Innovative Teaching Best Practices From Business And Beyond For Mathematics Teachers

Author : Denise H Sutton,Alfred S Posamentier
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811231681

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Innovative Teaching: Best Practices From Business And Beyond For Mathematics Teachers by Denise H Sutton,Alfred S Posamentier Pdf

Innovative Teaching: Best Practices from Business and Beyond for Mathematics Teachers provides educators with new and exciting ways to introduce material and methods to motivate and engage students by showing how some of the techniques commonly used in the business world — and beyond — are applicable to the world of education. It also offers educators practical advice with regard to the changing culture of education, keeping up with technology, navigating politics at work, interacting with colleagues, developing leadership skills, group behavior, and gender differences.Innovative Teaching demonstrates how the classroom environment is similar to the marketplace. Educators, like businesses, for example, must capture and hold the attention of their audience while competing with a constant stream of 'noise.' With the introduction of the Internet and the wide use of social media, promoters understand that they must not only engage their audience, but also incorporate audience feedback into the promotional work and product or service they offer. Innovative Teaching shows educators how to take the best practices from business — and beyond — and recombine these resources for appropriate use in the classroom.

Author : Arthur D Kramer,Alfred S Posamentier
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811248597

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Mathematics: Its Historical Aspects, Wonders And Beyond by Arthur D Kramer,Alfred S Posamentier Pdf

Whenever the topic of mathematics is mentioned, people tend to indicate their weakness in the subject as a result of not having enjoyed its instruction during their school experience. Many students unfortunately do not have very positive experiences when learning mathematics, which can result from teachers who have a tendency 'to teach to the test'. This is truly unfortunate for several reasons. First, basic algebra and geometry, which are taken by almost all students, are not difficult subjects, and all students should be able to master them with the proper motivational instruction. Second, we live in a technical age, and being comfortable with basic mathematics can certainly help you deal with life's daily challenges. Other, less tangible reasons, are the pleasure one can experience from understanding the many intricacies of mathematics and its relation to the real world, experiencing the satisfaction of solving a mathematical problem, and discovering the intrinsic beauty and historical development of many mathematical expressions and relationships. These are some of the experiences that this book is designed to deliver to the reader.The book offers 101 mathematical gems, some of which may require a modicum of high school mathematics and others, just a desire to carefully apply oneself to the ideas. Many folks have spent years encountering mathematical terms, symbols, relationships and other esoteric expressions. Their origins and their meanings may never have been revealed, such as the symbols +, -, =, π. ꝏ, √, ∑, and many others. This book provides a delightful insight into the origin of mathematical symbols and popular theorems such as the Pythagorean Theorem and the Fibonacci Sequence, common mathematical mistakes and curiosities, intriguing number relationships, and some of the different mathematical procedures in various countries. The book uses a historical and cultural approach to the topics, which enhances the subject matter and greatly adds to its appeal. The mathematical material can, therefore, be more fully appreciated and understood by anyone who has a curiosity and interest in mathematics, especially if in their past experience they were expected to simply accept ideas and concepts without a clear understanding of their origins and meaning. It is hoped that this will cast a new and positive picture of mathematics and provide a more favorable impression of this most important subject and be a different experience than what many may have previously encountered. It is also our wish that some of the fascination and beauty of mathematics shines through in these presentations.

Author : Alfred S Posamentier
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811240447

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Creative Secondary School Mathematics: 125 Enrichment Units For Grades 7 To 12 by Alfred S Posamentier Pdf

There are many topics within the scope of the secondary school mathematics curriculum that are clearly of a motivational sort, and because of lack of time they are usually not included in the teaching process. This book provides the teacher 125 individual units — ranging from grades 7 through 12 — that can be used to enhance the mathematics curriculum. Each unit presents a preassessment, instructional objectives, and a detailed description of the topic as well as teaching suggestions. Each unit has a post-assessment. This is the sort of instructional intervention that can make students love mathematics!

Author : Alfred S Posamentier,Guenter Maresch,Bernd Thaller,Christian Spreitzer,Robert Geretschlager,David Stuhlpfarrer,Christian Dorner
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789811237126

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Geometry In Our Three-dimensional World by Alfred S Posamentier,Guenter Maresch,Bernd Thaller,Christian Spreitzer,Robert Geretschlager,David Stuhlpfarrer,Christian Dorner Pdf

The book presents a comprehensive overview of various aspects of three-dimensional geometry that can be experienced on a daily basis. By covering the wide range of topics — from the psychology of spatial perception to the principles of 3D modelling and printing, from the invention of perspective by Renaissance artists to the art of Origami, from polyhedral shapes to the theory of knots, from patterns in space to the problem of optimal packing, and from the problems of cartography to the geometry of solar and lunar eclipses — this book provides deep insight into phenomena related to the geometry of space and exposes incredible nuances that can enrich our lives.The book is aimed at the general readership and provides more than 420 color illustrations that support the explanations and replace formal mathematical arguments with clear graphical representations.

Author : Edward J. Barbeau,Peter J. Taylor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780387096032

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Challenging Mathematics In and Beyond the Classroom by Edward J. Barbeau,Peter J. Taylor Pdf

In the mid 1980s, the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) inaugurated a series of studies in mathematics education by comm- sioning one on the influence of technology and informatics on mathematics and its teaching. These studies are designed to thoroughly explore topics of c- temporary interest, by gathering together a group of experts who prepare a Study Volume that provides a considered assessment of the current state and a guide to further developments. Studies have embraced a range of issues, some central, such as the teaching of algebra, some closely related, such as the impact of history and psychology, and some looking at mathematics education from a particular perspective, such as cultural differences between East and West. These studies have been commissioned at the rate of about one per year. Once the ICMI Executive decides on the topic, one or two chairs are selected and then, in consultation with them, an International Program Committee (IPC) of about 12 experts is formed. The IPC then meets and prepares a Discussion Document that sets forth the issues and invites interested parties to submit papers. These papers are the basis for invitations to a Study Conference, at which the various dimensions of the topic are explored and a book, the Study Volume, is sketched out. The book is then put together in collaboration, mainly using electronic communication. The entire process typically takes about six years.

Author : Eleonora Faggiano,Francesca Ferrara,Antonella Montone
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319614885

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Innovation and Technology Enhancing Mathematics Education by Eleonora Faggiano,Francesca Ferrara,Antonella Montone Pdf

This book addresses key issues of Technology and Innovation(s) in Mathematics Education, drawing on heterogeneous ways of positioning about innovation in mathematical practice with technology. The book offers ideas and meanings of innovation as they emerge from the entanglement of the various researchers with the mathematical practice, the teacher training program, the student learning and engagement, or the research method that they are telling stories about. The multiple theoretical or empirical perspectives capture a rich landscape, in which the presence of digital technology entails the emergence of new practices, techniques, environments and devices, or new ways of making sense of technology in research, teaching and learning.

Author : J. Myron Atkin,Paul Black
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134757794

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Changing the Subject by J. Myron Atkin,Paul Black Pdf

This book is based on a set of stories from teachers and education professionals in thirteen OECD countries. Twenty-three case studies tell of innovations in practice involving school teachers, inspectors, academics and policy makers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913772

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anna Elizabeth Du Plessis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811397226

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Professional Support Beyond Initial Teacher Education by Anna Elizabeth Du Plessis Pdf

This book investigates the professional learning needs of teachers beyond initial teacher education, focusing on teachers in complex teaching positions, such as out-of-field teaching practices. The information presented here will help to improve professional learning strategies, while also offering an in-depth understanding of teachers’ needs, leaders’ perceptions, and what complex teaching situations mean for teachers’ professional learning and development. Further, Du Plessis shares the perceptions and lived experiences of teachers, parents, leaders and students as key stakeholders in quality teaching and learning environments. In light of new evidence-informed findings on the out-of-field phenomenon and continuing professional learning, Du Plessis puts forward strategies that will enhance the effectiveness of professional learning and development programs, while also fostering improved decision-making and policy development. In brief, Du Plessis focuses on the impact that complex teaching situations have on teachers’ unique needs, the support that is provided, and the influence of the out-of-field phenomenon on teachers’ responses to continuing professional learning and development programs.

Author : Jörg Zumbach,Neil Schwartz,Tina Seufert,Liesbeth Kester
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402088278

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Beyond Knowledge: The Legacy of Competence by Jörg Zumbach,Neil Schwartz,Tina Seufert,Liesbeth Kester Pdf

The edited and peer reviewed volume presents selected papers of the conference “Beyond knowlegde: the legacy of competence” organized by EARLI SIG Learning and Instruction with Computers in cooperation with SIG Instructional Design. It reflects the current state-of-the-art work of scholars worldwide within the area of learning and instruction with computers. Mainly, areas of computer-based learning environments supporting competence-focused knowledge acquisition but also foundational scientific work are addressed. More specific, contents cover cognitive processes in hypermedia and multimedia learning, social issues in computer-supported collaborative learning, motivation and emotion in Blended Learning and e-Learning.

Author : Roza Leikin,Rina Zazkis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048139903

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Learning Through Teaching Mathematics by Roza Leikin,Rina Zazkis Pdf

The idea of teachers Learning through Teaching (LTT) – when presented to a naïve bystander – appears as an oxymoron. Are we not supposed to learn before we teach? After all, under the usual circumstances, learning is the task for those who are being taught, not of those who teach. However, this book is about the learning of teachers, not the learning of students. It is an ancient wisdom that the best way to “truly learn” something is to teach it to others. Nevertheless, once a teacher has taught a particular topic or concept and, consequently, “truly learned” it, what is left for this teacher to learn? As evident in this book, the experience of teaching presents teachers with an exciting opp- tunity for learning throughout their entire career. This means acquiring a “better” understanding of what is being taught, and, moreover, learning a variety of new things. What these new things may be and how they are learned is addressed in the collection of chapters in this volume. LTT is acknowledged by multiple researchers and mathematics educators. In the rst chapter, Leikin and Zazkis review literature that recognizes this phenomenon and stress that only a small number of studies attend systematically to LTT p- cesses. The authors in this volume purposefully analyze the teaching of mathematics as a source for teachers’ own learning.

Author : Nancy Law,Allan Yuen,Robert Fox
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780387711485

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Educational Innovations Beyond Technology by Nancy Law,Allan Yuen,Robert Fox Pdf

The text explores the concept of innovation, and analyse and compare different dimensions of innovation found in the various case studies; the transfer of innovation and the mechanisms of change; on an innovative online case study database on education innovations that has been designed to be used by education practitioners to support organizational leadership, international collaboration and reflective practice in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) eEducation Leadership initiative; on a project aimed to support the establishment of communities of practice for education practitioners facilitated through an extendable online database that can be used to contribute and share case studies of their own ICT-supported pedagogical innovations. It discusses roles of the teacher and the anticipated changes to the education profession at a system level, in the coming decade on the basis of emerging changes observed in the case studies, and leadership issues at the school level. The book analyses change mechanisms for different kinds of innovation and how different contextual and cultural factors interact to bring about the changes observed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087903510

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New Mathematics Education Research and Practice by Anonim Pdf

Mathematics education research has blossomed into many different areas which we can see in the programmes of the ICME conferences as well as in the various survey articles in the Handbooks. However, all of these lines of research are trying to grapple with a common problem, the complexity of the process of learning mathematics.

Author : Catherine Attard,Kathryn Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351189378

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Technology-enabled Mathematics Education by Catherine Attard,Kathryn Holmes Pdf

Technology-enabled Mathematics Education explores how teachers of mathematics are using digital technologies to enhance student engagement in classrooms, from the early years through to the senior years of school. The research underpinning this book is grounded in real classrooms. The chapters offer ten rich case studies of mathematics teachers who have become exemplary users of technology. Each case study includes the voices of leaders, teachers and their students, providing insights into their practices, beliefs and perceptions of mathematics and technology-enabled teaching. These insights inform an exciting new theoretical model, the Technology Integration Pyramid, for guiding teachers and researchers as they endeavour to understand the complexities involved in planning for effective teaching with technology. This book is a unique resource for educational researchers and students studying primary and secondary mathematics teaching, as well as practising mathematics teachers.

Author : Ted Purinton
Publisher : IAP
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617353680

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Six Degrees of School Improvement by Ted Purinton Pdf

Amidst the contentious debates about teacher effectiveness, most people believe that unions, education colleges, charter networks, consulting agencies, textbook publishers, test producers, professional associations, teachers, and researchers disagree with one another about the most essential school reforms. Though all these groups do certainly have their own interests and perspectives, they also all desire to see that students are better prepared for a competitive world. What if all these groups worked together for that very goal? What would happen if all reform work in PK-12 education centered on the improvement of teaching? Would teachers be treated differently? Would they respond to their work in more innovative ways? Would it change the quality of education that children in the United States receive? Six Degrees of School Improvement: Empowering a New Profession of Teaching provides glimpses of this realistic approach to American education reform with an eye toward what the system might look like in one to two generations from now. The book makes a solid case for "collaborative professionalism," a system that binds professionals together under a common set of understandings about the ways in which children and adolescents learn content knowledge and acquire skills. It argues that popular approaches to school improvement circumvent teachers and thus further de-skill and disempower the very people responsible for student learning in classrooms. Most importantly, the book provides very clear guidance on building a system of collaborative professionalism among teachers.