Today's Mathematics, (Shrinkwrapped with CD inside envelop inside front cover of Text): Concepts, Methods, and Classroom Activities [Paperback]

Combining theory, methods and instructional activities in one convenient volume, Heddens, Speers and Brahiers Twelfth Edition of Todays Mathematics provides a valuable set of ideas and reference materials for actual classroom use. This combined coverage of content and methods creates a long-lasting resource, helping pre-service and in-service teachers see the relationship between what they teach and how they teach. Reflecting recent recommendations from the NCTM Standards, the text emphasizes how to introduce a concept at a given level to expand and reinforce it at successive levels.

Chapter 1 Learning Mathematics 1

Societal Needs 2

Calls for Change 3

National and International Achievement 3

The Identification of Standards 5

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics 6

Implementing the Process Standards 8

Describing A Contemporary Mathematics Program 10

Levels of Abstraction 11

Theoretical Foundations for a Contemporary

Mathematics Program 12

Research Snapshot 13

Theory into Practice 17

Closure 18

Teaching Competencies and Self-Assessment Tasks 19

Chapter 2 Teaching Mathematics 21

The NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics 22

The NCTM Professional Teaching Standards: Mathematics Teaching Today 23

An Example of a Teaching Standard 25

Lesson Planning Processes and Purposes 29

Issues in Designing Mathematics Lessons 33

Mathematics Objectives 35

The Role of Motivation and Follow-Up 36

The Assessment of Learning and Teaching 37

Research Snapshot 38