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Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally: The Professional Development Edition for Mathematics Coaches and Other Teacher ... Student-Centered Mathematics Series)

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Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally, Professional Development Edition provides unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help mathematics coaches and other teacher leaders foster teachers understanding of the mathematics they will teach and the most effective teaching methods for the various mathematics topics. This text reflects the philosophy of the NCTM and Common Core State Standards and the benefits of problem-based mathematics instruction. The Coach/Teacher Leader Guide to this Book and Activities Matrix that appear at the front of the book and Professional Learning Opportunities sections, Coach/Teacher Leader Considerations boxes, and PDToolkit boxes that appear at the end of each chapter ensure this book is a valuable resource for all educators who facilitate mathematics professional development and support students making sense of mathematics. A complimentary access code for the online PDToolkit (http: //pdtoolkit.pearson.com) inside every new book gives mathematics leaders access to:
Videos highlighting student mathematical thinking
Downloadable tools and templates
Expanded lessons
Blackline masters
Children s literature matrix To access PDToolkit for the first time: You will need to register online using a computer with an Internet connection and a web browser. The process takes just a couple of minutes and only needs to be completed once.
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If you have an existing Pearson account, enter it. If you do not, follow the prompts to make a Pearson account.
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Once you have successfully registered, you can begin using the PDToolkit ! You only need to register for the PDToolkit once. After that, you can log in any time at http: //pdtoolkit.pearson.com/ by providing your Login Name and Password when prompted. *Important: Each access code can only be used once. The subscription is valid for six months upon activation and is not transferable. If the access code has already been revealed, it may no longer be valid. If this is the case, you can purchase a subscription by going to http: //pdtoolkit.pearson.com/ and following the on-screen instructions"

592 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

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John A. Van de Walle

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282 reviews51 followers
August 7, 2010
Excellent, excellent book. I keep it on hand and refer to it all the time. I highly recommend it. Parents who are interested in helping their children understand math could read the initial chapters about the foundations of teaching math and then refer to section 2 when teaching specific concepts. If you home school and do not use this book you should probably be incarcerated, especially if you are not confident of your own math abilities. Parents who understand math could benefit from this book too, especially if you are frustrated that you are not transferring your knowledge successfully. I love this book so much I am probably going to buy the new edition and read it for a third or fourth time.
18 reviews
June 26, 2009
I actually used the 7th edition with my students this past semester but either way, this is a terrific book for pre-service teachers! The author(s) introduce pre-service teachers to think about steering away from teacher-led instruction and toward having a math class based on student thinking and building classroom norms centered on communication. I highly recommend using the my education lab on the computer with your students. The site compliments the book beautifully (once you get past a few bugs with the program - logging on can be difficult the first time). Also, the activities in the book and on-line are very thoughtful and easy to follow.
8 reviews
November 22, 2008
A wonderful resource about how to teach math, with a great developmental approach that meshes well with Montessori values. The book comprehensively explains the NCTM standards, and goes into depth on lots of different subjects from kindergarten through 8th grade. Lots of links to other resources as well, with annotated bibliographies including web sites.
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10 reviews
June 16, 2009
This is a developmental or foundational resource which I have used many times to try to identify and beef up gaps in a student's math foundations. Chocked full of strategies for teaching concepts and procedures, games, prompts for writing reflections and long list of references and on-line resources.
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128 reviews
May 8, 2009
Many great ideas and activities. The book is definitely all about the problem-solving approach and emphasizes cooperative learning.
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January 17, 2013
The absolute best resource for "best practices" and content in mathematics. My dream would be that all math educators embraced and delivered instruction according to J Van de Walle.
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243 reviews
February 26, 2020
This book has a lot of ideas for activities we can do to teach different math concepts like fractions, decimals, and multiplication. This book also has a lot of interesting ideas about how to introduce math concepts through activities that promote exploration and hands on learning. What I liked best about this book is that it had a lot of ideas about how to make math meaningful for students. I wish I had learned math the way this book illustrated it because many formulas and operations would have been more memorable and useful for me when I was growing up. Yet thankfully, I can teach this to my students so they can have a better experience!
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December 27, 2023
absolutely loved this book! read the eleventh edition this semester and it is full of resources that I am definitely taking with me once i’m in my own classroom. full of great lessons, activities, pedagogy; explores phenomena based teaching and inquiry based teaching in depth and in a way that is easy to follow along. learned a lot from this one! I definitely recommend for any future educators or teachers out there that are looking to incorporate more STEAM into their lesson plans.
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Author 3 books44 followers
October 9, 2017
Good content in general with some good methods and a good basis for understanding standards
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July 18, 2019
Good strategies, but very segmented.
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872 reviews
December 24, 2020
Read this book during my Developing Mathematics Curriculum course. It was fun learning different strategies for teaching math.
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49 reviews
January 6, 2023
I read the tenth edition for an education class. I’ll be keeping this book in my future classroom for sure!
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July 9, 2024
Decent narrative throughout, but it's hard to stay interested when I don't care about teaching math on any level.
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May 17, 2015
What a stupendous textbook and reference material. It is not only provides fundamental pedagogy on how math is taught and learned, but it also has chapters how to best approach specific subjects within math. The book discusses best practices and provides example math problems. Features at the end of each chapter include online resources, reflection questions, and questions for discussion and exploration. I especially loved the frequently asked questions provided in some of the chapters because they asked the real (and sometimes tough) questions I want answers to. This book strongly advocates project-based learning and addresses questions such as: What if a lesson totally bombs? Will I have time to teach everything? Should I use drill and skill? and more.

The book is separated into two sections. Section one is Teaching Mathematics: Foundations and Perspectives and chapters include: teaching mathematics in the 21st century, exploring what it means to know and do mathematics, teaching through problem solving, planning the problem-based classroom, building assessment into instruction, teaching mathematics equitably to all children, and using technological tools to teach mathematics.

Section two is Development of Mathematical Concepts and Procedures and chapters include: developing early number concepts and number sense; developing meanings for the operations; helping students master the basic facts; developing whole-number place-value concepts; developing strategies for addition and subtraction computation; developing strategies for multiplication and division computation; algebraic thinking: generalizations, patterns, and functions; developing fraction concepts; developing strategies for fractional computation; developing concepts of decimals and percents; proportional reasoning; developing measurement concepts; geometric thinking and geometric concepts; developing concepts of data analysis; exploring concepts of probability; and developing concepts of exponents, integers, and real numbers.
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March 1, 2022
I don’t normally think highly of big textbooks but this one surprised me! This Canadian edition is very relevant and up-to-date, and most importantly, it’s fun to walk through the problems together. There’s no boring piling up of theories, rather, the writers are demonstrating to us that doing math right is showing a good attitude: “willing to work through uncertainties, reflect back on both correct and incorrect approaches to a task, and take risks” (4). It’s only 454 pages for 23 chapters, lots of hands on, problem solving, and reflection. It helps me to think out of the box. Teaching math right will be more challenging than I thought, but as teachers, we will grow and enjoy the process too.

I think this is the best edition! The newest edition is just too much, adding way more information than needed, making it a more micromanaging game than teaching big ideas!
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84 reviews20 followers
July 9, 2007
Jon understands math well and presents some strong samples to support his network of ideas of proper math instruction.
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3 reviews3 followers
July 26, 2008
I'm learning that I am a much bigger math geek than I imagined possible.
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18 reviews8 followers
April 3, 2009
I am reading the sixth edition of this book.
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16 reviews1 follower
April 17, 2009
I got to see Van de Walle speak at the Colorado Council for Teachers of Math conference, and he was amazing. Such a great leader in reform math education.
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56 reviews
October 12, 2011
has some good ideas, but is not always clear with material outside of the activities.
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January 24, 2014
Είναι ένα εξαιρετικό βιβλίο και το συστήνω ανεπιφύλακτα. Κάθε δάσκαλος ή καθηγητής Μαθηματικών πρέπει να το διαβάσει, έχει μεγάλη ποικιλία βοηθητικού υλικού και πολλές ιδέες για κάθε ενότητα.
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