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Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics, Grades 4–5
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Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics, Grades 4–5



January 2011 | 272 pages | Corwin
This professional learning programme for Key Stage 3 mathematics teaching is grounded in the latest research on the characteristics of effective professional development. The materials help teachers:

- deepen their content knowledge for important mathematical concepts in their grade

- increase their understanding of how students learn these mathematical ideas

- use their knowledge to develop effective lessons and improve instruction

- enhance their collaboration skills.

The mathematical content of Teaching by Design in Mathematics matches content topics in number and operations identified for each grade by the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points. The culminating activity of the programme is the co-creation of a prototype lesson which is taught to students by team members; the team then investigates the impact of the lesson on student learning. The cycle of investigating, planning, teaching, observing, debriefing, and revising a lesson together contributes to a climate of continuous professional learning.

 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
 
Session 1: Getting Started
 
Session 2: Learning Landscape
 
Session 3: Addition and Subtraction With Like and Related Fractions
 
Session 4: Understanding Equivalent Fractions
 
Session 5: Problem Solving With Rational Numbers
 
Session 6: Decimal and Fraction Relationships
 
Session 7: Comparing and Ordering Decimals and Fractions
 
Session 8: Mathematical Models: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
 
Session 9: Mathematical Games: Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Decimals
 
Session 10: Understanding Standard Procedures
 
Session 11: Instruction to Support Fluency With Standard Procedures
 
Session 12: Designing the Prototype Lesson
 
Session 13: Discussing Results
 
Session 14: Reflecting On and Revising the Prototype Lesson
 
Index

"As our teaching team went through the lesson design process we were amazed at the transformation that took place. It took us out of isolated practice and placed us into a collaborative setting where we could effectively redesign lessons so that student learning was positively impacted."

Marla Ernst, Teacher and Math Coach
Lebanon Community School District, OR

"Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics is a wonderful tool that can easily be adopted by schools or districts looking to improve mathematics instruction and empower their teachers in the process. By providing a combination of mathematical knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and support for learning the new content and implementing it in the classroom, this volume will help groups of teachers work together to reflect on and improve their teaching of mathematics to all young children."

Liza Finkel, Associate Dean
Portland State University, OR

"Helps teachers investigate how students learn, focusing on grade-appropriate math, activities and lesson plans for teacher teams to evaluate student performance. A fine resource  for improving and supplementing education."

James A. Cox, Editor in Chief
The Midwest Book Review, August 2011

"I strongly recommend this book for a professional development program that involves rational numbers for teachers in grades 4-5. A skilled facilitator could use the structure of this book to develop professional development in these other areas."

Christie Perry
Morehead State University, Kentucky
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 17, No. 6, February 2012

The book breaks down the 4-5 Common Core Standards and provide activities for teaching them! Excellent!

Mrs Sonya Price
Education Department, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
February 26, 2013

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction

Session 1


For instructors

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