Introduction to Communication, Grades 6-8 [With CDROM] Contributor(s): O'Connell, Susan (Author), Croskey, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0325017328 ISBN-13: 9780325017327 Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books OUR PRICE: $43.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics - Education | Secondary |
Dewey: 510.712 |
LCCN: 2007044325 |
Series: Math Process Standards Series, Grades 6-8 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.8" (0.90 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: NCTMs Process Standards support teaching that helps students develop independent, effective mathematical thinking. The books in the Heinemann Math Process Standards Series give every middle grades math teacher the opportunity to explore each standard in depth. The series offers friendly, reassuring advice and ready-to-use examples to any teacher ready to embrace the Process Standards. In Introduction to Communication, Susan OConnell and Suzanne Croskey show you ways to help students explore, express, and better understand mathematical content through talking and writing. They offer an array of entry points for understanding, planning, and teaching, including strategies that help students put their ideas into words, clarify them, elaborate on them, and ultimately produce clear and organized math writing. The book and accompanying CD-ROM are filled with activities that are
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Contributor Bio(s): O'Connell, Susan: - Susan O'Connell has decades of experience supporting teachers in making sense of mathematics and effectively shifting how they teach. As a former elementary teacher, reading specialist, and math coach, Sue knows what it's like in the classroom and her background is evident throughout her work as she unpacks best practices in a clear, practical, and upbeat way. She is the lead author of Math in Practice, a new grade-by-grade K-5 professional learning resource. She is also coauthor of the bestselling Putting the Practices Into Action, Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Addition and Subtraction, and Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Multiplication and Division. She served as editor of Heinemann's popular Math Process Standards series and also wrote the bestselling Now I Get It. Sue is a nationally known speaker and education consultant who directs Quality Teacher Development, an organization committed to providing outstanding math professional development for schools and districts across the country. Watch an introductory Math in Practice webinar, hosted by Sue. Click here to watch Sue talk about the links between reading and math. Connect with Sue on Twitter @SueOConnellMathCroskey, Suzanne: - "Suzanne G. Croskey is coauthor of Introduction to Communication in the Math Process Standards Series, Grades 6 - 8. A former elementary and middle school math teacher in the Prince George's County Public School System in Maryland, she is currently an instructional math coach in that district, supporting middle grades math teachers and students. Suzanne lives in Gambrills, Maryland, with her husband and son." |