducationSeries Editor Bharath Sriraman, The University
of MontanaThe intent of this monograph is to showcase successful
implementation ofmathematical discourse in the classroom. Some
questions that might beaddressed are: * How does a teacher begin to
learn about using discourse purposefully toimprove mathematics
teaching and learning?* How is discourse interwoven into
professional development content courses toprovide teachers with
the tools necessary to begin using discourse in their
ownclassrooms?* What does a discourse-rich classroom look like and
how is it different from other classrooms, from both theteacher's
and the students' perspectives?* How can teachers of pre-service
teachers integrate discourse into their content and methods
courses?* How can we use discourse research to inform work with
teachers, both pre- and in-service, for example, to helpthem know
how to respond to elicited knowledge from students in their
classrooms?* What are the discourse challenges in on-line
mathematics courses offered for professional development?
Canon-line classrooms also be discourse-rich? What would that look
like?* In what ways does mathematical discourse differ from
discourse in general?
A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support
teaching of Primary PE. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the
Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of
practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and
activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an
instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right
activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are
guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan,
prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.
Musical Childhoods of Asia and the Pacific agglomerates stories of
young children's music and musicking from around Southeast Asia and
the Pacific. A collection of truly unique traditions are
interrogated through a variety of contemporary methodologies.
Readers are privileged to hear about children's musical worlds from
children, mothers' musical worlds from mothers, a struggle to
engage with music in a closed society, and new gender politics,
among other stories. Researchers share experiences and insights
gained from applying their chosen methodologies and add to the
debate that shapes the continually transforming domain of music
education research. Musical Childhoods builds on the diverse
inquiry presented in the first three volumes in the series. This
volume is an important addition to the libraries of colleges of
education and schools of music, as well as music scholars and
educators, researchers, and graduate students who are concerned
with advancing both the scope and quality of research in the study
of music teaching and learning
The book offers a compelling combination of analyis and detailed
description of aesthetic projects with young refugee arrivals in
Australia. In it the authors present a framework that
contextualises the intersections of refugee studies, resilience and
trauma, and theatre and arts-based practice, setting out a context
for understanding and valuing the complexity of drama in this
growing area of applied theatre. "Applied Theatre: Resettlement"
includes rich analysis of three aesthetic case studies in Primary,
Secondary and Further Education contexts with young refugees. The
case studies provide a unique insight into the different age
specific needs of newly arrived young people. The authors detail
how each group and educational context shaped diverse drama and
aesthetic responses: the Primary school case study uses process
drama as a method to enhance language acquisition and develop
intercultural literacy; the Secondary school project focuses on
Forum Theatre and peer teaching with young people as a means of
enhancing language confidence and creating opportunities for
cultural competency in the school community, and the further
education case study explores work with unaccompanied minors and
employs integrated multi art forms (poetry, art, drama, digital
arts, clay sculptures and voice work) to increase confidence in
language acquisition and explore different forms of expression and
communication about the transition process. Through its careful
framing of practice to speak to concerns of power, process,
representation and ethics, the authors ensure the studies have an
international relevance beyond their immediate context. "Drama,
Refugees and Resilience" contributes to new professional knowledge
building in the fields of applied theatre and refugee studies about
the efficacy of drama practice in enhancing language acquisition,
cultural settlement and pedagogy with newly arrived refugee young
people.
180 Days of Geography is a fun and effective daily practice
workbook designed to help students learn about geography. This
easy-to-use first grade workbook is great for at-home learning or
in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover
grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer
key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students
will explore a new topic focusing on map skills, applying
information and data, and connecting what they have learned. Watch
students build confidence as they learn about location, place,
human-environment interaction, movement, and regions with these
quick independent learning activities. Parents appreciate the
teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and
learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school,
or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily
practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to
implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or
homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill
building to address learning gaps.
This must-have resource provides the theoretical groundwork for
teaching number sense. Authored by Chris Shore, this book empowers
teachers with the pedagogy, lessons, and detailed instructions to
help them implement Clothesline Math in K-12 classrooms. Detailed,
useful tips for facilitating the ensuing mathematical discourse are
also included. At the elementary level, the hands-on lessons cover
important math topics including whole numbers, place value,
fractions, order of operations, algebraic reasoning, variables, and
more. Implement Clothesline Math at the secondary level and provide
students with hands-on learning and activities that teach advanced
math topics including geometry, algebra, statistics, trigonometry,
and pre-calculus. Aligned to state and national standards, this
helpful resource will get students excited about learning math as
they engage in meaningful discourse.
The Handbook of Research on Literacy in Technology at the K-12
Level is the first reference work to provide comprehensive coverage
of the issues, methods, and theories that define the converging
worlds of literacy and technology at the pre-collegiate level. Over
50 international experts have combined their research and practical
experience into 35 all-inclusive chapters, redefining the way
teaching and learning is dispensed. This authoritative handbook
details the needs of teachers, researchers, and scholars through
state-of-the-art perspectives, exposing them to new ideas and
interesting developments. ""The Handbook of Research on Literacy in
Technology at the K-12 Level"" should be instrumental in providing
access to the latest knowledge in the field.
A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support
teaching of maths in the primary classroom. Designed with busy
teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an
extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf
ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or
classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose
the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources
are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan,
prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas Level/Subject: GCSE English
Literature First teaching: Sept 2015 First exam: June 2017 Exam
board: AQA Level/Subject: A Level English Literature First
teaching: Sept 2015 First exam: June 2017 Exam board: Cambridge
International Level/Subject: IGCSE Literature in English First
teaching: Sept 2018 First exam: 2020 This edition of Jane Eyre is
perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel,
plus an introduction providing context, and a glossary explaining
key terms. Orphaned at a young age, Jane Eyre is foisted upon
unfriendly relations, sent to school to suffer illness, injustice
and privation, before striking out on her own to earn her living as
a governess. Independent and passionate by nature, Jane only begins
to discover fulfilment when she takes up a post at Thornfield Hall
and gets to know the master Mr Rochester, a man of changeable
moods. Yet will Thornfield's secrets and Mr Rochester's past prove
obstacles to Jane's happiness? With its gothic atmosphere and
first-person narrative, Charlotte Bronte's bildungsroman has
captivated readers since its first appearance in 1847.
This book explores how science learning can be more relevant and
interesting for students and teachers by using a contextualized
approach to science education. The contributors explore the
contextualization of science education from multiple angles, such
as teacher education, curriculum design, assessment and educational
policy, and from multiple national perspectives. The aim of this
exploration is to provide and inspire new practical approaches to
bring science education closer to the lives of students to
accelerate progress towards global scientific literacy. The book
presents real life examples of how to make science relevant for
children and adolescents of diverse ethnic and language
backgrounds, socioeconomic status and nationalities, providing
tools and guidance for teacher educators and researchers to improve
the contextualization and cultural relevance of their practice. The
book includes rigorous studies demonstrating that the
contextualization of science learning environments is essential for
student engagement in learning science and practitioners'
reflections on how to apply this knowledge in the classroom and at
national scale. This approach makes this book valuable for
researchers and professors of science education and international
education interested in designing teacher education courses that
prepare future teachers to contextualize their teaching and in
adding a critical dimension to their research agendas.
This work introduces methods that aid in freshman retention (in the
transition from high school and to remain in the university of
origin) and orient them towards a successful career in science.
Specific examples of successful approaches are given as well as
detailed plans for how to engage these students. Pitfalls as well
as success are described. In addition this work provides a detailed
description of how to develop the students into a cohort that
exhibits comradery. Three types of cohort form, those within the
freshman class, those among the upperclassmen and those between the
freshmen and upperclassmen. The program works because the social
reality is that the peer mentor has a better repertoire with the
first semester freshmen than the faculty or staff and assists with
student success. Factors such as financial aid, policy, and support
systems influence student success. In the sciences, students often
struggle with the content and adjusting to the college experience.
Research states that a mentorship program supports retention as
well as enhances the student experience during college. This
program creates a cohort group among the upperclassmen mentors and
freshmen and provides leadership development for all involved.
Most teachers would agree that they teach reasoning skills in their
classes. However, are they explicitly incorporating strategies that
teach students to think critically? If so, how do they know these
methods are effective? The purpose of this book is to summarize and
share a variety of methods for developing students' critical
thinking skills. Each chapter focuses on a select teacher education
class where the instructor implemented components of the Paul and
Elder Model of Critical Thinking. Written from the instructor's
point of view, each chapter details how each instructor utilized
components of the Paul and Elder Model to support students in the
development of their critical thinking skills. Importantly, each
instructor's use of the model varied and those variations are
shared in detail. Chapter authors found that utilizing components
of the Paul and Elder Model resulted in more consistent use of
critical thinking skills by students within their teacher education
classes. In this practice-based book, interested teachers will be
challenged to think through the methods they currently use in their
own classes and will be provided new ideas or strategies to try.
This edited volume explores key areas of interests in Singapore
math and science education including issues on teacher education,
pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, teaching practices, applied
learning, ecology of learning, talent grooming, culture of science
and math, vocational education and STEM. It presents to
policymakers and educators a clear picture of the education scene
in Singapore and insights into the role of math and science
education in helping the country excel beyond international studies
such as PISA, the pedagogical and curricula advancements in math
and science learning, and the research and practices that give
Singaporean students the competitive edge in facing the uncertain
and challenging landscape of the future.
Mathematics is traditionally seen as the most neutral of
disciplines, the furthest removed from the arguments and
controversy of politics and social life. However, critical
mathematics challenges these assumptions and actively attacks the
idea that mathematics is pure, objective, and value?neutral. It
argues that history, society, and politics have shaped
mathematics-not only through its applications and uses but also
through molding its concepts, methods, and even mathematical truth
and proof, the very means of establishing truth. Critical
mathematics education also attacks the neutrality of the teaching
and learning of mathematics, showing how these are value?laden
activities indissolubly linked to social and political life.
Instead, it argues that the values of openness, dialogicality,
criticality towards received opinion, empowerment of the learner,
and social/political engagement and citizenship are necessary
dimensions of the teaching and learning of mathematics, if it is to
contribute towards democracy and social justice. This book draws
together critical theoretic contributions on mathematics and
mathematics education from leading researchers in the field.
Recurring themes include: The natures of mathematics and critical
mathematics education, issues of epistemology and ethics; Ideology,
the hegemony of mathematics, ethnomathematics, and real?life
education; Capitalism, globalization, politics, social class,
habitus, citizenship and equity. The book demonstrates the links
between these themes and the discipline of mathematics, and its
critical teaching and learning. The outcome is a groundbreaking
collection unified by a shared concern with critical perspectives
of mathematics and education, and of the ways they impact on
practice.
As a young art instructor, new on the block, Marlene Nall Johnt
went looking for an instructive manual about successful art
education techniques. To her dismay, she never found one. Now
retired, Johnt realized what needed to be done: she needed to write
just such a manual for the young teachers of today. "A Retired Art
Teacher Tells All" is an educational guide and workbook with
detailed tips for running a successful art classroom. It is a
step-by-step lesson for teachers, with comprehensive instruction
and thought-provoking questions intended for reader response.
Within its pages, Johnt shares the logic behind time-tested
teaching techniques with true-to-life stories from her own
extensive career.Unlike most art instruction textbooks, which read
like art autopsies, "A Retired Art Teacher Tells All" adds the
human touch, dealing mainly with real students in real life
scenarios. It is not a collection of lesson plans, but a collection
of relational plans, aimed at guiding you to be the best art
teacher you can be.
This book reports on a study on physics problem solving in real
classrooms situations. Problem solving plays a pivotal role in the
physics curriculum at all levels. However, physics students'
performance in problem solving all too often remains limited to
basic routine problems, with evidence of poor performance in
solving problems that go beyond equation retrieval and
substitution. Adopting an action research methodology, the study
bridges the `research-practical divide by explicitly teaching
physics problem-solving strategies through collaborative group
problem-solving sessions embedded within the curriculum. Data were
collected using external assessments and video recordings of
individual and collaborative group problem-solving sessions by
16-18 year-olds. The analysis revealed a positive shift in the
students' problem-solving patterns, both at group and individual
level. Students demonstrated a deliberate, well-planned deployment
of the taught strategies. The marked positive shifts in
collaborative competences, cognitive competences, metacognitive
processing and increased self-efficacy are positively correlated
with attainment in problem solving in physics. However, this shift
proved to be due to different mechanisms triggered in the different
students.
This book presents a collection of ethnomathematical studies of
diverse mathematical practices in Afro-Brazilian, indigenous, rural
and urban communities in Brazil. Ethnomathematics as a research
program aims to investigate the interrelationships of local
mathematical knowledge sources with broader universal forms of
mathematics to understand ideas, procedures, and practices found in
distinct cultural groups. Based on this approach, the studies
brought together in this volume show how this research program is
applied and practiced in a culturally diverse country such as
Brazil, where African, indigenous and European cultures have
generated different forms of mathematical practice. These studies
present ethnomathematics in action, as a tool to connect the study
of mathematics with the students' real life experiences, foster
critical thinking and develop a mathematics curriculum which
incorporates contributions from different cultural groups to enrich
mathematical knowledge. By doing so, this volume shows how
ethnomathematics can contribute in practice to the development of a
decolonial mathematics education. Ethnomathematics in Action:
Mathematical Practices in Brazilian Indigenous, Urban and Afro
Communities will be of interest to educators and educational
researchers looking for innovative approaches to develop a more
inclusive, democratic, critical, multicultural and multiethnic
mathematics education.
This volume includes contributions based on selected full papers
presented at the 11th Pan-Hellenic and International Conference
"ICT in Education", held in Greece in 2018. The volume includes
papers covering technical, pedagogical, organizational,
instructional, as well as policy aspects of ICT in Education and
e-Learning. Special emphasis is given to applied research relevant
to the educational practice guided by the educational realities in
schools, colleges, universities and informal learning
organizations. This volume encompasses current trends,
perspectives, and approaches determining e-Learning and ICT
integration in practice, including learning and teaching,
curriculum and instructional design, learning media and
environments, teacher education and professional development. It is
based on research work originally presented at the conference, but
the call for chapters was open and disseminated to the
international community attracting also international
contributions.
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