The Really Useful Maths Book
A Guide to Interactive Teaching
Published on 5. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-415-25208-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Really Useful Maths Book is for all those who want children to enjoy the challenge of learning mathematics. With suggestions about the best ways to use resources and equipment to support learning, it describes in detail how to make learning the easy option for children.? An easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help teachers who wish to develop their teaching strategies.??
This accessible and comprehensive book covers both the practical side of mathematics and the theory and practice of mathematics teaching. Packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help you to improve your teaching strategies. Topics covered include:
numbers and the number system
what teachers need to know about interactive teaching
calculating
consolidating new ideas and developing personal qualities
shape and space
measures, statistics and data handling
consolidation and practice for accuracy, speed and fluency.
The Really Useful Maths Book makes mathematics meaningful, challenging and interesting.? It will be invaluable to practicing primary teachers, subject specialists, maths co-ordinators, student teachers, mentors, tutors, home educators and others interested in mathematics education programmes.
Tony Brown was formerly the Director of ESCalate, the UK Centre for Education in HE at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
Henry Liebling formerly led Primary Mathematics Education at University College Plymouth, Marjon, UK.
This accessible and comprehensive book covers both the practical side of mathematics and the theory and practice of mathematics teaching. Packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help you to improve your teaching strategies. Topics covered include:
numbers and the number system
what teachers need to know about interactive teaching
calculating
consolidating new ideas and developing personal qualities
shape and space
measures, statistics and data handling
consolidation and practice for accuracy, speed and fluency.
The Really Useful Maths Book makes mathematics meaningful, challenging and interesting.? It will be invaluable to practicing primary teachers, subject specialists, maths co-ordinators, student teachers, mentors, tutors, home educators and others interested in mathematics education programmes.
Tony Brown was formerly the Director of ESCalate, the UK Centre for Education in HE at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
Henry Liebling formerly led Primary Mathematics Education at University College Plymouth, Marjon, UK.
Reviews / Votes
'A rich resource which will help a teacher who likes to take risks to enable, inspire and support.' - TES magazineMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
35 s/w Zeichnungen, 12 s/w Tabellen
35 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-25208-9 (9780415252089)
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Schweitzer Classification
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New editions
Book
12/2013
2nd Edition
Routledge
€59.30
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Persons
Tony Brown is currently based at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol and was previously Head of the Centre for Learning Development at the University of Hull. Henry Liebling was Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the College of St Mark & St John in Plymouth prior to his retirement.
Content
Introduction Part 1: 1. Numbers and the number system 2. Calculating 3. Shape and space 4. Measures, statistics and data handling Part 2: 5. What teachers need to know about interactive teaching 6. Teachers and children interacting to sustain learning 7. Children making sense of mathematics 8. Consolidating new ideas and developing personal qualities 9. Consolidation and practice for accuracy, speed and fluency