Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom
Author: Telannia Norfar
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2022-03-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000502597

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom: Grades 3–5 explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching in the upper elementary grades. Helping teachers integrate other subjects into the math classroom, this book outlines in-depth tasks, projects and routines to support Project-Based Learning (PBL). Featuring helpful tips for creating PBL units, alongside models and strategies that can be implemented immediately, Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom: Grades 3–5 understands that teaching in a project-based environment means using great teaching practices. The authors impart strategies that assist teachers in planning standards-based lessons, encouraging wonder and curiosity, providing a safe environment where mistakes can occur, and giving students opportunities for revision and reflection.

Learning Through a PRISM

Learning Through a PRISM
Author: Tracy Rundstrom Williams
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780875656908

What can students learn from studying abroad? Building the theoretical foundation for learning outcomes -- How can we help students learn? Building the pedagogy to achieve learning outcomes -- How do I apply the PRISM? Building a cache of materials and strategies for developing student learning -- Appendix A: Making it work: syllabus for a one-credit course -- Appendix B: Making it creative: moving beyond the classroom -- Appendix C: Making it available: student handouts

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom
Author: Chris Fancher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2021-10-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000495388

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching and helps teachers build students' abilities to be true mathematicians. This book outlines basic teaching strategies, such as questioning and exploration of concepts. It also provides advanced strategies for teachers who are already implementing inquiry-based methods. Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom includes practical advice about strategies the authors have used in their own classrooms, and each chapter features strategies that can be implemented immediately. Teaching in a project-based environment means using great teaching practices. The authors impart strategies that assist teachers in planning standards-based lessons, encouraging wonder and curiosity, providing a safe environment where failure occurs, and giving students opportunities for revision and reflection. Grades 6-10

The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology

The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology
Author: Jaan Valsiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1149
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019539643X

Now in paperback, The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology is an internationally representative overview of the state of the art in cultural psychology.

Computational Theories and Their Implementation in the Brain

Computational Theories and Their Implementation in the Brain
Author: Lucia Vaina
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0198749783

David Marr is known for his research on the brain in the late 60s and 70s, becoming one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience when neuroscience was in its infancy. Written by distinguished contributors, this book evaluates the extent to which his theories are still valid and identifies areas that need to be altered.

The Assessment of Learning in Engineering Education

The Assessment of Learning in Engineering Education
Author: John Heywood
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119175534

Explores how we judge engineering education in order to effectively redesign courses and programs that will prepare new engineers for various professional and academic careers Shows how present approaches to assessment were shaped and what the future holds Analyzes the validity of teaching and judging engineering education Shows the integral role that assessment plays in curriculum design and implementation Examines the sociotechnical system’s impact on engineering curricula