1st Edition
by Jo Boaler (Author)
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques
The
most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students
and helping them understand the connections between mathematics
concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high
ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big
ideas at the eighth-grade level through visualization, play, and
investigation.
During their work with tens of thousands of
teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the
same message―that they want to incorporate more brain science into their
math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work
best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors
designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active
student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on
learning. Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to
improve student test scores, and more importantly change their
relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own
potential. The tasks in Mindset Mathematics reflect the lessons from brain science that:
- There is no such thing as a math person - anyone can learn mathematics to high levels.
- Mistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth.
- Speed is unimportant in mathematics.
- Mathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics.
With engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics
is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections
within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any
current curriculum.
