| Math, Culture, and Popular Media: Activities to Engage Middle School Students Through Film, Literature, and the in Ternet Contributor(s): Thompson, Denisse R. (Author), Chappell, Michaele F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0325021228 ISBN-13: 9780325021225 Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books OUR PRICE: $33.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2009 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Study & Teaching - Education | Professional Development - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 510.712 |
| LCCN: 2009006135 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (0.95 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Realizing that middle-grades students bring to classrooms different experiences that shape their meaning about mathematics, both from inside and outside the classroom, it seems that embracing cultureis one important way to address a need in schoolsthat is, high achievement in mathematics by all students. Michaele Chappell and Denisse Thompson If your students can text like this cul8r bff, they can solve for this: 3x+5=39+2x In the middle grades personal identity becomes more important to learning than ever. More than a decade of research tells us that effective school mathematics has to be relevant to the lives and cultures of every student. Chappell and Thompson bring you a unique and user-friendly teacher resource that incorporates popular media from a variety of cultures in rich and engaging math investigations. A wide range of math conceptsfrom algebraic thinking to number and operation, geometry to probabilityare embedded within dynamic activities. Engage your media-savvy students with investigations from popular films, games, literature, and the internet. Connect your students to stories from African American, Latino, Asian, and Native American cultures. Activities are ready to use or customizable for your classroom. CD-ROM includes:
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Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Denisse R.: - Denisse R. Thompson is the coauthor of three Heinemann titles: Math, Culture, and Popular Media: Activities to Engage Middle School Students Through Film, Literature, and the Internet (2009); Mathematical Literacy (2008) and Introduciton to Reasoning and Proof (2008), part of the Math Process Standards Series for Grades 6-8. A professor of mathematics education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, she currently serves as President of the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2008-2009) and as monograph series editor for the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (2005-2008). Denisse previously taught at the middle school, high school, and community college levels, and since 2005 has been Director of Evaluation for the Secondary Component of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. She has written extensively on mathematics communication and the use of children's literature to teach mathematics.Chappell, Michaele F.: - Michaele F. Chappell is Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University where her research focuses on mathematics achievement for African American learners and integrating the arts into STEM learning. She is the coauthor of Math, Culture, and Popular Media, which focuses on using media, games, and literature to engage middle grades students in authentic math learning experiences. Michaele is also the author of numerous publications related to African American students' mathematics achievement, as well as teacher preparation and professional development. |
