Teaching and Learning Elementary and Middle School Mathematics

by Linda Jensen Sheffield; Douglas E. Cruikshank

Explore mathematical topics and issues with journal exercises! At the beginning of each chapter in the Fourth Edition Update, you'll find a unique new feature - My Math Journal. These journal exercises give you the opportunity to think deeply about specific mathematical topics, sharpen your mathematical reasoning skills, and explore current issues and controversies in the teaching of mathematics. Updated with the NCTM Principles and Standards 2000 Based on the NCTM Principles and Standards 2000, Sheffield and Cruikshank's Fourth Edition Update will help you teach elementary and middle school students to think mathematically, logically, visually, and creatively. Also available from Jossey Bass - A Wiley Company www josseybass.com Mathematics What Works in the Classroom Gerald Kulm 0--7879--0040--0 Comprehensive and filled with practical wisdom, this guide shows how to plan and implement alternative math assessment in the classroom. Teachers from any grade level or setting will find strategies for assessing students' grasp of procedures, concepts, and problem--solving.

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1996