AIMSSEC Maths Teacher Support Series Mathematical Thinking in the Lower Secondary Classroom

This series is for maths teachers who want to develop their maths teaching skills.

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (Author)

9781316503621, Cambridge University Press

Spiral bound, published 25 February 2016

208 pages
29.7 x 22 x 1.1 cm, 0.56 kg

This series is for maths teachers who want to develop their maths teaching skills. This book is for teachers and educators who want to develop their maths teaching skills where English is the language of instruction. It has been written by the international group of educators based at AIMSSEC, The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre. The book provides practical classroom activities underpinned by sound pedagogy and recent research findings. The activities are designed for teachers working alone or in 'self-help' teachers' workshops. They are designed to develop mathematical thinking and offer immediate practical tools to help deliver this approach.

Section 1:Teaching strategies
Practical approaches to learning
Communication in the classroom
Section 2:Workshops and classroom activities
Number
Algebra
Geometry and measures
Data-Handling and probability
n 3: Some important teaching issues
Teaching and learning mathematics with technology
Formative assessment
Appendices

Subject Areas: Educational: Mathematics & numeracy [YQM], Educational material [YQ]