Applying the lens of cognitive science to existing middle school science curricula in an effort to improve student learning of science
Ideas and materials to help improve mathematics and science achievement.
This book addresses the concern about how children are learning mathematics drawing on research that portrays the mathematics children need to learn, how they learn it, and how it might be taught to them effectively.
This assessment module contains two publications which can be used to compare mathematics curricula and assessment frameworks against national and international benchmarks.
These three videotapes contain 14 sections on concepts and skills for fractions. Each VHS tape contains animated segments, live instruction, explanation of how to apply the skills to problems, and practice problems.
This book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in teaching history, science, and math in elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches.
This mathematics professional development manual is intended for use with K-8 teachers, and provides a sample agenda with detailed hands-on presentation plans for the five strands of measurement and geometry included in the program.
This mathematics resource book is for teachers of grades K-5 and presents mathematics content for both teachers and students, as well as provides strategies for teaching and assessing concepts of geometry and measurement.
This guide summarizes research findings and policy recommendations from eight documents related to mathematical content, effective teaching and learning, and assessment.
The book explores how teachers' deep understanding of basic mathematics contributes to their students' success. The central message is that the quality of knowledge gained, for both teachers and students, is more important than its quantity.
The book helps teachers discover how to connect math manipulatives across the curriculum, organize your classroom for active participation, and create an exciting hands-on math learning environment.
The fundamental objective of this volume is not only to describe the state of science education in the United States, but also to evaluate and analyze the present crisis so that solutions can evolve.
This four-CD set includes videos from eighth grade mathematics lessons in seven countries and aims to facilitate teacher learning and serve as a professional development resource.
