Synopses & Reviews
The new edition of this extremely practical guide equips teachers with a huge number of strategies for improving pupils' mathematics and problem-solving skills in the classroom. Mike Ollerton shows how active learning, equipment based and surprise perspectives can bring mathematics alive. This edition includes a brand new chapter on 'strategies and principles in mathematics classrooms'. Brimming with useful tips and inspirational advice on every aspect of teaching mathematics, this book will prove essential reading for maths teachers everywhere. >
Synopsis
The new edition of this extremely practical guide equips teachers with a huge number of strategies for improving pupils' mathematics and problem-solving skills in the classroom. Mike Ollerton shows how active learning, equipment based and surprise perspectives can bring mathematics alive. This edition includes a brand new chapter on 'strategies and principles in mathematics classrooms'. Brimming with useful tips and inspirational advice on every aspect of teaching mathematics, this book will prove essential reading for maths teachers everywhere. >
Table of Contents
Introduction1. What is mathematics, why teach it and why learn it? 2. Strategies for teaching mathematics3. Mathematical surprises4. People-math5. Using practical equipment in mathematics classrooms6. Mental mathematics7. Mathematics across the curriculum 8. Teaching mathematics through 'real-life' contexts9. Mathetmatics and ICT10. Planning a scheme of work on pedagogic foundations11. Managing a mathematics classroom12. Developing students' thinking skills13. Teaching mathematics without a textbook14. Mathematics and ... 15. Daring to be different16. And finally ... everything is connected