Nicholas J. Rinaldi
R&L Education | 2013 | 145 páginas | rar - pdf | 1,4 Mb
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Whether you are a new or an experienced math teacher, The Math Teachers’ Tool Box provides guidance and serves as a reference book of topics, ideas, and resources. This book provides teachers with various tools to improve their classroom management skills, to actively involve students in lessons, and as a result, raise their interest level and improve learning. The ideas presented have been classroom-tested over many years and can be used in virtually any middle or high school classroom.
ContentsPreface v
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
1 On Your Marks, Get Set: Establishing Expectations 1
2 Put Me In, Coach: Getting Students Actively Involved 11
3 Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: Opening-of-Class Activities 13
4 And the Children Shall Lead: Rinaldi’s Routine—Creating a Student-Centered Classroom 19
5 Eureka: Inquiry-Based and Discovery Lessons 29
6 “When Will I Ever Use This?”: Problems in the Students’ World 43
7 He Who Laughs, Lasts: Humor in the Classroom 55
8 Calculate This!: Using the Graphing Calculator 61
9 The Pen Is Mightier Than the Calculator: Writing and Reading in a Math Class 71
10 It’s Game Time: Classroom Competitions 75
11 All Good Things Must Come to an End: Closing Activities 91
12 But Wait . . . There’s More! 93
Conclusion 109
Appendix 111
