Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design

Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design
Author: Jenna M. Rufo
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2024
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416633073

"Address and dismantle common math myths using UDL, a lesson design approach that mitigates instructional barriers and leads to inclusive, accessible mathematics instruction for all"--

The Math Entertainer

The Math Entertainer
Author: Philip Ernest Heafford
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1983-03-01
Genre: Mathematical recreations.
ISBN: 9780394713748

A collection of problems, puzzles, and questions relating to mathematical reasoning and its history

How to Teach Now

How to Teach Now
Author: William Powell
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416612041

In this book, William Powell and Ochan Kusuma-Powell provide a practical map to navigate some of today's most complicated instructional challenges: How do you help all students succeed when every classroom is, in effect, a global classroom? And what does a successful education look like in a world that is growing smaller and flatter every day? Drawing on research and years of experience in international schools, the authors identify five critical keys to personalizing learning for students who have wildly different cultural, linguistic, and academic backgrounds: * Focus on your students as learners through systematic examination of their cultural and linguistic identities, learning styles and preferences, and readiness. * Focus on yourself as a teacher and investigate your own cultural biases, preferred teaching style and beliefs, and expectations. * Focus on your curriculum to identify transferable concepts that will be valuable and accessible to all students and further their global competence. * Focus on your assessments to ensure cultural sensitivity and improve the quality of the formative data you gather. * Focus on your collegial relationships so that you can effectively enlist the help of fellow educators with different experiences, backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. The way to teach now is to focus on your students both as individuals and as members of a multifaceted, interdependent community. Here, you'll learn how to design and deliver instruction that prepares students not just to meet standards but to live and work together in our complicated, 21st century world.

Permanents

Permanents
Author: Henryk Minc
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1984-12-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521302265

This 1978 book gives an account of the theory of permanents, their history and applications. The volume was the first complete account of the theory of permanents, covering virtually the whole of the subject, a feature that no simple survey of the theory of matrices can even attempt.

Graph Theory

Graph Theory
Author: Ralucca Gera
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2016-10-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 331931940X

This is the first in a series of volumes, which provide an extensive overview of conjectures and open problems in graph theory. The readership of each volume is geared toward graduate students who may be searching for research ideas. However, the well-established mathematician will find the overall exposition engaging and enlightening. Each chapter, presented in a story-telling style, includes more than a simple collection of results on a particular topic. Each contribution conveys the history, evolution, and techniques used to solve the authors’ favorite conjectures and open problems, enhancing the reader’s overall comprehension and enthusiasm. The editors were inspired to create these volumes by the popular and well attended special sessions, entitled “My Favorite Graph Theory Conjectures," which were held at the winter AMS/MAA Joint Meeting in Boston (January, 2012), the SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics in Halifax (June,2012) and the winter AMS/MAA Joint meeting in Baltimore(January, 2014). In an effort to aid in the creation and dissemination of open problems, which is crucial to the growth and development of a field, the editors requested the speakers, as well as notable experts in graph theory, to contribute to these volumes.

Learning for Keeps

Learning for Keeps
Author: Rhoda Koenig
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416611991

A veteran educator presents a research-based, scaffolded approach to teaching students how to read, write, think, and solve problemsfor life.

Role Reversal

Role Reversal
Author: Mark Barnes
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416615067

Getting better results on standardized tests doesn't mean you have to teach to the test and pressure students to practice rote skills. Here's a book that explains how to see better results by making students more responsible for their own learning and engaging them in project-based learning with ongoing feedback. Classroom teacher Mark Barnes introduces a results-only classroom where teachers use a combination of individual and cooperative learning activities, completed in class and over extended time, with constant feedback and opportunity to change, in order to demonstrate mastery learning.

Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design

Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design
Author: Jenna Mancini Rufo
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2024-08-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416633081

The teaching and learning of mathematics have long been haunted by myths. - The Math Person Myth: "Some people just aren’t math people." - The Learning Gaps Myth: "We can’t address grade-level content until students are caught up with their peers." - The Answer Getting Myth: "Math is all about getting the right answer." - The Rigor Myth: "Rigorous math instruction is only for advanced students—it's wasted on those at lower levels." - The Single Score Myth: "Paper-and-pencil tests are the only practical way to assess students' math knowledge." - The All Children, but . . . Myth: "Sure, we believe that all children can learn math—except . . . " In Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design, Jenna Mancini Rufo and Ron Martiello set out to dispel each of these myths, illuminating the path toward more inclusive and accessible math instruction that empowers students to learn, understand, and appreciate the value of mathematics in everyday life. Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the authors address myths that inhibit students' understanding and enjoyment of math. The UDL approach to instructional design provides students with multiple pathways to access information, express knowledge, and engage with content, thus reducing barriers for all students—not just those with learning challenges. Using UDL, you and your students will embrace the idea that we can all be "math people." Discover research-based takedowns of common math myths along with practical UDL strategies and tools that you can put to work in your classroom right away. Join the crusade to conquer math myths with UDL!

Mathematical Masterpieces

Mathematical Masterpieces
Author: Art Knoebel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2007-08-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387330615

Intended for juniors and seniors majoring in mathematics, as well as anyone pursuing independent study, this book traces the historical development of four different mathematical concepts by presenting readers with the original sources. Each chapter showcases a masterpiece of mathematical achievement, anchored to a sequence of selected primary sources. The authors examine the interplay between the discrete and continuous, with a focus on sums of powers. They then delineate the development of algorithms by Newton, Simpson and Smale. Next they explore our modern understanding of curvature, and finally they look at the properties of prime numbers. The book includes exercises, numerous photographs, and an annotated bibliography.