Math as a Way of Knowing

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Math as a Way of Knowing is written by Susan Ohanian and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1571100512 (ISBN 10) and 9781571100511 (ISBN 13).

Award-winning author Susan Ohanian conducts a lively tour of classrooms around the country where "Math time" means stimulating learning experiences. To demonstrate the point that mathematics is an active, ongoing way of perceiving and interacting with the world, she explores:teaching mathematical concepts through hands-on activities;writing and talking about what numbers mean;discovering the where and why of math in everyday life;finding that there are often multiple ways to solve the same problem.Focusing on the NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, Susan takes you into classrooms for a firsthand look at exciting ways the standards are implemented through innovative practices, introducing you to:new ways to organize your curriculum and classroom to support heterogeneous grouping, collaborative learning, and interdisciplinary studies;ways to create meaningful mathematics homework;the reflective power of writing to support mathematical understanding;classroom strategies that foster hands-on exploration, problem solving, and research;ways to connect math across the curriculum-to social studies,the language arts, art, and science;the effective use of manipulatives to solve intriguing problems.For the nonspecialist in particular, Susan shows that math really is an exciting and powerful tool that students can readily understand and apply in their lives.