Synopses & Reviews
This book provides teachers and math leaders with a bridge from brain research to improved teaching of math. The first chapters examine the latest research in neuroscience and multiple intelligences, and draws out the implications for teaching and learning math. The author then provides readers with planning templates for creating more brain-friendly teaching. These templates are further illustrated with sample lessons and units, linked to 2000 NCTM standards. Teachers can use these to immediately make changes in the classroom that will benefit students. With little preparation, they can adapt or adopt these samples to gain experience with a new brain-friendly planning format, and then go on to build their own better teaching units. These sample units also identify standards from other content areas, so that teachers can teach integrated units, which are highly responsive to the brain's natural way of learning.
The new second edition of this popular book includes updated research, new and updated teaching samples and connection to the most recent standards.
Synopsis
Recharge your math instruction with brain-friendly teaching units Students' brains are wired to make them natural, curious learners. The mathematical world around them offers a vast classroom, filled with shapes, spaces, quantities, and experiences to discover and explore, all leading to the construction of understanding. Teachers can use this natural curiosity to tap the inborn neural mechanisms that motivate students to learn-to make relevance and meaning of their surroundings. Brain-Compatible Mathematics, Second Edition bridges the findings from the realms of brain research and improved mathematics instruction through updated teaching samples, connections to the most recent standards, newest research findings, and integration to other content areas. Each brain is different, and when teachers teach problem-solving skills to help students arrive at their own solution paths, students go beyond mere memorization of facts and algorithms to being an actual participant in the development of mathematical understanding. In an informative and relevant approach, Diane Ronis presents teachers and math leaders with an emphasis on thinking, mathematical representation, and construction of ideas and an abundance of: Sample lessons, units, and strategies linked to 2000 NCTM standards Brain-friendly strategies for math teaching that meet NCLB requirements How-to guides for creating more brain-tuned math teaching Ideas for incorporating technology into the math curriculum Planning templates for immediate use
By integrating math learning into real-world applications, students can actively practice what they learn, make meaning out of their everyday experiences, and think mathematically forsuccess within today's information age.
Synopsis
Build upon a student s neural wiring for learning with this second edition of a powerful bestseller that bridges the world of brain research with improved mathematics instruction.